Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s party amplified unsubstantiated allegations on Thursday that Arab-led parties had ‘stolen’ the election.
He also warned of ‘Israel‘s Islamisation’ as final results showed his bloc had lost its majority in parliament.
The opposition accused Mr Netanyahu of demonising the Arab population after a historic showing by Arab-led parties in an attempt to delegitimise the election.
If the rest of the opposition teams up with Arab parties, a rare and politically risky move, they could potentially form a majority government in the Knesset.
Results released by election officials early on Friday showed Mr Netanyahu’s bloc winning 53 seats in the 120-member
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