Israel’s election rhetoric: What candidates said, and how they performed — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/israel-s-election-rhetoric-what-candidates-said-and-how-they-performedContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Israel Election Produces Deadlock As Both Blocs Fall Shorthttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/israel-s-election-rhetoric-what-candidates-said-and-how-they-performedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/israel-s-election-rhetoric-what-candidates-said-and-how-they-performed#u167477Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:51:23 +0000Israel's parliamentary election has ended in a deadlocked result after nearly 90 percent of ballots were counted, leaving both major political blocs short of the 61 seats required to form a government in the 120-member Knesset. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc is on course to secure 53 seats. Campaign boasts and attacks on Arab parties by figures ranging from Netanyahu to Ben-Gvir characterized the rhetoric leading up to the stalemate.Why it mattersThe outcome leaves Israel facing multiple potential paths to establish a new government following a campaign defined by fierce rh