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

Party leaders and top candidates make their final cases in interviews with Hebrew media, less than 24 hours before polls open

Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox gather in Jerusalem in support of United Torah Judaism party; event attended by top rabbis

Deputy health minister attacks Blue and White leadership in harsh terms after the centrist party rules out coalition with ultra-Orthodox

Haredi parties react with outrage to Blue and White leader saying he would seek secular government; Liberman claims both sides collaborating to hurt him

The two ultra-Orthodox parties vow to continue to cooperate with each other in the next Knesset session

Yaakov Litzman agrees to relinquish responsibility over offices he's been accused of pressuring in order to assist convicted pedophiles

Haim Katz denies wrongdoing in pushing legislation on corporate bond repayments that benefited a friend; in accordance with High Court ruling, he must resign from government post

Avichai Mandelblit pushes ahead with indictment against Likud's Haim Katz for alleged quid pro quo with business associate; bribery charge said dropped

Zionist Federation of Australia calls on Israeli deputy health minister to step down over suspected efforts to prevent extradition to Melbourne of alleged sex abuser Malka Leifer