Knesset legal adviser's opinion could determine immediate fate of Netanyahu's criminal proceedings; Mandelblit pushes back against Likud calls for adviser to recuse himself

Justice minister Amir Ohana and MK Miki Zohar went after Eyal Yinon for his involvement in PM's request for parliamentary immunity despite wife's role in state prosecution

Amir Ohana says Eyal Yinon must recuse himself from any involvement in PMs request for parliamentary immunity due to his wife's role in state prosecution

Sephardic leader also claims his filmed comments calling some former Soviet Union 'religion-hating gentiles' were 'distorted by politically interested sources'

Netanyahu says Yitzhak Yosef's reference to 'religion-hating gentiles' is 'outrageous and inappropriate'; Liberman decries 'anti-Semitic and racist' remarks

Opposition heavyweights willing to 'fight' Edelstein if he holds up creation of committee that would likely reject PM's bid to avoid prosecution

Eyal Yinon says he has no conflict of interest in handling procedural issues affecting PM’s immunity request, after wife's role in formulating indictments comes out

AG hits back at PM's accusation of 'trumped-up charges,' conspiracy against him, says allegations will be clarified in court

Benny Gantz's party threatens to unseat Likud's Edelstein from post if he prevents formation of committee to discuss Netanyahu's request

Blue and White representative says he has support from party leaders representing majority of lawmakers after legal adviser says no impediment to debating request immediately