But agreement to 'preserve status quo' on religion and state currently doesn't include Avigdor Liberman, who refuses to join coalition if Haredi draft law isn't passed unchanged

With clock ticking, PM may seek to exercise a never-before-used legal provision to secure another 2 weeks for negotiations if no deal reached before

Elyakim Rubinstein warns against anti-court laws, advanced to keep the PM from going on trial, destroying the 'checks and balances' that protect minorities and the weak

Netanyahu says sending Israelis to the polls again would be 'unfortunate,' insists the deadlock in talks could be resolved; Yisrael Beytenu accuses ruling party of 'lying'

Moshe Ya'alon, who heads hawkish faction within centrist party, says he opposed invite to Ayman Odeh; Hadash-Ta'al chief threatens to sue Likud for calling him a 'terror supporter'

Netanyahu struggling to negotiate a compromise between Yisrael Beytenu and ultra-Orthodox parties, with elections likely if no solution reached by Wednesday

Gantz would have been more at ease at IDF headquarters, but he acted wisely in the run-up to Saturday's large anti-Netanyahu, pro-democracy protest, and promised more to come

Ayman Odeh calls for Arab-Jewish partnership to 'enact change' as tens of thousands gather in Tel Aviv to protest against Netanyahu

Speaking to thousands gathered for mass Tel Aviv protest, opposition leaders accuse premier of behaving like 'sultan,' deceiving voters

Three days before PM's coalition deadline, Yisrael Beytenu chief says party endorses no one but Netanyahu, though draft law is a line in the sand