Netanyahu Warns Against ‘Left-Wing Arab Government’ After Knesset Polls Close

Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned against what he called a “left-wing Arab government” after voting ended in Tuesday’s Knesset election.

Netanyahu claimed such a government “would be terrorist,” using inflammatory language to describe the prospect of a governing alliance involving left-wing and Arab parties.

His remarks came after polling stations closed, as attention turned from voting to the question of who would form Israel’s next government.

The warning targeted a potential government, rather than an administration already in office. The brief account of his remarks provided no election results or details of a proposed coalition.