State Department and White House spokespersons say strategic alliance will continue regardless of what government is in place

'Change bloc' leaders try to ensure no last-minute defections or unresolved disputes between coalition parties can thwart razor-thin majority for bid to oust Netanyahu

In 1st interview, PM-designate defends deal with Lapid; ‘My core vow was to get Israel out of the chaos’; retracts pre-election remarks that Ra'am's Abbas is ‘terror supporter’

At rally, far-right party leader Smotrich says many of those present 'feel betrayed'; Likud MK on coalition: The 'greatest fraud' ever in Israel

Agreements between 8 parties represent a tapestry of policy arrangements aimed at pleasing the diverse and sometimes conflicting ideologies within the would-be-government

After meeting Bennett, wavering legislator Nir Orbach appears to reject calls to vote against coalition; parties reject Joint List's support for quickly replacing Knesset speaker

The PM will seek to pry defectors from the Bennett-Lapid coalition in a bid to prevent it taking office. If that fails, he'll fight it tooth and nail from the opposition

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But coalition won't be finalized until Knesset vote in 12 days; right-wing MK indicates he could oppose it, possibly dooming bid; Ra'am becomes 1st Arab party to ink coalition deal

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