Vote held after Netanyahu repeatedly resisted calls to fill the positions, in apparent failed bid to prevent appointment of Blue and White's Gantz as justice minister

Menachem Mazuz, former attorney general and liberal-leaning Supreme Court judge, is the second justice to leave the bench this month

Netanyahu's failed bid to install his ex-spokesman as justice minister underlines the dangers of tinkering with Basic Laws to suit the needs of leaders who come and, eventually, go

Religious Zionism leader says public will 'fight for their independence and sovereignty' should AG move to deem premier unfit to serve following 'illegal' cabinet vote

PM appears to end crisis ahead of key High Court ruling, but insists cabinet vote appointing Likud ally Akunis was legal despite attorney general’s objection

Desperate to avoid November rotation, Likud unveils a new line of argument at meeting on appointing a justice minister: The unity government restrictions no longer apply to us

In leaked recordings, Netanyahu defies attorney general’s forceful warnings that appointing a Likud ally as justice minister is against the very law that the PM amended

PM and Ofir Akunis given till Wednesday to justify appointment, which ministers approved even as AG protested it was illegal; ex-state prosecutor slams 'breach of rule of law'

Unclear whether Israel has new justice minister after chaotic cabinet meeting; Netanyahu blocks Gantz from taking post, pushes nomination of ally, defies AG; High Court to convene

With so little money paid into sovereign wealth fund, Adam Teva V'Din seeks to fix transparency rules for details on natural resources owned by public, exploited by private sector