Blue and White's Gadeer Kamal-Mreeh started her term gunning to 'fix' the contentious nation-state law; says Joint List fails to grasp Arabs' main concerns

Contentious legislation will be compulsory topic in matriculation exam; Education Ministry says students will 'internalize' vision of Israel as Jewish homeland

Hadash official says factions want to announce unified slate within two weeks; Balad MK says parties yet to iron out seat distribution

Document notes Jewish state a 'robust open democracy,' but decries ongoing 'pressure' on critics of Israeli policies vis-à-vis the Palestinians; also slams PA and Hamas for abuses

Hadash-Ta'al co-leader Aymad Odeh lampoons 11th-hour attempts to woo opposition MKs by joking that PM promised him withdrawal to pre-67 lines and more

With no constititonal framework to establish how the branches of government work together, Basic Laws are of the people

On occasion of religious holiday and amid anger in the community over the nation-state law, PM says he is committed to addressing concerns