Al Jazeera reported that following the Israeli parliamentary elections, Palestinian citizen voter turnout surged to approximately 80%, securing 19 seats for their representative parties in the 120-seat Knesset, making them a crucial force in forming a government. However, Prime Minister Netanyahu's Likud party and most of the Jewish-dominated opposition have refused to cooperate with Palestinian parties, leading to a government formation deadlock. Likud even called on security agencies to investigate whether the high Palestinian voter turnout involved "foreign interference," attempting to delegitimize their votes. Opposition leaders such as former Prime Ministers Naftali Bennett, Yair Lapid, and Avigdor Liberman (on Thursday) all ruled out forming a coalition government with Palestinian parties. Analysts believe this refusal reflects the "Jewish supremacy" notion prevalent in mainstream Israeli politics and fundamental disagreements over Israel's future vision.