Coalition Crisis

Haredi MK: 'Likud doesn't have any more deserters'

'We need a new government in this Knesset, not new elections,' MK Uri Maklev stresses.

New Hope preparing for alternative government?

Coalition sources hint New Hope may bring down government, sources in the party deny the reports.

Coalition crisis:

PM Bennett: Hamas wants this government to fail

"They're hankering after briefcases stuffed with dollars. The fact that Hamas wants this government to fall tells you all you need to know."

Coalition crisis:

Ra'am demands 'amended' status quo on Temple Mount

Mansour Abbas wants Jordan to present list of demands. Without Israeli acquiescence, Ra'am will not return to coalition.

Shaked instructs: Work under assumption gov't will collapse

Interior Min. Shaked believes current coalition has about a month left, report says.

Haredi MK: 'Government won't fall tomorrow'

'Even if there are more deserters, it won't be enough until the Joint Arab List decides to bring down the government,' MK Yakov Margi says.

Rogue Yamina MK: 'I'll lead a new party - or join it'

'I did not leave the party, PM Bennett and Interior Min. Shaked left the ideas of the party,' MK Amichai Chikli says.

Govt. minister:

'We have a very narrow coalition & need Ra'am to survive'

"Opposition doesn't have better ideas for the Temple Mount," says Diaspora Affairs Minister. "We saw what happened to them last summer."

Netanyahu estimates: Another MK will leave coalition this week

In conversations with those close to him, opposition leader MK Netanyahu says coalition likely to lose another MK in the coming week.

Coalition crisis

Netanyahu coached Yamina defector on how to negotiate with Gantz

Despite efforts, Gantz refused to consider joining Netanyahu-led coalition.

Meretz Minister

'Proud to take Ra'am's interests into account on Temple Mount'

Responding to Meretz' Yair Golan, Yamina MK Orbach asks: "Are you trying to dismantle the coalition?"

Coalition crisis

PM Bennett: I'm not angry with Idit Silman

Asked four times if Interior Minister Shaked has committed to remaining in the government, Bennett evades answering.

Haredi MK: 'Hard to believe we'll manage to form a government'

'Bennett not worthy of being prime minister, he has no legitimacy,' Shas MK Azoulay says.

Lapid: Coalition crisis 'under control'

Foreign Minister predicts current government will remain in power by next Passover and the Passover after that.

Ahmad Tibi:

'I'd like to thank Idit Silman for making things 60-60'

Joint List MK stresses his party won't join the coalition or sign any agreements. "We'll act on an ad hoc basis."

Yamina MK to Meretz

'Your voters want you in the govt, ours don't'

At stormy coalition meeting, party chairs call for more discipline while Yamina's representative begs for 'understanding.'

Opposition working to protect former coalition whip

Opposition to allow MK Idit Silman not to vote in the no-confidence vote against the government, to prevent coalition from hurting her.

Finance Min.:

'We won't hold elections, Netanyahu will agree to plea bargain'

Finance Min. Liberman instructs employees: 'Continue at regular pace, no elections soon.'

Yamina MK: Bennett's days as prime minister are numbered

'Bennett is in hysterics, his ECMO machine will not help him,' Yamina's MK Chikli says.

Bennett's new partners - The Joint List?

Following Silman resignation, officials in the Bennett-Lapid government have asked lawyers to formulate agreements with the Joint Arab List

Likud estimate: Low chance of more deserters before summer break

Some senior Likud officials prefer not to reserve spot for Interior Min. Shaked in their party, report says.

Poll: Nearly 60% of Israelis not interested in new elections

Different division, same results: In new poll, bloc led by former PM Netanyahu wins 60 seats, while current coalition wins just 54.

New poll shows right-wing bloc with 60 Knesset seats

Coalition parties lose power, win 54 seats, while bloc led by former PM Netanyahu gains 60.

Elections or a new government? Disagreements within haredi party

MKs from United Torah Judaism party split on whether to support new elections or new coalition from within current Knesset.

MK Silman meets Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu

Rabbi Eliyahu also played a part in convincing Silman to desert the government, depriving it of its Knesset majority.

