Right-wing leaders sign pledge insisting on Netanyahu for PM, vowing to enter coalition only as a group, putting pressure on Blue and White to sit with ultra-Orthodox

Meeting with political allies, Netanyahu's party seeks to present united front against pressure to form unity government with Blue and White

Right-wing and ultra-Orthodox leaders reportedly plan to tell PM that if he commits to folding them into next coalition, they will recommend only him as next premier

Left-wing bloc leads the right with 56 seats to 55; Joint List expected to secure 13; Yisrael Beytenu on course to decide the makeup of next government

Unity government? Liberman plus the religious right? Gantz getting Arab support? With inconclusive results, someone will have to compromise to avoid 3rd elections in a year

Party lawmakers unfazed by murky path to a coalition government, after exit polls, urge caution until final results come in

Litzman says could consider unity government if it doesn't include Lapid; Deri says it's time to end 'boycotts' and divisive language

Party lawmakers unfazed by murky path to a coalition government, urge caution until final results come in; justice minister proposes reaching out to Labor-Gesher

Desperate for victory, our politicians posture, dissemble and adopt cutthroat new techniques to win our support. Damage control, as Likud's campaign chief has noted, can come later

Secular politicians warn of a theocracy, religious politicians warn of anti-Orthodox persecution, and both sides say the soul of the country is at stake