How Arab parties could decide Israel's election and Netanyahu's fate | Global News Podcast

Arab-led parties could decide the outcome of Israel's election, according to this BBC Global News Podcast episode. Neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his main rival Gadi Eisenkot has enough support to form a government on their own, and Netanyahu's bloc currently leads. The episode looks at whether Eisenkot could work with Arab parties to reach a parliamentary majority after a record-high turnout among Arab Israeli voters. It also explains who the Arab parties are and how Arab Israelis have become a significant voting force.

• Neither Netanyahu nor Gadi Eisenkot currently has enough support to form a government
• Arab-led parties could be decisive for a parliamentary majority
• Record-high Arab Israeli turnout in the election
• Who the Arab parties are and how Arab Israelis became a powerful voting force

Arab-led parties could be the deciding factor in Israel's election. Neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his main rival, Gadi Eisenkot, have enough support to form a government. And while Mr Netanyahu's bloc has the lead, Mr Eisenkot could partner with the Arab parties to reach a parliamentary majority, after a record-high turnout amongst Arab Israeli voters. We'll ask what it would take to see a joint-Arab and Jewish coalition take power, who the Arab parties are, and how Arab Israelis became such a powerful voting force. 00:00 Introduction 01:16 Demonstrators call for joint-Jewish and Arab government 03:09 Could Arab parties help Eisenkot oust Netanyahu? 05:21 Who are the Arab-Israelis? 06:14 Why was Arab turnout so high in the Israeli election? The Global News Podcast brings you the best of the BBC’s news coverage and analysis from around the world. New audio episodes of the Global News Podcast are published twice a day. You can listen here: https://link.mgln.ai/GNP-YT And you can find more of our YouTube episodes here: https://bbc.in/GlobalNewsPodcast If you would like to get in touch, you can email us at globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk. New episodes of the Global News Podcast are published twice a day. You can listen here: https://link.mgln.ai/GNP-YT And you can find more of our YouTube episodes here: https://bbc.in/GlobalNewsPodcast Subscribe to our channel here: https://bbc.in/bbcnews For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com/news #Israel #BBCNews