Right-wing and Islamist parties launch unlikely cooperation, with PM's deadline expiring in 6 days; Smotrich slams move: 'A government with Abbas is like a government with Hamas'

'Change bloc' faction heads assemble in Knesset with only eight days remaining for Netanyahu to form a government

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Yamina leader says 'change bloc' government will not be any more left-wing than governments Netanyahu set up with Barak, Livni; concedes it will not annex West Bank areas

TV says parties looking to replace Netanyahu agree to adopt liberal rabbinic group's stance toward matters of religion and state; Poll: 48% back PM's direct elections bid

Prime minister called a government backed by Arab party a 'danger to Israel'; both his Likud party and its opponents have courted Ra'am leader since last week's election

Blue and White's Gantz meets with Yesh Atid chief as he builds support for so-called 'change bloc' opposed to Netanyahu

New Hope MK: Likud representatives offered me 'half a kingdom' to defect; Joint List MK: We won't cooperate with anti-Netanyahu bloc for free

Yisrael Beytenu chief says law blocking indicted MK from forming coalition will prevent further elections; Likud slams 'anti-democratic' proposal, likens such law to Iran

Labor MK says party will make fresh effort to legislate against a person under criminal trial forming coalition; Liberman reportedly backs move, Sa'ar said open to possibility