# Israel’s Center-Left Could Topple Netanyahu – Without Any Plan For Palestinians

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/israels-center-left-could-topple-netanyahu-without-any-plan-for-palestinians/
- Published: 2026-10-24T11:00:17+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-24T14:54:13+00:00
- Original publisher: HuffPost (publisher lean: Far left)
- Original article: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/israel-election-topple-netanyahu-no-plan-palestine_n_6ac66c72e4b01d1704f501e5
- Topics: Elections, Government, Middle East, Politics, World

## Key points

- The opposition may beat Netanyahu but lacks a clear Palestinian policy.
- Polls give the opposition 53 seats and Netanyahu’s bloc 51.
- Palestinian parties could be pivotal to forming a government.

## Summary

Israel’s election will determine whether Benjamin Netanyahu’s government remains in power, but the article argues that neither it nor the centre-left opposition has set out a clear plan for Palestinians. The opposition could defeat Netanyahu yet still maintain policies that leave Palestinians under occupation, raising doubts about whether a change of government would improve their situation.

Polls cited in the article put the opposition bloc at 53 seats and Netanyahu’s at 51 in the 120-seat Knesset, short of the 61 needed for a majority. Palestinian parties may therefore hold the balance of power, although the opposition has not publicly agreed to govern with them. Nearly two million Palestinian citizens of Israel can vote, while Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank cannot take part in the election; Israel nonetheless retains substantial control over both territories.

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