Longtime politician pledges to 'continue to work for the Israeli public,' after announcing last month he would step down as party leader with Labor struggling in the polls

Survey underscores likelihood of mergers before Feb. 4 deadline; neither Netanyahu nor his rivals projected to be able to form coalition

The Blue and White head will bring some NIS 20 million in campaign money to whoever he joins up with, and while Lapid is interested, scars and distrust will need to be overcome

Blue and White head says he, Lapid have common goal, doesn't delude himself he'll be PM after election; ex-Blue and White MK Zamir says won't run

Right-wing union that ran together in previous election now looks set to launch separate slates, with Bennett looking to expand party's appeal

Fusions of like-minded slates among Netanyahu's increasingly splintered opponents would help at least some of them avoid oblivion on election day

Blue and White chief says PM ‘deceived me, deceived you’; urges politicians to let go of ego and grievances and ‘unite for the good of the country’

Surging COVID infections alongside rapid vaccine drive could sink or boost Netanyahu's odds in elections in which he's up against right-wing rivals, with Zionist left all but gone

Unlike previous centrist adversaries of the prime minister, the latest contender reconfigures the political playing field by 'attacking from the right'

After splitting up with Yesh Atid, former Likud defense minister teams up with recently resigned science minister, ex-virus adviser to government, and anti-PM activists