'This is the first loss, next week will be the final defeat,' says Blue and White MK after Likud-pushed legislation rejected by Knesset committee

MKs block legislation to surveil voters, preventing it from facing a scheduled first reading in the Knesset plenum later Monday

Yisrael Beytenu party head says he supports measures to prevent voter fraud, but says legislation to surveil voters is a bid by PM to interfere in upcoming ballot

Former veteran Likud MK pans Netanyahu, cabinet for rejecting AG's opinion against videoing voters during election, says it is now 'impossible' for him to back the party

Associates tell Israeli TV attacks on Mandelblit regarding camera bill tied to larger effort to delegitimize him: ‘If someone is dreaming he’ll resign, that’s not going to happen'

Eyal Yinon argues that PM-backed legislation would give Likud party an unfair advantage as it already has over 1,000 cameras that it used to surveil Arab voters in last election

With career on the line, PM has embraced tactics of US president, lashing out at media, judiciary, police, Arabs and claiming there is a conspiracy of 'elites' trying to oust him

Right-wing parties back Likud-led proposal, but several left-wing slates vow to petition High Court, and attorney general undecided if he'll defend government

President throws his support behind attorney general and Central Elections Committee head, warns against defaming public servants who are safeguarding election

'Everyone takes photos,' Netanyahu argues, 'every grocery store has cameras, so voting stations can't?'; Liberman alleges Likud collaboration with Arabs