Arab parties currently hold 18 seats in the Knesset.
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Bannon`s War RoomOct 28, 2026
The 18-seat figure matches the October 27 exit-poll forecast (source 7), but the October 28 tallies in sources 1 and 6 already showed 19 seats for Arab parties, and final results were 19 (sources 0, 2, 4).
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… Hopefully tomorrow. Matthew Ferraci, you're there in Jerusalem. What's going on? I just want to note that the Likud party, which is kind of the Tory party, or the Conservative Party, the Republican Party of Israel, is at 26 seats, down one. The Arabs are at 18 seats. Did demographics eventually catch up with the political process in Israel, sir? Well, first thing, I want to let your audience know that I know about you, Steve, that most people don't know, is that you are an uber successful entertainment entrepreneur …
Bannon`s War Room · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. The official count and final results give Arab-led parties 19 seats, not 18; the 18 figure came from pre-count exit polls.[1][2][3]
Contradicts. Vote tallies reported on October 28 already showed the Arab parties at about 19 seats, so the 18 figure was superseded on the claim's posting date.[4][5]
Supports. Exit polls published October 27 forecast Arab parties at 18 seats, a record for the bloc, so the figure matches one measure the sources report.[6]
Context. The Arab parties held 10 seats in the outgoing Knesset; the 18–19 figures are results of the new election, not seats currently held in the sitting Knesset.[2][3][7]
Sources
7 sources: 1 fact-checker, 6 not rated
- 1Tough talks ahead after Israel's Netanyahu loses his majorityapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts
- 2With all votes counted, Netanyahu's bloc has 53 seats ...timesofisrael.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, context
- 3Count complete: Likud has 27 Knesset seats, Shas drops to 6en.globes.co.il · not rated · cited for: contradicts, context
- 4For Israel's Arabs, record turnout may bring political cloutrmb.reuters.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 5Arab Israeli parties emerge as wild card in electionswashingtonexaminer.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 6Israel election live updates: Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi ...nine.com.au · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7Israel heads for hung Assembly and Netanyahu is running ...indianexpress.com · not rated · cited for: context
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