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Palestinian parties could force Israel to change direction

The results of Israel’s Oct. 27 election have been welcomed by Palestinian communities in Israel and worldwide. Neither the right-wing bloc of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor that of his rival, former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, secured the 61 seats required to form a government. This made the 19 seats won by Palestinian parties all the more consequential. In a political system structured to marginalize its Palestinian minority, the electoral achievement of the Joint List and Ra’