On Saturday, Islamic party's oversight body to determine key Knesset candidates, with all top contenders allied with chief Mansour Abbas's vision of engaging in mainstream politics

With Yamina's potential collapse, both Likud and the Blue and White-New Hope alliance are competing for undecided right-wing Israelis who aren't thrilled with either bloc

New details from meeting last year suggest Netanyahu sought Haim Druckman's approval for a government with the Islamist party, before Smotrich thwarted effort

Arab lawmakers clash with each other; opposition leader Netanyahu chides Knesset speaker for not controlling hecklers; MK Ben-Gvir booted for taking photos

Opposition chief threw his loyalist under the bus over a remark that a coalition with Ra'am is possible; but his public repudiation of Amsalem may yet cost him dearly

Likud immediately dismisses Amsalem's remarks as 'contrary to the position' of opposition leader; Religious Zionism also says it won't sit with the Islamist party

The Islamists were supposed to bring historic change to Arab Israeli life, but with slow movement on key policy issues, some voters may punish the party at the polls this fall

Senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur makes a bold prediction on coalition's collapse; Palestinian affairs correspondent Aaron Boxerman on whether Ra'am actually helped Arab Israelis

Opposition leader hasn't yet decided whether to try to dissolve Knesset next week; seeks to build satellite party with Chikli, Likud members

MK had said he would choose to ship Arabs to Switzerland if it were possible, but knows it's not; Ra'am chief responds: 'We must choose to live together'