Justices also hear appeal on disqualification of Amichai Chikli, as well as of the Balad party

Rebel Yamina lawmaker pushes back against decision to deny him right to run with Netanyahu's party, with Supreme Court decision expected next week

At campaign rally, former prime minister says Central Elections Committee decision to bar Amichai Chikli from running is political and aimed at bringing down the right-wing bloc

Gaby Lasky calls for more protection for Justice Yitzhak Amit following backlash over his decision to disqualify rebel ex-Yamina MK Amichai Chikli from running on Likud slate

Environment reporter Sue Surkes on complex nature of tree planting in arid lands, tips to decrease holiday waste; political correspondent Tal Schneider on election legal petitions

Central Elections Committee permits former lawmaker Idit Silman to join Likud; committee will rule Thursday on petitions to disqualify Ra'am and Balad, both Arab parties

Left-wing party bases petition on former Yamina MK's failure to quit Knesset soon after voting against the the government led by his party

Ex-justice official who attacked prosecutors over Netanyahu charges is also given spot; new faces have not stymied criticism over lack of female representation in Likud's list

'Bezalel, I love you': Cajoled by Netanyahu, Otzma Yehudit leader softens tone in bid for merger deal a day after Religious Zionism primaries

Opposition leader calls on Religious Zionism's Bezalel Smotrich and Otzma Yehudit's Itamar Ben Gvir to end dispute and form alliance to ensure 'strong, stable' national government