Likud and Blue and White leaders to meet for dinner as unity talks appear to stall

Addressing foreign diplomats, president says he's doing his best to facilitate the creation of 'as broad a governing coalition as possible'

The ever-affable president is facing a quandary that has forced him to jump into the middle of a fierce battle for control

Even as Likud and Blue and White negotiating teams meet, centrist party source raises questions over PM's true intentions

The secular Arab nationalist party is opposed to exclusively Jewish statehood, has long courted controversy with members such as Azmi Bishara, Hanin Zoabi and Basel Ghattas

At sidelines of UN General Assembly, Israel Katz has 'fascinating' meeting with top diplomat from unnamed country Jerusalem has no diplomatic relations with

The president had no trouble getting Israel's two would-be PMs into a room together. Convincing them to sign on to sharing power is a task of a whole different order

Rivlin calls move a 'significant step forward,' leaves meeting after an hour to let the party chiefs speak alone amid post-election deadlock

The president has a vision of the next government and he plans to spare no effort to ensure Israel is not dragged into another election

President set to make decision on whom to task with forming a government, after neither no candidate secures majority