Sharren Haskel accuses Meretz of holding up panel to discuss medical marijuana, legalization and other cannabis-related matters, in violation of coalition deal

Ra'am party backs legislation, as leader MK Mansour Abbas, speaking in Arabic, makes it clear he will only ever agree to medical use of the drug

New Hope MK blames her former Likud colleagues, who had supported law proposal in previous government; coalition MKs Walid Taha and Mazen Ghanaim vote against

An untested prime minister, a huge cabinet and 20 neophyte MKs brought in under the Norwegian Law have brought the government a string of painful losses

Arab coalition party asks that legislation wait another two weeks, mulls how legalizing recreational use will be received by Arab community

TV report says coalition trying to convince New Hope MK to pull proposal until other sources of legislative backing can be found

'Change bloc' leaders try to ensure no last-minute defections or unresolved disputes between coalition parties can thwart razor-thin majority for bid to oust Netanyahu

New Hope MK: Likud representatives offered me 'half a kingdom' to defect; Joint List MK: We won't cooperate with anti-Netanyahu bloc for free

At conference organized by animal welfare groups, MKs from seven parties and a candidate for an eighth call for an end to live shipments of cattle, caging of poultry

Announcing her resignation from Knesset, New Hope's latest recruit says 'my conscience does not allow me to continue to support this government'