Bill to up fines for rule-breakers stalls, as Gantz's party rejects Likud compromise with Haredim on closing rebellious schools; ultra-Orthodox MK says party smearing Haredi public

MK Zvi Hauser, a lifelong conservative and former cabinet secretary, has helped found 3 party slates over the past two years in his bid to oust his former boss

Social media giant also deletes post by PM over privacy violation, says its platform cannot be used to request medical information

Iconic Likud founder Menachem Begin's son, who himself was party MK for 18 years, says Netanyahu government carrying out 'nasty, crude' attacks on state bodies, must be replaced

The better the Yesh Atid head does on election day, the more likely Netanyahu is to win; but if Sa'ar leads the anti-Netanyahu bloc, Likud will lose a potent election-day tactic

PM's party leads survey with 30 seats; his challenger's right-wing faction sheds 6 seats in past month in polls

Miki Zohar blasts 'arrogant' and 'racist' Ze'ev Elkin, who says it's just that kind of behavior that drove him to join Gideon Sa'ar's New Hope

Netanyahu has no coalition without Naftali Bennett. Neither does Gideon Sa'ar. The fight is on

Says indictment against PM prevents him from being in the cabinet; Lapid says would join Sa'ar coalition, but would also form government with Joint List support

PM said to estimate he could get up to 5 Knesset seats from community he has been seen as vilifying until recently; Nazareth mayor says he 'believes' premier, lambasts Ayman Odeh