Netanyahu’s Likud party accuses Arab parties of election fraud, demands law enforcement probe
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- Likud announced plans to submit hundreds of testimonies and purported evidence to the 'Israel' Police
- Arab lawmakers and opposition leaders strongly rejected the accusations, describing them as an attempt to delegitimize the vote and challenge the emerging outcome
'Israeli' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party accused Arab political factions of orchestrating widespread electoral fraud during Tuesday’s parliamentary vote, calling on law enforcement agencies to launch an immediate investigation.
Likud alleged that Arab parties engaged in coordinated irregularities across polling locations in Arab communities to distort the outcome.
"The elections in the State of Israel were stolen by Arab parties that support terrorism and the destruction of the Jewish state through serious criminal offenses involving bribery, threats, violence, forgery, and the use of prohibited software to mobilize voters," Likud said in the statement.
The party stated it is compiling hundreds of testimonies and pieces of evidence to present to the 'Israel' Police, the Shin Bet internal security agency, and the Central Elections Committee (CEC) to support its claims of improper conduct at voting stations.
The accusations come amid a tight election count in which neither Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc nor the opposition camp has secured a definitive 61-seat majority to form a government, leaving Arab parties holding significant parliamentary leverage in post-election arithmetic.
Arab factions and opposition leaders categorically denied the claims, dismissing them as political rhetoric intended to undermine the integrity of the democratic process and depress minority political representation.
The United Arab List (Ra'am) rejected allegations of electoral misconduct, arguing that the claims represent a bid to deflect from shifting coalition balances.
Election oversight officials have similarly maintained confidence in the voting infrastructure. The Central Elections Committee stated that while localized complaints and incidents are investigated as they arise, there is no evidence indicating systematic ballot manipulation or coordinated voter fraud.
