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Netanyahu Accused of Smearing Arab Voters After Election Setback. Benjamin Netanyahu faces accusations of smearing Arab voters after his coalition lost its majority in parliament. He alleged foreign funding helped Arab parties steal the election and demanded investigations into suspected vote-buying. Election officials and police rejected the allegations, saying there appeared to be no basis for them. Results gave Netanyahu's bloc 53 seats, Eisenkot's bloc 48 and two Arab parties the remaining 19. Opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot accused Netanyahu of discrediting results and warned against delaying the new parliament. President Isaac Herzog urged leaders to avoid tarnishing an entire community for exercising its voting rights. Qatar denied involvement after media reports identified it as the alleged source of foreign election funding. Jewish and Arab opposition parties are discussing parliamentary cooperation despite ruling out forming a formal coalition.
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