Report -- strongly denied by Blue and White -- says defense minister proposed government of equally shared powers if he goes first as PM, Likud leader rejected offer

To entice Sa'ar into the government, Netanyahu is considering handing the premiership briefly to Bennett or a Likud loyalist, while remaining in the PM's official residence

The PM misrepresented his plans on national TV, and for good reason. His proposals tweak the system to knock out competitors and deliver a victory he can't otherwise attain

Netanyahu speaks with leaders of Islamist party Ra'am, Blue and White, Labor, Meretz to drum up backing for a vote for PM if the 'change bloc' ends up failing to form a government

The prime minister, used to playing the game at its most unscrupulous and predatory, may have crossed the line at which the effect of his vilification campaign is reversed

The PM has failed 4 times to win an election. On Monday, he lost control of a parliamentary committee that may have offered his best chance at an alternate path to cling to power

The Yamina leader is playing hard to get in coalition talks. Is he trying to secure an influential role in the next Netanyahu government, or doing his best to torpedo it?

Meeting is first time Yamina leader allowed in premier's home in a decade after reported ban by Sara Netanyahu; premier also meets Religious Zionism's Smotrich

Yesh Atid leader details makeup of minority coalition of 58 he hopes to form in rotation with Yamina's Bennett; Litzman discusses Ra'am stalemate 'solutions' with Smotrich

Officially tasked with forming government, Likud leader reportedly trying to enlist 'defectors;' also said considering coalition backed from outside by both Smotrich, Abbas