Mazen Ghanaim to leave national politics and become mayor of Sakhnin; Ghaida Rinawie-Zoabi not ruling out run with different party in coming vote

On 1st anniversary of taking power, PM says ruling bloc members ‘haven’t internalized’ importance of the hour; Netanyahu claims premier fighting for his job, not the country

Lawmaker charges that Arab MKs Ghanaim, Zoabi held coalition hostage; says he'll vote against Knesset dispersal and work to form alternative government with 'patriotic spirit'

PM, Yamina's Orbach meet again; Sa'ar advances contentious settler law bill; Meretz leadership to discuss rebel MK Rinawie Zoabi; Ra'am seems to prep for wayward MK Ghanaim's exit

Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi indicates she won't submit to pressure to quit; coalition also dealing with threats from the right, with Bennett set to meet Sunday with with Yamina MK Orbach

Report says left-wing party and fellow coalition faction Ra'am have told PM they've lost control of Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi and Mazen Ghanaim

Latest surveys have former PM's current opposition bloc at 60 seats; Yamina's Orbach said to give Bennett ultimatum to solve voting problems with Meretz, Ra'am within a week

'You can't publicly and personally decide for Israel that this gov't will collapse,' fellow Meretz member tells Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi after she helped defeat renewal of settler law

Left-wing lawmaker says if legislation doesn't pass and government falls, 'the right will pass it within a week'; stresses backing for two-state solution

Newspaper says Mansour Abbas is trying to convince Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi to collaborate with Islamist faction in bid to harness government to work for Israeli Arabs