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Arab parties Ra’am, Joint List soar to 17-18 seats amid high turnout, election exit polls show

by | Oct 27, 2026 | JPost | 0 comments

An electoral billboard for the United Arab List led by Mansour Abbas is displayed in the predominantly-Arab city of Kafr Qasim in central Israel on October 19, 2026. (photo credit: AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP via Getty Images)
The projections would give the two parties combined either 18 or 19 seats in the 120-member Knesset, compared with their five seats each in the outgoing parliament.