Leader Mansour Abbas convenes with consultative council in Nazareth; Ra'am being courted by both blocs amid ongoing political gridlock

The two party leaders discuss 'the need to form a stable, functioning government as soon as possible,' but Yamina leader makes no commitments to premier

Religious Zionism head calls on Bennett and Sa’ar to join a 'real right-wing government,’ dealing blow to Netanyahu's hopes of forming government as he meets with Yamina head

Yamina head reportedly refuses to join 'change bloc,' talk to largest faction leader, unless he leads it; Netanyahu said to be reaching out to Ra'am chairman

Joint List currently has buffer of 2,521 votes, below which it loses its 6th seat to Likud; Religious Zionism's Simcha Rothman says probe will look for 'mistakes and forgeries'

Parties fume at move, say it weakens bloc; PM hits Bennett but says he has 'no problem' with people voting for right-wing Religious Zionism party

Survey has Likud at 28 seats, Yesh Atid at 20, New Hope again in single digits; Meretz, Ra'am, Blue and White manage to cross threshold

TV survey indicates neither side will have clear path to majority if Yamina backs Netanyahu; 4 parties near electoral threshold

From voter tracking apps to phone banks, stump tours and free rides, parties are planning a variety of tactics to push their supporters into the ballot box on March 23

With Likud sticking to GOP pollster, New Hope signs up with a group that helped defeat Trump from the right, while Yesh Atid sees Georgia as a model for beating Netanyahu