Liberman refuses to attend gathering with his Yisrael Beytenu party, saying it will not budge on demands; media reports say PM considering minority government or new elections

Far-right alliance demanding Netanyahu commit to annexing all settlements while pitching legislation that would see PM avoid prosecution for corruption

Rafi Peretz was initially at odds with party No. 2 Smotrich over the legislation; Gantz says Knesset mustn't become 'city of refuge for lawbreakers'

Sources close to Rafi Peretz say rogue lawmaker is misrepresenting the URWP's demands for joining Netanyahu's government

URWP's long list of demands ahead of coalition talks to also include law barring High Court from overriding Knesset legislation, reducing authority of AG and state comptroller

With eight of 11 parties having presented their recommendations to Rivlin, premier wins support of 61 MKs in the 120-seat Knesset

Secularist Yisrael Beytenu leader vows to hold the line against Orthodox parties over religious issues, even at price of coalition

Parties to form 'an identical and uncompromising' alliance on matters of religion and state to combat the secularist Yisrael Beytenu, says MK Moshe Gafni

Rafi Peretz reaches out to Shas and UTJ leaders, proposing they work together in coalition talks to advance issues of religion and state where they all largely agree

When they broke from Jewish Home, Shaked and Bennett left an angry religious-Zionist faction behind -- one none too eager to back them as they hover just short of the threshold