IsraelShin Bet says its probe does not implicate Arab voters, who voted legally.
Arab parties now hold the balance of power, and Likud calls their votes stolen.
Likud alleges fraud and foreign funding after Arab turnout rose from about 50% to 80%, Israeli reports say.
Qatar denied any involvement, and Israeli police said they hold no evidence for Likud’s claims.
Polymarket traders price Netanyahu leaving office by end of 2026 at 17%, down 25 points in a week.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 250+ reports worldwide · These outlets told this story differently.
- Haaretz
- reports Shin Bet's statement that its probe did not target the Arab voter community as a whole, stressing it used independently gathered information
- Deutsche Welle
- centers Sohlberg's letter admitting he was 'unable to testify' whether the foreign-funding allegations are true, and names Qatar and Turkey as the framed actors
- ABP Live
- names Qatari money as the reported link in Hebrew media and cites Dean Livne saying no evidence supports widespread fraud claims
Sources: Haaretz, Deutsche Welle, ABP Live