Blue and White deputy leader says he'll help Yisrael Beytenu pass increase to pension assistance for elderly Russians

With only 2 weeks left to form the next government and many hurdles remaining, PM says task seems 'absurd,' claims budgetary demands cannot be met

With two weeks to go before coalition formation deadline, Yisrael Beytenu chief plays hard to get, but insists he won't back anyone but Netanyahu for PM

Eli Avidar recently penned a novel about leadership set in the reigns of three emperors, Marcus Aurelius, Commodus, and Septimius Severus. Does he see modern parallels?

Yisrael Beytenu chief says Likud must agree to five core demands, including defeating Hamas and passing draft law, or he will join opposition

In a letter, Gil Messing says he doesn't want controversy surrounding his 2015 actions in fulfillment of his civic duty to damage the army's reputation

Likud says PM seeking to push back deadline to May 28; partners said to agree on legislation removing limitation on number of ministers

Army chief holds meetings with top legal officers before speaking with Netanyahu following report Gil Messing secretly recorded suspects in Yisrael Beytenu graft case

Gil Messing, tapped to take over as military flack, secretly recorded his friend, Ronen Moshe, leading to his indictment, as well as then-foreign minister Avigdor Liberman

Yisrael Beytenu says its leader and PM discussed 'preservation of the status quo on issues of religion and state'; but party's demands still at odds with ultra-Orthodox