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, 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
Everything you need to know about the front-runners, the new alliances, the parties in danger of stumbling under the electoral threshold, and the earnest yet hopeless unknowns
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