Arab leader urges opposition to back coalition ouster of Netanyahu

Israel faces a political deadlock after October 27 elections, with neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc nor rival Gadi Eisenkot's opposition securing a parliamentary majority, leaving Arab parties as potential kingmakers. Joint List leader Yousef Jabareen urged opposition parties to accept the political reality that Eisenkot cannot form a government without his party's 11 seats, offering outside support to oust Netanyahu while refusing to join a coalition under occupation. Netanyahu rejected any government dependent on Arab parties, calling for a broad national unity government instead, as party leaders prepare to meet Tuesday to discuss next steps ahead of the Knesset's November 10 swearing-in.