India, Oct. 29 -- Israel's election has triggered a political storm after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alleged that Arab-led parties stole the vote through foreign funding and voter bribery, claims that have not been substantiated by publicly presented evidence. The controversy intensified after Central Elections Committee chief Justice Noam Sohlberg asked Israel's internal security agency, Shin Bet, to investigate suspicions of foreign interference.

With Netanyahu's bloc projected to win 53 seats, opposition parties led by Gadi Eisenkot on 48 and Arab-led parties on 19, no camp has secured the 61 seats needed for a majority in the 120-member Knesset. The allegations have further complicated efforts to form a government, with the fi...