MKs Aida Touma-Sliman and Ofer Cassif take 2nd and 3rd places; Joint List alliance has yet to divvy up spots on united roster

MK Walid Taha, Knesset faction director Waleed Alhawashla and MK Iman Khatib-Yasin clinch spots 2-4; remainder of roster to be determined at a later date

Meretz's Zandberg says 'defiant' nationalist procession is 'endangering whole Middle East,' Yair Golan calls planned route 'a wrong decision'; supporters say event legitimate

Party leader Mansour Abbas chose this week to support a flagging government at the pinnacle of tensions in Jerusalem, in a gamble that is at once practical and ideological

MK Walid Taha to lead negotiations with coalition leadership on fulfilling party's outstanding demands; opposition's bid for new elections scuttled for time being

Move said driven by party's intention to prove seriousness of its freeze of membership in the coalition and parliament

The teetering government made overtures to the Arab party for support, but then its leader berated Arab cops for 'humiliating' their people by serving the 'occupation'

Dispute between Arab party and rest of coalition said to stem from approval of so-called Citizenship Law as well as gov't tabling of bill granting tax benefits to Bedouin villages

Amid ongoing crisis, minister reportedly brokers temporary deal to freeze forestation program pending negotiations

PM stands up to confront opposition MKs as they hurl insults over legislation: 'A bunch of thugs. I'm not afraid of you'