Dispute between Arab party and rest of coalition said to stem from approval of so-called Citizenship Law as well as gov't tabling of bill granting tax benefits to Bedouin villages

Statement claims move to skip debate over legislation that would connect illegally built homes to the power grid 'severely damages Israeli democracy'

Meanwhile coalition's Mansour Abbas flubs one of the bill votes, leading to a rare win for the opposition due to razor-thin margins

PM claims previous government led ‘2 years of stagnation’; opposition chief accuses current coalition of ‘abandoning people to their deaths’

Ex-ministers reportedly say opposition leader has failed to create genuine relationships with party MKs, basing them only on 'give and take,' which he can't do now that he's not PM

Bennett slaps down idea of alternative coalition, tells Yesh Atid leader: stop 'encouraging anarchy'; Liberman says gov't dodging responsibility, wants Gantz to helm virus response

Coalition lawmakers Hauser and Mark beat out Yamina MK, who also loses spot on committee for tapping rabbinical judges

Move would mean right-wing Knesset parties hold three seats on powerful body and be able to block candidates put forward by currently-serving judges

PM provides security update as required by law, gives no details on what he discussed with his leading political foe

Yesh Atid chief laments international attention PM's upcoming graft trial will draw, slams new Likud-Blue and White government as 'a monster with 52 heads'