Finance minister says strike threat is an attempt to 'take students and parents hostage'; union calls proposal 'embarrassing,' as representatives set to sit down with Lapid

Education Minister Shasha-Biton says negotiations going too slow, days after union head threatens to call strike for start of school year next month

Yisrael Beytenu chief makes series of socioeconomic and governance pledges, including promise to raise to 90 the number of MKs needed to bring down a government in its 1st 2 years

As erstwhile partners Sa'ar and Liberman take aim at slate for cult of personality around Netanyahu, nationalists Shaked and Ben Gvir predict future alliance with faction

Finance minister asks head of US Federal Trade Commission to ease competition barriers faced by Israeli importers, which lead to jacked up prices for consumers

Kicking off Israel Free's campaign, former Yisrael Beytenu minister blasts ex-partners for not blocking Likud leader from retaking power, vows to fight for freedoms, against graft

August brings a slew of cost of living changes, with power bills up by 8.6%, and a 4.9% jump in the price of milk; tighter controls on cash payments come into force

As of Monday, Israelis will pay an estimated NIS 6.54 per liter of gasoline, down from NIS 8.08; newest tax discount limited to month of August

Perpetrators who have no other citizenship must be granted all state benefits except for the right to vote, judges rule, in caveat that angers interior minister

Legislation is designed to ease severe road congestion in central Israel and reduce negative economic impact of gridlock