Ram Ben-Barak says was also offered roles of acting PM, chief negotiator with Palestinians; Likud: claim is 'baseless joke'; Shnuli: 'Labor in the deepest crisis in its history'

TV report details lengths PM went to in order to create a package sweet enough to entice leftist Labor into his right-wing coalition during all-night secret talks

'The cracks in support run deep,'' says former PM, noting with new elections Netanyahu will not have time to pass legislation to protect him from corruption charges

Collective frustration and disappointment at the prospect of another election in under 6 months is palpable in Friday's newspapers

After bringing party to worst-ever showing in April and negotiating with Netanyahu to join coalition, embattled chairman seeks center-left alliance

Party officials feel the PM's political career is nearing its end, but they're keeping quiet, at least for now

PM's meeting with Supreme Court Chief Justice Esther Hayut was sign to Avi Gabbay he was serious in his offer to stop assault on Israeli judiciary

Following his resort to new elections, PM may now run out of time to pass legislation aimed at evading prosecution in three graft cases

Surveys published day after Netanyahu ran out of time to build a majority coalition find support rising for his nemesis Liberman, who would again hold balance of power

'They don't need this,' US president laments counterpart's inability to form government, which plunges country into elections that complicate White House peace plan