Netanyahu loses majority as Arab parties surge
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing religious bloc won 53 seats in the October 27 election, according to official but not yet final results. Arab parties won 19 seats. Netanyahu claimed that "the Arabs cheated." President Herzog recommended "not going to a new election."