Yisrael Beytenu head is blocking PM's coalition by insisting more ultra-Orthodox men are enlisted. But it's only judicial oversight, which he opposes, that has kept his cause alive

Officers say Shari Arison and executives of her construction firm had 'culture of bribery' in payoffs to African countries

Boy, 2, taken to Shaare Zedek Medical Center with critical head injuries, doctors unable to save his life

Elem support organization delivers assessment to President Rivlin showing 30% of youngsters having problems involving drugs, alcohol, sexual abuse or violence at home

House Committee chairman says he'll file proposal Sunday, thus preventing president from tasking lawmaker other than Netanyahu with forming a government

Among those arrested is a former senior local council figure suspected of advancing interests in return for benefits

But agreement to 'preserve status quo' on religion and state currently doesn't include Avigdor Liberman, who refuses to join coalition if Haredi draft law isn't passed unchanged

As PM runs out of time to form coalition and his opponents mount united show of force, newspapers wait to see if secularist kingmaker will fall in line or topple nascent government

With clock ticking, PM may seek to exercise a never-before-used legal provision to secure another 2 weeks for negotiations if no deal reached before

Fire services previously blamed faulty power line for blaze that destroyed 40 of the 50 homes in Mevo Modi'im