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Israeli Election Deadlock, Coalition Uncertain · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today Ongoing War Report. I'm Noah Levi.
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  Speaker 1: Exit polls from multiple Israeli news networks, including Can11, Channel
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  Speaker 1: 13 and Channel 12, are projecting a near-deadlocked election following
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  Speaker 1: Tuesday's vote. Neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc, nor the
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  Speaker 1: opposition bloc led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, is
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  Speaker 1: projected to secure the 61 seats needed for a majority
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  Speaker 1: in the 120-seat Knesset. Initial projections show Netanyahu's bloc around
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  Speaker 1: 50 to 52 seats, while the opposition bloc hovers between
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  Speaker 1: 49 and 53 seats. Arab parties are collectively projected to
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  Speaker 1: win between 17 and 19 seats, potentially playing a key
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  Speaker 1: role in coalition negotiations. This close outcome leaves the formation
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  Speaker 1: of Israel's next government highly uncertain and potentially weeks away.
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  Speaker 1: requiring complex coalition talks. Gadi Eizenkot, speaking after the polls,
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  Speaker 1: stated he would do my utmost to form a Zionist
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  Speaker 1: government and declared Netanyahu should step down, asserting that the
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  Speaker 1: outgoing coalition has lost the people's trust. The election saw
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  Speaker 1: record voter turnout, with figures reaching 66.7% by 6pm on Tuesday,
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  Speaker 1: the highest rate ever recorded at that hour. In comments
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  Speaker 1: published Tuesday in Politico magazine, New York Governor Kathy Hochul
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  Speaker 1: stated that her job would be a lot easier if
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  Speaker 1: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu loses the upcoming election. She
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  Speaker 1: argued that his handling of the war in Gaza has
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  Speaker 1: contributed to heightened tensions and concerns about anti-Semitism within New York.
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  Speaker 1: In a lighter development, the Israeli city of Ganei Tikva
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  Speaker 1: set up miniature polling stations for children on election day.
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  Speaker 1: Young residents cast ballots on which new playground equipment they
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  Speaker 1: would like to see installed in local parks. offering them
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  Speaker 1: a chance to participate in their community's democratic process. For
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