Barghouti says ousting Netanyahu is Palestinian top priority after deadlocked Israeli election
Palestinian leader Mustafa Barghouti told Euronews on 30 October that the removal of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was the most urgent objective for the Palestinian people, emphasizing that Arab parties could shape Israel’s coalition negotiations. Israel’s parliamentary election on 27 October, the first since the Oct.
7 attacks, produced a fragmented Knesset with Netanyahu’s Likud bloc winning 53 seats, opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot’s bloc 48 seats and Palestinian parties securing a record 19 seats. No bloc reached the 61-seat majority, leaving the country without a clear governing coalition and prompting weeks of coalition talks among Likud, the opposition and Arab parties.