Dozens depart in latest election's political culling -- from longest-serving lawmaker to some of the briefest, as well as 3 women of 3 faiths who each made history in their own way

Labor lawmaker admits to having a 'substantive' difference of opinion with his party's policies, says he is taking a break from political life

Welfare Minister Itzik Shmuli expected to follow; new party leader Merav Michaeli pulls faction from coalition, forcing choice between cabinet posts and party membership

Merav Michaeli, who opposed entry into Netanyahu-led government, says center-left faction starting new chapter ahead of March elections

37,104 party members will choose between 7 candidates seeking leadership of the once-venerable political force that faces possible oblivion in March election

Abir Kara of the 'I am Shulman' group says his 'entire movement' will back the right-wing party in March election; Labor's Itzik Shmuli rules out bid for party leadership

Former PM rejects calls to rejoin his old party, says the political mergers that are a 'necessary condition' for a change in government unlikely to happen

Left-wing lawmaker announces bid for leadership of embattled party after overturning leader Peretz's decision to cancel internal vote

Conference attendees hear of 'meteoric' jump in requests for food assistance, and unemployment that will stay high with just one opening for every 16 jobless people

Legislation will remove 1960 stipulation that prospective parents be 'a man and a woman;' Welfare Minister Itzik Shmuli lauds 'historic correction' of discrimination