Senior Likud member replaces Yesh Atid's Mickey Levy, kicking off Likud-bloc legislative efforts to alter key powers and enable appointments before forming a government

Otzma Yehudit head demanding new Ministerial Committee for Legislation post, which his office says is meant to give him final say over what proposals the coalition will back

Freshman lawmaker Tally Gotliv claims top prosecutor Gali Baharav-Miara's legal opinions are based on politics; Likud party has previously denied that Netanyahu wants AG ousted

Netanyahu's party reportedly reluctant to clearly detail plans, believing it could lead to weeks of public criticism; disagreements remain with Haredi parties on conscription

But reports say Gali Baharav-Miara expected to express reservations over proposed amendment that would allow Shas chief to serve as minister despite suspended jail sentence

PM-designate said to be considering two-year terms each for Likud loyalist, ex-envoy Ron Dermer for top diplomat post; Miri Regev to head Education Ministry, says Israeli TV

Other senior Likud MKs reportedly being considered for the position include Amir Ohana, Yoav Kisch, Danny Danon and Ofir Akunis; party denies reports

Ben Gvir's extremist aide frames proposal as 'shaping' the status quo at the flashpoint site, rather than changing it, but issue doesn't come up again after Netanyahu ignored him

Lawmaker born in USSR warns that demand by prospective coalition partners will lead to slew of further changes until entire law granting automatic citizenship to Jews crumbles

With many departments reportedly being divided up among political parties, opposition holds emergency Knesset meeting on 'Stopping the education system's liquidation sale'