Party chair wants to declare Eli Avidar a rebel MK to stymie his parliamentary maneuverability -- but doing so could risk toppling a coalition desperate for every vote

Timeframe for Biden meeting would be very tight due to coalition's wafer-thin majority, opposition filibusters, Shabbat observance and US presidents not holding meetings on Sundays

UTJ's Ya'akov Asher's proposal falls in a 59-55 vote; minister says government has not yet formulated its position on the issue

Justice minister seeking to enshrine rights in semi-constitutional legislation; hopes opposition parties will support the move

Makeup of panels approved by Arrangements Committee in 17-13 vote; opposition to control 3 committees; Yamina’s Nir Orbach to head House Committee

Move comes after Islamist party threatens to not cooperate with coalition until further notice

Walid Taha doesn’t specify why Islamist party is taking the step, but sources say Ra’am is upset about coalition’s outreach to Joint List, general disregard for its core demands

After failure to extend ban on Palestinian family reunification, and with Ra'am party rejecting another IDF-related law, legislation regulating exemptions in danger of expiring

In farewell tour, president highlights his work for Jewish-Arab coexistence; unoptimistic Leah Goldin tries to get UN chief to force Hamas to hand over her soldier son's remains

The Haredi community depends on government largesse; the new narrow coalition needs Shas and United Torah Judaism to assure its hold on power. So why won't they work together?