Alliance reverts to original factions as planned before joint Knesset run; New Right MK says move 'in accordance with the promise made to voters'

The former minister's announcement this week that he was 'ready' for leadership primaries has positioned him as the party's leading candidate to replace the struggling PM

With New Right branching off, National Union head urges permanent alliance with Jewish Home, but latter party says it first has internal matters to tend to

Validating report, Israel Katz says he met with top diplomats from Gulf countries in bid to 'end the conflict and enable civilian cooperation until the signing of peace agreements'

TV report says Foreign Minister Katz met several Gulf counterparts at UN last month, and they agreed to set up working teams to advance the deal; Greenblatt also in the loop

Alliance to split back into New Right and Jewish Home as originally planned before joint Knesset run; National Union to stay with Jewish Home; Peretz pledges support to Netanyahu

As MKs take their vows of office for second time this year, president and Knesset speaker entreat leaders to bridge over their differences and find path to unity government

Netanyahu faces a rival challenge, Lapid puts aside his prime ministerial hopes, but a great deal still hinges on another would-be PM: Avigdor Liberman

Accusing Netanyahu of pushing for 3rd elections, Blue and White No. 2 says 'It’s far more important to me that there be unity in the country'

Likud: No breakthrough; Yisrael Beytenu: 3rd election pointless, only way forward is finding common ground between Likud, Blue and White and us