MKs from the more leftist faction savage Amir Peretz over the move, call him ‘an opportunist and a con man’ for apparently breaking promise to not sit under Netanyahu

Bidding to arrange a vote in Labor's Central Committee, Merav Michaeli fights to thwart leader Amir Peretz's move to join a Netanyahu-led coalition

PM relinquishes his right-wing agenda for political stability and personal immunity, while Gantz secures a veto on conservative policies while backing off long-term policy goals

Israel's once-venerable center-left party will take just two lawmakers into coalition, with leader and prominent MK said set to receive economy and welfare cabinet posts

Arab-majority alliance says sides discussed cooperating on legislative issues and who they will recommend to president next week

Blue and White, Labor heads look to 'harness all partners in political system' - apparent reference to Arab-majority parties - to avoid 4th election; Liberman: No change on stance

With Yisrael Beytenu's support, Gantz could have more MKs backing him for PM than Netanyahu; law barring indicted MK - like Netanyahu - from leading government could have majority

Head of Joint List, on track to have 15 Knesset seats, reiterates refusal to allow Liberman to become minister, says Blue and White must change path to get Arabs' backing

With Yisrael Beytenu's support, legislation preventing indicted MK from leading government will have majority in Knesset; secular, right-wing slate also pushes law for term limits

Eyal Yinon says no new legislation may be submitted until parliament sworn in later this month, but Blue and White hadn't planned on lodging proposal before then