The head of the Joint List of Arab parties, which initial exit polls indicate will be the third largest bloc in the next Knesset says it marks a "historic" moment for the minority, which has long complained of discrimination.
Initial exit polls indicate the Joint List won around a dozen seats in the 120-seat Knesset, while Benjamin Netanyahu will fall short of a parliamentary majority, potentially marking the end of his decade-long rule.
Ayman Odeh says that if the final results match the exit polls, Arab voters will have "prevented Netanyahu from forming a government."