MK Zvi Hauser, a lifelong conservative and former cabinet secretary, has helped found 3 party slates over the past two years in his bid to oust his former boss

Knesset bids farewell to David Friedman; thanks him for 'tremendous contributions' after he oversaw policy shifts on Jerusalem, Golan, settlements, Israel-Gulf relations

Defense minister chooses MK Eitan Ginzburg to take over as head of Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee after saying he'll remove MK Zvi Hauser for defecting to another party

Derech Eretz MK Zvi Hauser, who leads the powerful Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, calls proposed deal that would release Palestinian security prisoners 'outrageous'

Blue and White chief to take over as communications minister for Hendel, seeks dismissal of Hauser as committee chair, after the two throw in their lot with Gideon Sa'ar's party

Self-described right-wing MKs lament lack of leadership from Netanyahu, who they say has become obsessed with his own legal and political survival: 'This government has failed'

Both Derech Eretz lawmakers seem set to back Likud MK, who's forming a movement to challenge Netanyahu for premiership; colleagues from Likud may follow

Longtime Likud member says he's quitting party to form his own right-wing list; accuses his colleagues of transforming party into a 'cult of personality'

Yamina MK reportedly proposes plan that would see some parties gain prestigious ministerial roles; Derech Eretz believed to be not interested; Shaked denies report

Likud's Miri Regev and Osnat Mark refuse to take part due to selection of 'anti-Zionist' judges they claim -- apparently mistakenly -- that panel cannot convene without them