Ayman Odeh's spokesman says the Joint List leader meant 'cooperation' only, won't join Blue and White-led coalition

Netanyahu grasps that he can't form right-wing coalition without Yisrael Beytenu and therefore will rely on outside support from non-Zionist factions, former defense minister says

Miki Zohar says that prime minister ultimately rejected reaching out to Ra'am-Balad and Hadash-Ta'al, as he scrambled to cobble together government; parties deny claim