Plan would try to placate former prime minster by letting him maintain almost full control of party but keep him out of government, allowing a coalition with Gantz's National Unity

Former Jerusalem mayor calls for top posts to be 'positions of trust,' doing away with unaffiliated senior civil servants and replacing them with political appointees

Senior Likud members had claimed former PM planned to fire legal official installed by outgoing government if party won November elections

Senior MK for opposition chief's party says Gali Baharav-Miara should be replaced by someone 'whose worldview aligns with the right'; Likud says opinion is Barkat's alone

Lawmaker seems to downplay warning from Foreign Ministry office; was invited to visit by Ukraine's chief rabbi, who has said Ukraine unable to guarantee pilgrims' safety

Most MKs expected to stay in spots likely to land them back in Knesset, but some shuffling under Netanyahu expected as party gets its candidates in a row

Facing a 'critical election for the State of Israel, I cannot drag Likud into an internal fight,' says senior party MK following Knesset dispersal

Party MK Nir Barkat says 'we need to sit down with the Americans and discuss the security requirements,' and not push through legislation right before Knesset dispersal

Artist's four-meter-high globe is housed at Jerusalem aquarium before moving to permanent home in New York City's World Trade Center complex

Bennett and ministers back program designed to keep schools open, despite sky-high infection rates and experts flagging pediatric hospitalizations