Officials close to talks contradict Labor leader's claim Netanyahu's offer took issue off the table; sources close to Gabbay: Party would have quit if PM were charged

How a desperate PM was reduced to subjecting Israel to a new round of voting, why a second election could produce a different result, and where Liberman hopes this could yet lead

TV report details lengths PM went to in order to create a package sweet enough to entice leftist Labor into his right-wing coalition during all-night secret talks

After bringing party to worst-ever showing in April and negotiating with Netanyahu to join coalition, embattled chairman seeks center-left alliance

PM's meeting with Supreme Court Chief Justice Esther Hayut was sign to Avi Gabbay he was serious in his offer to stop assault on Israeli judiciary

Shas chairman says Yisrael Beytenu chief tried to extort Netanyahu with ‘delusional demands’ and used ultra-Orthodox public in bid to oust PM

'They don't need this,' US president laments counterpart's inability to form government, which plunges country into elections that complicate White House peace plan

Party's Gafni in favor of rejecting Yisrael Beytenu if it passes electoral threshold; Litzman: 'We'll remember this. We were extorted'

In fiery press conference, Yisrael Beytenu chief accuses Likud of being a 'cult of personality,' trying to break up his party in coalition talks

Though he'll want the public to focus on Liberman, for the prime minister, calling a new national vote is an admission of failure