Netanyahu, at risk of losing power, steps up attacks on Israel’s Arab parties

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has intensified attacks on Israel's Arab parties while his governing coalition faces the risk of losing power, according to Reuters. Political uncertainty of this kind typically transmits to Israeli markets through the risk premium channel, where elevated domestic instability can widen sovereign credit spreads and weigh on the shekel as investors reassess the likelihood of policy continuity. Israeli equities, particularly domestic-facing banks and real estate names, and shekel-denominated government bonds are the most directly exposed, while the rhetorical targeting of Arab parties also raises questions about coalition arithmetic that could affect fiscal and security spending expectations. Traders should watch the Bank of Israel's next interest rate decision and any shifts in Knesset vote-count projections, since a change in expected government composition would reprice both the sovereign risk premium and the outlook for budget allocations.

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