Protests demanding an Arab-Jewish unity government held in Israel after the elections

Left-wing activists blocked roads and clashed with police, demanding a coalition that would include Arab parties. The elections produced no clear result, and the Arab parties could play a decisive role in negotiations over a majority.

Aziz KarimovFirst published on tafs uz 30 October 2026 at 05:581 min read

The key facts

Left-wing activists marched, blocking roads; police dispersed the demonstration
Slogans: 'Ben Gvir has lost!', 'Arabs and Jews — only together will we win'
The elections produced an inconclusive result; no ruling coalition has been formed

March and clashes with police

In Israel, after elections that produced no clear result, left-wing activists held a rally demanding a unity government that would include both Jewish and Arab parties. Demonstrators blocked roads during the march, police intervened and dispersed participants; protesters chanted slogans, sat down on the roadway, and some trampled a campaign poster of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Euronews reports.

Slogans and demands

Some participants shouted 'Ben Gvir has lost!', referring to far-right politician Itamar Ben-Gvir; one of the placards in Hebrew read: 'Arabs and Jews — only together will we win.' Others carried a banner accusing Israel of being an apartheid state rather than a democracy. Protesters argued that a government including Jewish and Arab parties could be a path to political change and help break the electoral deadlock.

Context: deadlock after the elections

The inconclusive outcome of the vote left Netanyahu and the opposition parties searching for a parliamentary majority. According to Euronews, the parties representing Israel's Arab population could potentially play a decisive role in coalition negotiations. At the time of publication, the ruling coalition had not yet been formed, and police maintained a presence along the march route.