Netanyahu’s Likud blasts Yamina head for supporting measure, calls him a ‘conniver’; Yamina says ruling party should focus on virus fight, ‘not more third-rate spin’

Ascendant Yamina leader accuses PM of lying to Israeli public over pandemic management, pummels him for 'taking pride' in second lockdown

Gantz's party dismisses Miki Zohar's 'blabbering'; Lapid says Monday's no-confidence vote to replace coalition is a 'simple decision'; Derech Eretz MK seemingly nixes possibility

Minister Izhar Shay says Likud trying to bring down government by holding budget hostage; Likud's Sa'ar quits Knesset panel, says it's become rubber stamp

Defense minister's strongly worded letter insisting on passage of 2021 budget draws angry rebuke from Likud, which accuses Blue and White of 'petty politics'

Yamina No. 2 says new elections would save country more money than they cost by preventing further government failure to deal with the coronavirus

Yamina chairman calls current government 'one of the worst in the history of the State of Israel,' but clarifies he'd oppose a new vote so long as pandemic is not under control

Amid rift with coalition partner Blue and White, PM calls for swift passage of budget, which must be approved by August 25 to keep government from dissolving

Ayman Odeh urges left not to despair but to consider 'partnership and a principled alternative,' points out his mainly Arab alliance was sole opposition party to win more seats

By laying the groundwork for parliament to save him from prosecution, the PM turned March's national vote into more than a referendum on his rule and his legal troubles