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Israeli election leaves Netanyahu short of majority, Gaza absent from campaign

Likud-led bloc edges opposition but neither reaches 61 seats, as analysts say Gaza and West Bank abuses were never contested ground

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What to know

  • Neither Netanyahu's coalition (53 seats) nor the opposition alliance reached the 61 seats needed for a majority, leaving coalition talks unresolved.
  • Arab parties won a record 19 seats but have been excluded from coalition negotiations between the two main blocs.
  • A UN commission of inquiry said Israel is committing crimes against humanity in the West Bank, including extermination, torture and rape, the day before the vote.
  • Analysts say Gaza's devastation (over 74,500 killed) and West Bank violence were not campaign issues because both political camps broadly agree on them; the election instead turned on judicial power and ultra-Orthodox conscription.

“Ordinary people, who love their families, care for their friends, and consider themselves decent human beings, can participate in or acquiesce to a political order that produces immense suffering for others.”

Yehouda Shenhav-Shahrabani, Israeli sociologist · Al Jazeera ↗ · Oct 30

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Israeli election leaves Netanyahu short of majority, Gaza absent from campaign
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    Analysts say Gaza and West Bank crimes were absent from the campaign

    Al Jazeera analysis, citing sociologist Yehouda Shenhav-Shahrabani, argues the election centered on internal disputes — judicial power, ultra-Orthodox draft exemptions, and accountability for October 7 intelligence failures — because Gaza's devastation and West Bank violence already represented an area of broad agreement across both political alliances.

    “Many Israelis know that Gaza has been devastated, even though they are exposed to a very selective representation of that devastation. But knowing something and recognising its moral and political implications are different things.”
    — Yehouda Shenhav-Shahrabani
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  2. background

    Israeli election produces deadlock, no bloc reaches majority — Netanyahu's coalition won 53 seats to the opposition alliance's roughly 48, with Arab parties surging to a record 19 seats; neither side secured the 61 seats needed for a parliamentary majority, and about 2.38 million Israelis backed Netanyahu's bloc versus 2.21 million for the opposition.

  3. background

    UN inquiry finds Israel committing crimes against humanity in West Bank — A United Nations commission of inquiry said Israel had been committing crimes against humanity in the occupied West Bank, including extermination, torture and rape, a day before the national election.

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  1. 2 outlets Israel voted for Israel: Why Gaza wasn’t on the ballot

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