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Oct 29, 2026 15 min

Israel’s Arab kingmakers: Which PM will blink first?

from The Front Hosted by The Australian

Israel’s gloriously messy democracy has thrown up a real doozy: parliamentary elections that have two potential prime ministers both saying the other guy lost. The Australian's Foreign Editor Greg Sheridan says there's one thing they both agree on: they won’t go into coalition with Arab parties – and it means Israel might be heading towards another election very soon. Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Benjamin Netanyahu takes narrow lead as Israel poll shows no clear result Israelis ‘won’t let Arabs become kingmakers’ in tight election race Commentary by Greg Sheridan: Impossible to kill: Benjamin Netanyahu defies defeat to maintain grip on Israeli politics Commentary by Greg Sheridan: Removing Bibi won’t end irrational hatred of Israel This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.

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