Some say alliance with former PM and Labor defector waters down Meretz's left-wing brand; Labor's No. 2 indicates he may also jump ship, which could lead to party's total collapse

Netanyahu offers Union of Right-Wing Parties two ministerial posts in his next government if it again agrees to run with Otzma Yehudit on joint slate

Meretz head Nitzan Horowitz will head left-wing electoral list followed by Shaffir; Barak to take number 10 spot at his own choosing

Party No. 2 Itzik Shmuli calls decision by Amir Peretz to rule out joining with Meretz or Barak 'irresponsible' and a 'dangerous gamble'

With Netanyahu nudging, New Right and URWP accuse each other of making 'unjustified demands' in talks to form union; Zehut and Otzma Yehudit threaten separate unity deal

Blue and White co-leader is ridiculed for his pronunciation in new campaign ad, as Twitter users learn to appreciate the finer differences between T's and D's

PM was criticized ahead of April elections for orchestrating URWP merger with extremist Otzma Yehudit to shore up right-wing bloc; now, he's reportedly doing it again

Judge Hanan Melcer lays down rules for publicizing who orders, funds polls in run-up to September elections, cautions over possibility of foreign attempts to influence vote

New Right head and URWP leader agree that negotiating teams will meet in coming days to advance the talks

At event celebrating his record-breaking tenure, PM says Blue and White party leaders Gantz and Lapid would be soft on Tehran