Israeli Election Polls Show No Clear Winner as Arab Parties Could Tip Balance

Israeli election polls point to a close contest between the camps led by Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot, with neither projected to secure a parliamentary majority.

The findings leave no clear winner and put the focus on potential coalition negotiations, as both sides face the challenge of gathering enough support to form a government.

Arab parties are showing significant gains amid record electoral participation. Their stronger position could give them a decisive role in determining which camp can assemble a governing majority.

The outcome of any negotiations would depend on whether the parties can reach agreements to break the political deadlock. The polling picture alone offers no clear path to a government.

Attention is now turning to possible coalition arrangements and the role Arab parties might play, either in supporting a government or shaping the terms under which one could be formed.