PM doesn't want to give Blue and White 'victory photo-op,' said to be telling colleagues Edelstein stabbed him in back by not blocking proceedings; right-wing bloc meets Tuesday

With 49 days till election, survey shows Blue and White expanding gap on Likud, but at expense of satellite parties, while right-wing religious parties appear stronger when divided

Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked’s party says it won't merge with others ahead of March elections, saying there's room for 2 national religious parties to Likud's right

Bristling with excitement over merger despite earlier misgivings over alliance with leftist faction, Amir Peretz says parties have more in common than not

PM says Blue and White 'hijacking' Knesset, has 'zero achievements;' Lapid scorns PM for summoning ministers for meeting over his personal issues

Proposal to establish House Committee passes 16 to 5, allowing lawmakers to potentially vote on, and likely dismiss, Netanyahu's request to evade prosecution

A successor in the cabinet likely won't be named for another six months; spokesman says Kahlon wants to spend time with family

Proposal to limit Knesset speaker's power passes by 16 to 1, allowing lawmakers to convene House Committee to debate and vote on Netanyahu's immunity request

With only two days left until slates close for March election, small parties seek alliance to prevent loss of votes, but it is unclear if they can bridge their differences in time

'We're not timing anything based on domestic politics' of the two sides, says Robert O'Brien, confirming Israeli reports that Trump administration may release proposal within weeks