Proposal to establish Arrangements Committee passes 61-0, with right-wing and religious lawmakers allied with Netanyahu boycotting; panel will have Blue and White majority

Opposition party proposes video calls or specially built booths in the plenum to allow Knesset votes to take place during the coronavirus pandemic

As court opens hearing on Knesset closure amid storm over democracy, Edelstein defends his action as only path out of political deadlock; Likud warns of 4th election if he's ousted

Hauser and Hendel reportedly told they have no place in the party if they won't support a coalition that relies on outside support of majority-Arab Joint List

Officials in centrist alliance blast Hauser and Hendel; Joint List warns Gantz it won't accept clandestine talks: 'Either we enter through the front door or we don’t enter at all'

With support from Telem faction within Blue and White and Yisrael Beytenu, Gantz could have more backing than Netanyahu; Liberman said to say wants to send PM 'into retirement'

Edelstein declines to extend Eyal Yinon's tenure, Sagit Afik to be acting adviser; Yinon was accused of conflict of interest by Likud for okaying panel to discuss immunity

Eyal Yinon says no new legislation may be submitted until parliament sworn in later this month, but Blue and White hadn't planned on lodging proposal before then

Edelstein caught between his own party's ire, the demands of the law and opposition's threat of ouster; 'Now we won't support him for president,' vows one Likud official

PM’s associates say Knesset speaker ‘fell into the trap laid by the left’ by agreeing to hold vote on forming committee that’ll consider premier’s request for immunity