Likud may long rue the day it turned on the Arab electorate, just as the left still laments its mistreatment of Mizrahim; plus, the limits of annexation and of the campaign chiefs

After April's election, an all-time high of 49 new MKs were sworn into the most rookie parliament in Israel's history. The next Knesset will, conversely, be the most familiar

Jason Greenblatt says 'too soon to tell' if White House will release peace plan during or after coalition negotiations

Coalition deadlock persists after 96.5% of total votes counted; center-left-Arab bloc up to 57 seats

Suspect's mother says her son was stuck at home babysitting so he gave his identity card to someone else, who was then arrested trying to use it at a polling station

Battle lines often form around the country's balance of religion and liberal democracy; those tensions were a central theme of the recent national election

At 1.00 a.m Election Committee begins counting 'double envelopes' with votes of soldiers, prisoners and diplomats; no change in mandates and coalition deadlock persists

Arab Israeli MK cites PM's attempts to suppress the Arab vote for helping rouse voters; 'Suddenly the Arabs rushed to the polls in droves'

Accompanying Abbas on trip to Norway, Riyad al-Maliki says Palestinians open to restarting negotiations with next Israeli leader

Ruling party appears to soften stance, says PM will court all 'Zionist' parties; Blue and White sources stress Gantz won't team up with Netanyahu due to looming criminal charges