Middle East expert Dr. Edy Cohen to Arutz Sheva: Strong Arab states' campaign won 19 seats
Middle East expert Dr. Edy Cohen, who warned before the election of Arab states' involvement, claims Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Qatar ran a media campaign encouraging a change of government that led to a surge…
Assessment
A Middle East expert is publicly claiming that three major Arab states ran a coordinated media campaign to influence Israeli election results, directly linking that effort to a 19-seat gain for Arab parties. The allegation, if substantiated, would represent a significant foreign intervention in a sovereign democratic process. Watch for whether Israeli officials or security agencies respond to or investigate this claim, and whether the named countries issue any denial.