Report says coalition's Islamist Ra'am party will abstain rather than vote against extending law, with some Palestinian spouses of Israelis getting residency instead of citizenship

Ze'ev Elkin, Mansour Abbas both confirm report but deny any connection to coalition's efforts to win party's backing for extending 'family reunification law'

Walid Taha calls the legislation, which is testing the nascent coalition, 'racist and anti-democratic'; new government lacks majority to extend 2003 law

PM Bennett meets with Interior Minister Shaked, Ra'am chief Abbas, New Hope's Elkin, after vote to extend law postponed thanks to impasse

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Government unable to ensure it can pass law in current form and working to find compromise acceptable to colation parties; Shaked aiming for a vote later this week

PM Bennett urges unity within diverse coalition, says coalition will continue 'determinedly opposing Iran reaching a nuclear weapon' after hardliner Raisi elected president

Amid crisis, deal with Ra’am said to be proposed on law that bars West Bankers with Israeli spouse from obtaining citizenship; Likud set to oppose move, hoping to split coalition

Week after its confirmation, new government challenged by divide over Palestinian family reunification law; security cabinet to consider Gaza policy

Position of Arab minister and MK may further complicate matters for coalition; Ra'am deputy chair says party looking at making adjustments to law