Samaria regional council head says visit is 'statement of unreserved support for the settlements'; IDF secures passage of visitors to flashpoint site

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

Proposed legislation on army conscription has emerged as biggest obstacle to Netanyahu's coalition-building, with Avigdor Liberman insisting on current version of bill

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

In bolting Jewish Home to form New Right, Bennett and Shaked tried to drag along more 'mainstream' religious Zionists -- some agreed to follow, but that simply wasn't enough

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