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Qatar denies interference in Israeli elections, vows to continue mediation efforts
By Katherine Langford
The Arab vote just rewrote Israel’s political map
Marcus Chen
Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · St. Paul, MN
Marcus manages the day-to-day editorial workflow across all brands, coordinating coverage assignments and ensuring editorial standards are met. He previously served as city editor at the Pioneer Press and holds a degree in Political Science from Carleton College.
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Israel’s election ended without a clear winner, but one result rattled the two major competing camps. Neither Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc, at roughly 53 seats at the latest count, nor Gadi Eisenkot’s, at around 48, could reach the magic number of 61 or more to form the next government. But the Arab parties, running under the Joint List and the United List, or Ra’am, have together snatched a historic 19 seats in the 120-seat Knesset. That would be the largest Arab representation in Israeli history,
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