Netanyahu said to promise NIS 3 billion a year for ultra-Orthodox education to ensure joint run of Ashkenazi Haredi parties in UTJ; Meretz still willing to merge with Labor

Parties have been locked in fight over spots on slate with alliance projected to win 5-6 seats; Odeh says Lapid, Gantz 'will need to sweat a lot' to get Joint List's recommendation

Osama Saadi announces move as predominantly Arab party struggles in the polls, faces potential split; Ta'al subfaction members urge him to reconsider

Just 39% of community expected to cast their ballots in upcoming vote; if Balad splits from Joint List, party unlikely to cross threshold, possibly handing Likud majority support

Zehava Galon says majority-Arab faction can be a post-election partner, though the party itself has historically eschewed joining a government coalition

Spokesman confirms report on talks by Channel 12, while Ra'am silent; Mansour Abbas rules out reunion with Joint List, rips Ayman Odeh

PM doesn't rule out partnership with Arab-majority party if it changes tune, says unity on the left 'incredibly important'

Ramallah official Majed Faraj reportedly urged Joint List MKs to join forces with Ra'am to prevent Netanyahu's return to power, offered PA mediation

Report says meeting with senior Joint List lawmakers was aimed at returning Ra’am to the fold, after it ran separately in the last elections and joined coalition

Columnist who accuses Israel of practicing apartheid against Palestinians says he considered Balad's proposal, but ultimately decided that he has been and will remain a journalist