Key facts
- Shin Bet chief David Zini is seeking to question four Arab party leaders over alleged foreign-funded interference, the report said.
- The report said Zini has presented no evidence for the alleged interference.
- Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara ruled that no one can be interrogated without evidence.
- Far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir urged Zini to ignore Baharav-Miara and arrest the Arab party heads.
- The Arab parties won a record 19 seats, and their recommendations gave Gadi Eisenkot 67 of the Knesset's 120 seats.
- Election officials examined more than 1,000 fraud allegations, found none credible and certified the vote.
Israel's Shin Bet chief David Zini is seeking to question four Arab party leaders, including Ra'am's Mansour Abbas, over alleged foreign-funded interference in the election, according to a report published November 6, 2026. The report said Zini has presented no evidence for the allegation.
All but one of the agency's election inquiries began after the results showed Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc losing, the report said. Election officials examined more than 1,000 fraud allegations, found none credible and certified the vote.
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara ruled that no one can be interrogated without evidence. Far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir urged Zini to ignore her ruling and arrest the heads of the Arab parties, according to the report.
The Arab parties won a record 19 seats. On Thursday their recommendations gave Gadi Eisenkot 67 of the Knesset's 120 seats and the strongest claim to replace Netanyahu, the report said.