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How Arab parties could decide Israel's election and Netanyahu's fate | Global News Podcast
By BBC News on YouTube · October 29, 2026
Arab-led parties could be the deciding factor in Israel's election. Neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his main rival, Gadi Eisenkot, have enough support to form a government. And while Mr Netanyahu's bloc has the lead, Mr Eisenkot could partner with the Arab parties to reach a parliamentary majority, after a record-high turnout amongst Arab Israeli voters. We'll ask what it would take to see a joint-Arab and Jewish coalition take power, who the Arab parties are, and how Arab Israelis became such a powerful voting force. 00:00 Introduction 01:16 Demonstrators call for joint-Jewish and Arab government 03:09 Could Arab parties help Eisenkot oust Netanyahu? 05:21 Who are the Arab-Israelis? 06:14 Why was Arab turnout so high in the Israeli election? The Global News Podcast brings you the best of the BBC’s news coverage and analysis from around the world. New audio episodes of the Global News Podcast are published twice a day. You can listen here: https://link.mgln.ai/GN
