Primaries during party convention in December will require candidates to have not been charged with crimes carrying moral turpitude, in reference to PM

Justice minister asserts his refusal to convene the key panel is intended to give negotiations with the opposition over the judicial overhaul a chance to succeed

Opposition leader Yair Lapid among those affected; security service looking at incident amid fears lawmakers phones were hacked

'I want to be a bridge between communities,’ says Sondos Alhoot, an Arabic and Hebrew teacher and social activist who dreams of one day being elected to the Knesset

Likud and Yesh Atid MK say no deal, but leave door open to possible agreement as Gantz stays mum hours after boosting talks; smaller parties across spectrum rebuff compromise

No longer able to use 'reasonableness' doctrine, Yesh Atid and Movement for Quality Government accuse justice minister of abusing power, lacking authority to block appointments

At weekly faction meetings, Lapid, Gantz call for government to halt renewed push to remake judiciary, as protesters mass at airport, Haifa port

Internal rift erupts as overhaul stalwarts rage against Netanyahu, accusing him of instructing MKs to vote for Yesh Atid's Karine Elharrar on Judicial Selection Committee

Petitioners against legislation granting extended powers over the police to the national security minister argued it undermines the force's independence and threatens civil rights

Reported terms include requirement of cross-aisle support for major constitutional changes; government would be allowed to use private counsel when facing legal proceedings