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Israelis await final election results as Netanyahu rivals weigh joining forces with Arab parties

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JERUSALEM — Anxious Israelis watched election results near completion Wednesday, as no clear winner emerged and weeks of negotiating could lie ahead for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and an array of opposition parties trying to unseat him.

Arab-led parties made a historic showing, but it’s not clear if the other opponents of Netanyahu’s far-right government would form a coalition with them for a majority of seats in parliament. Issues around the Palestinians and their descendants remain incredibly sensitive in Israel.

Netanyahu seeks to remain the country’s longest-serving prime minister. In defiant comments after the vote — which showed his Likud party losing ground since the 2022 election — he dismissed the idea of partnering with Arab parties as treasonous.

On Wednesday, Netanyahu warned against a “dangerous government” that might include them.…

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