Party says move not part of coalition talks; Netanyahu, other party members have long opposed news division; opposition MK: '1st lesson in school of dictators... silence the media'

Yariv Levin tells president talks over reforms only valid if not being used as a delay tactic, as pre-ordained process kicks off ahead of Netanyahu being handed mandate Sunday

A founding member of Lapid's 10-year-old 'political startup,' MK says his party has learned from experience, while power has ‘confused’ Likud and Netanyahu has rendered it extreme

Likud-led opposition rejects the coalition's pleas to pass two key pieces of legislation; bill to electronically surveil domestic violence offenders expected to pass

Coalition and opposition lawmakers reportedly closing in on compromise, amid negotiations that also involve contentious bill to bar Netanyahu from becoming PM, other legislation

Government's Ra'am party breaks ranks to vote in favor of preliminary legislation from opposition's Joint List, as imperiled coalition appears headed for a collapse

Ruling bloc heads urge cooperation to stave off no-confidence votes with government in crisis; Netanyahu claims days numbered for Bennett's rule

Islamist Ra'am party skips meeting; party leaders nominate Yesh Atid MK Toporovsky as temporary coalition whip, discuss upcoming legislation, including state budget

Yamina MK Orbach threatens to follow defector Silman, whose husband reportedly claims he was offered a 'senior political position' by Netanyahu

Both accuse each other of endangering Israeli democracy as sides spar over whether criticism of government policy should be aired outside country's borders