00:01The camp of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was ahead of the opposition on Wednesday after
00:07more than half of votes were counted in Israel's pivotal general election.
00:12Initial exit polls indicated a slight lead for Eisenhower's opposition.
00:16As more votes were counted, Netanyahu's coalition parties edged ahead, but without crossing
00:22the 60-seat threshold required to hold a majority in the 120-seat parliament.
00:28Israeli-Arab lists were projected to win 15 seats, a sharp gain with some Israeli-Arab
00:34communities reporting near-universal turnout, proven by outrage to often derogatory rhetoric
00:40against them by Netanyahu's far-right allies.
00:44Both Netanyahu and Eisencott vowed to form a government in speeches held following the
00:49first exit polls.
00:51Key Israeli-Arab leader Mansour Abbas said he was open to working with Eisencott, and
00:57Arab lawmakers could give him support in parliamentary votes to maintain a minority government without
01:02joining a coalition.
01:04Eisencott, however, said during the campaign he would not govern with Israeli-Arab lawmakers.
01:10The final count is expected by Friday, and official election results are formally published
01:15a week after the election.
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