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Israel's underworld at the ballot box: Who are crime figures backing?

Sources close to the Jarushi family indicated support for Ra'am and the Joint List, while associates of Eitan Hiya expressed preference for Yair Golan.

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Ehud Olmert backs Eisenkot, says Netanyahu is 'on wrong side of history'

Olmert endorsed Gadi Eisenkot and his Yashar Party, arguing that Eisenkot is better suited to lead the country than his political rivals.

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Ra'am party increases to eight seats while Joint List's seats fall to 11

The Ra'am party increased to 8 seats as the vote count reached 91% early Thursday morning. The Joint List's seats, on the other hand, decreased to 11, with the remaining party's seats staying…

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How do Israeli election results impact timing of possible new Iran war? - analysis

If Eisenkot had won the battle of the blocs and, in a head-to-head with Netanyahu, as the polls forecast, he might have been able to start forming a government before the US midterm elections.

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Liberman distances himself from opposition allies, pushes for unity government - report

Liberman cut off contact with former prime minister and B'Yachad leader Naftali Bennett and Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot, refusing to answer phone calls from his opposition counterparts.

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Shin Bet probes suspected Qatari, Turkish funding to boost Arab turnout in Israeli election

The probe centers on suspicions that large sums of money were funneled by Arab entities to unlawfully boost voter turnout in the Arab sector.

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Ben-Gvir calls for arrest of Arab party heads amid Qatar-linked election interference claims

The Shin Bet launched the investigation following a directive issued by Central Elections Committee Chairman Justice Noam Sohlberg, citing "severe suspicions... regarding improper influence."

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Netanyahu eyes unity government with Eisenkot as Likud considers alternative coalition arrangements

Sources close to Netanyahu are promoting a plan to bring Eisenkot into a unity government, potentially offering him a rotation as prime minister while excluding the ultra-Orthodox parties.

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Likud leads with 94.4% of the vote counted

With 94.4% of the vote counted, the Central Elections Committee's count gives Netanyahu's bloc 53 seats to 48 for Eisenkot's bloc, with the Arab parties on 19. Likud is the largest party on 26 seats. A government needs 61 of the Knesset's 120 seats. The count is not final. Figures as of 11:09 a.m.

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Election results to be finalized despite ongoing investigation, CEC source tells β€˜Post’

The Shin Bet investigation into potential Qatari and Turkish influence over Israel's election will not delay the publication of the final results, a source within the Central Elections Committee…

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Could reports of foreign funding, voter fraud lead to new elections? - explainer

The prevailing assessment is that even if the investigation yields significant evidence of election bribery, the chances of annulling the election results nationwide are slim.

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Liberman: 'Yisrael Beytenu will not sit with Bibi or with Tibi'

After reports that Avigdor Liberman was ignoring the phone calls of his fellow opposition members, the  Yisrael Beytenu head clarified that he would not sit with Arab parties or with Prime Minister…

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Qatar denies allegations of interference in Israeli elections

Qatar denied the allegations that it interfered in Israel's elections or funded efforts to influence the results, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari said on Thursday, accusing Israeli…

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Likud gains seat at Shas's expense as Netanyahu bloc holds at 53

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party gained one seat in revised election projections released Thursday, bringing its total to 27, while Shas dropped to six seats, with more than 97%…

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Lapid, Golan meet to coordinate political moves after Israeli election

Former prime minister Yair Lapid and Democrats Party chairman Yair Golan met on Thursday for talks aimed at coordinating their political moves. יוצא ΧžΧ€Χ’Χ™Χ©Χ” Χ˜Χ•Χ‘Χ” גם Χ—Χ‘Χ¨Χ™, יאיר ΧœΧ€Χ™Χ“β€¦

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Shin Bet chief Zini to brief party leaders on election interference probe

Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) chief David Zini is expected to brief most of Israel's political party leaders on the investigation into suspected foreign interference in Tuesday's Knesset…

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Suspected foreign election interference unlikely to have changed results, senior CEC official says

Even if the Shin Bet's ongoing investigation into suspected foreign interference in Israel's elections finds all suspicions substantiated, the scale of the alleged activity would not have been…

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United Torah Judaism open to cooperation with Eisenkot amid deep distrust of Netanyahu - report

Members of United Torah Judaism (UTJ) are eager to explore political cooperation with Gadi Eisenkot following Tuesday's elections, despite significant differences between the sides and a complete…

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Eisenkot meets Golan to discuss election results, β€˜implementing voters’ will’

Yashar, party leader Gadi Eisenkot, met with Democrats party chairman Yair Golan on Thursday to discuss the election results, Yashar stated…

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Lapid: No threat to election results, no obstacle to swearing in Knesset

Former prime minister Yair Lapid said on Thursday that there was no threat to the validity of Israel's election results and no obstacle to swearing in the new Knesset, following a meeting with Shin…

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