New Delhi, Nov. 1 -- Days after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing bloc failed to secure a majority in the Knesset, the Joint List, an alliance of predominantly Arab political parties in Israel, said it was willing to help opposition parties form the next government.

According to The Times of Israel, senior Arab Member of the Knesset (MK) Ahmad Tibi said on Saturday (local time) that his party was ready to support the anti-Netanyahu Zionist parties in replacing Netanyahu and his coalition, but added that he did not want to be part of the government.

Tibi called on leading opposition candidate and Netanyahu rival Gadi Eisenkot to "be like [the late prime minister Yitzhak] Rabin," citing Rabin's reliance on Arab ...