Arab parties in Israel accuse Netanyahu of inciting hatred to scare voters

In one social media post, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu accused Palestinian citizens in Israel of ‘raiding the polling stations and stealing the elections’.Published On 27 Oct 202627 Oct 2026Prominent politicians from Arab-led lists have accused Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of inciting hatred against Palestinian citizens in the country, in an attempt to boost his electoral prospects.Yousef Jabareen, leader of the Joint List, said in a video statement shared on social media on Tuesday that Netanyahu knew that “we can put an end to his bloody reign”. Meanwhile, Mansour Abbas, leader of the United Arab List, denounced Netanyahu’s comments as a “scare tactic to mobilise right-wing voters and drive them to the polls”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Iranians brace for renewed attacks after Israeli, US electionslist 2 of 3Iran’s calculations as US escalation looms: Trust, midterms, Hormuzlist 3 of 3Israel election turnout highest in 50 years as voting continuesend of listIn a series of posts on X on Tuesday, Netanyahu attacked Arab voters, describing them as “Muslim Brotherhood supporters” and accusing them of “raiding the polling stations and stealing the elec...