'Nothing will change for us': Palestinians react to Israeli elections – video
While Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel held on to hope, many questioned whether the results of the Israeli elections would bring about any change. Tuesday’s elections led to Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right coalition losing its majority after four years in power.
The main Jewish opposition bloc also fell short of a majority, however, leaving two Arab Israeli parties, the Joint List and Ra’am, holding the balance of power Netanyahu accused of smearing Arab voters to hold on to power Israel’s choice: Netanyahu remaining in power or a Palestinian-backed coalition
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