Israel's Arab coalition appears poised to emerge as the main opposition bloc following Tuesday's
election, a historic first that would grant a new platform to a long-marginalized minority.
With more than 90% of votes counted Wednesday, the Joint List was expected to win about a dozen seats in the 120-member assembly, coming third after the Blue and White party of former military chief Benny Gantz and the right-wing Likud party of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israel's Arab minority makes up about 20% of the population of 9 million, and is descended from
Palestinians who stayed in Israel after it was established as a state in 1948.