'He put out a statement to hurt me,' David Amsalem says in response to ex-PM's disavowal of comments on adding 'anti-Zionist' Islamist faction to a potential government

Likud immediately dismisses Amsalem's remarks as 'contrary to the position' of opposition leader; Religious Zionism also says it won't sit with the Islamist party

PM says proposed bill will enshrine rights and services in law 'for the first time'; FM weeps as he shares daughter's story

Likud MK says unacceptable that party leader distanced himself after comments about Supreme Court's Hayut; leadership hopeful Barkat says would have 'behaved differently' to ex-PM

Sources tell Channel 12 opposition leader prioritized legal considerations over party after he tells Supreme Court head Hayut that David Amsalem's 'words are not acceptable to me'

Esther Hayut pens open letter to David Amsalem rejecting accusation of bias against Sephardic Jews, advises him to be a better role model; Amsalem calls her response 'nonsense'

Education Minister Yifat Shasha-Biton and Likud MK David Amsalem filmed an episode of 'MasterChef VIP' last year in runup to March 2021 national election

Serious cases rise to 387 as Omicron continues to rampage; but virus transmission rate continues steady decline seen in past few days

Outspoken opposition lawmaker offers no evidence for claim, says 'people like that should be jailed'; Barkat's associates slam 'baseless lies,' say Amsalem is harming party unity

What's common to the diverse misbehaviors of Ram Ben-Barak, David Amsalem, Idan Roll and Rabbi David Lau is that they've lost sight of their public service obligations