Will the Arab vote push Netanyahu to avoid new elections?

Reservations are growing in Netanyahu's circle about holding new elections, amid assessments that continued high Arab voter turnout will prevent his camp from reaching 61 seats, and that his opponents' refusal to form a government relying on Arab parties may weaken the scare campaign he used to attract voters.

Reservations are growing in the circle of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about holding new elections, amid assessments that continued high Arab voter turnout will prevent his camp from reaching 61 seats in the Knesset. Haaretz reported on Sunday that since the announcement of the last election results, Netanyahu has been conducting consultations on his political options, with a split in his circle between those calling for additional elections in hopes of improving Likud's results and those opposing this approach as futile in changing the parliamentary balance of power. The opposition to new elections is based on two main factors: assessments within Likud that Netanyahu's camp will not be able to reach 61 seats, and continued high Arab voter turnout in the event of another election, keeping the parliamentary representation of Arab parties close to the 19 seats they won in the October elections.

Will the Arab vote push Netanyahu to avoid new elections?