Likud comes out top, but scoring his best ever result was veteran Knesset candidate Ilan Meshicha who, for the first time in three election cycles, didn't come last

Final election results show record number of newcomers will be sworn into parliament on April 30. From Likud to Ra'am Balad, here are Israel's lawmakers in-waiting

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

The ultra-Orthodox won big by invoking rabbinic leaders; the secular right-wing that played with racial prejudices did relatively well, while those that didn't fared poorly

Haredi parties look to join forces to help win demands; Likud official suggests merger with Kulanu but not Yisrael Beytenu, rules out justice portfolio for Smotrich