Blue and White leaders dismiss rightist 'bloc' announced Wednesday by Likud, call for 'liberal unity government'

Israel Democracy Institute finds that only 17.6% of Arabs and Druze, who participated in Tuesday's elections, voted for Jewish-majority parties compared to 28.4% in April

Yisrael Beytenu leader blasts Netanyahu 'deception' in conditioning unity government on inclusion of religious parties; as potential kingmaker, his support could be crucial

Likud may long rue the day it turned on the Arab electorate, just as the left still laments its mistreatment of Mizrahim; plus, the limits of annexation and of the campaign chiefs

PM calls on Blue and White to negotiate 'without preconditions' -- immediately after he signed an agreement that would make that impossible

Blue and White chief urges ‘broad, liberal' coalition, declares he won’t be dictated terms after PM conditions government on inclusion of religious parties

After April's election, an all-time high of 49 new MKs were sworn into the most rookie parliament in Israel's history. The next Knesset will, conversely, be the most familiar

Right-wing leaders sign pledge insisting on Netanyahu for PM, vowing to enter coalition only as a group, putting pressure on Blue and White to sit with ultra-Orthodox

Coalition deadlock persists after 96.5% of total votes counted; center-left-Arab bloc up to 57 seats

Shaked says 55-member bloc for coalition talks is just a 'vague idea'; Smotrich hints party will demand a commitment not to form government with Gantz