Under reported proposal backed by Likud's Zohar, Shas or UTJ will trade a ministerial post for Itamar Ben Gvir quitting; Netanyahu reportedly rejects letting Kahanist into cabinet

Ultranationalist slate led by activist-attorney Itamar Ben Gvir also includes mother of terror victim, ex-staffer for disqualified lawmaker and secular farmer from Golan Heights

Blue and White's Nissenkorn demands Knesset legal adviser's position on speaker's failure to convene plenum to push forward on Netanyahu immunity request

Logic dictates that taking a right, a left and a u-turn will land you right back where you started, but don't expect Israeli politics to stop its treadmill of tears

Network surveys see Blue and White edging out Likud, but neither camp able to muster 61 seats without Avigdor Liberman, even if Otzma Yehudit somehow makes it into the Knesset

Likud tells Kahanists to follow example of left-winger Stav Shaffir, but Otzma Yehudit leader Ben Gvir spurns request, in repeat of fight ahead of September vote

Two alliances and two very different final registration days send opposite messages of unity and political strength

Ben Gvir lashes Peretz for breaking their electoral pact to join national-religious alliance; Netanyahu ally: Bennett nearly fired as defense chief for refusing union

National religious parties return to nearly identical formula from September election as Rafi Peretz caves to pressure and breaks pact with Otzma Yehudit

Noting Otzma Yehudit candidate has a photo of killer Goldstein in his living room, New Right chairman says Likud should take in far-right slate if it's worried about wasting votes