Coalition crisis

Smotrich: Orbach's ultimatum is a bluff

"It's a drama played out between Bennett and Orbach. Bennett has simply provided Orbach with a ladder to climb down his tall tree."

Coalition crisis

Yamina MK Nir Orbach's ultimatum to the Prime Minister

Orbach wants electricity for young settlements, end to construction freeze, and return to daycare subsidies --otherwise, he's out.

Coalition crisis

MK Eli Avidar confident government won't fall

Avidar hopes Joint List opposition party will provide a life-jacket and forestall elections. MK Mansour Abbas is less optimistic.

Silman resignation aftermath:

Likud attempting to woo New Hope MKs to bring down coalition

MK Yariv Levin: New Hope MKs are not enemies, hope they will follow Idit Silman in leaving government.

End to coalition crisis?

Bennett to present compromise on IDF pensions

PM to present compromise on the pensions of permanent IDF personnel after Gantz boycotted Knesset votes over the law.

Watch: Is Israel on the verge of another election?

With the deadline to pass 2020-21 budget about to run out & no agreement in sight, it appears Israel may be on its way to another election.

Liberman: We're not looking to bring down Netanyahu

Yisrael Beytenu chairman: Our sole motive is to 'uphold the principles and commitments given to the public before the elections.'

Netanyahu stays…but hold on to your seatbelts

'No coalition crisis that can't be overcome'

Tourism Minister says no one in coalition wants early elections - but partners have to behave responsibly.

Coalition Chairman: We can't handle a new crisis every month

Likud MK David Amsalem says another crisis could lead to early elections.

Knesset Speaker: We had a crazy week

Yuli Edelstein relieved coalition woes over. 'Netanyahu handled coalition crisis responsibly, glad episode is behind us.'

Bennett: Common sense prevailed

Education Minister praises agreement to avoid early elections.

Leading rabbi:

'It's a terrible mistake to bring down a right-wing government'

Leading Religious Zionist Rabbi Haim Druckman warns coalition members not to bring about fall of government. 'Everyone will lose.'

'We will drink up their seats with a straw'

Likud minister says his party is not intentionally pushing for elections, but is also not afraid of the fall of the government.

Shaked to PM: Dissolving the government 'a historic mistake'

Justice Minister calls on PM not to topple right-wing government over what she calls an 'imaginary crisis.'

Senior coalition officials:

'Prime Minister is dissolving a right-wing government'

'The Prime Minister does not have to fire Minister Sofa Landver.'

Netanyahu: I call on Liberman to remain in government

'It is important to continue our partnership in a broad government - only this can continue to serve Israel's citizens.'

'IDF can't handle so many haredi soldiers at once'

Education Minister Bennett says coalition crisis is 'hollow,' no reason to push for immediate draft of all haredi yeshiva students.

PM: '61' is not an option

Netanyahu tells Likud ministers his goal is to stabilize government, but he won't agree to a coalition without Liberman.

Bennett hints he will challenge Netanyahu for prime minister

Bennett says he will run against Prime Minister Netanyahu if 'elections are declared for personal reasons'.

'If the coalition breaks apart, we'll push off elections'

If PM Netanyahu early elections, coalition and opposition parties will band together to delay elections until October, sources say.

Coalition efforts to prevent elections continue

Efforts to formulate agreed Draft Law outline to allow coalition to continue as per Prime Minister's demands.

Coalition crisis: Haredi party blasts outline

Leaders of Agudat Yisrael faction of UTJ say outline being formulated to solve crisis inconsistent with position of Council of Torah Sages.

Bennett: Next time, I'll demand the defense portfolio

Education Minister: Under PM Netanyahu, I'll insist on defense portfolio. If Netanyahu steps down, I'll run for PM.

'We won't support an agreement the court will strike down'

UTJ chairman says that, despite reports of a solution to coalition crisis, no official proposal has been presented to his faction.

The outline that will save the coalition?

Attorney General's office reportedly formulates compromise on Draft Law to prevent early elections.

'Budget by Passover - or we're leaving the government'

Finance Minister threatens that if coalition crisis over Draft Law not solved within weeks, his party will leave the coalition.

Coalition crisis orchestrated by Netanyahu and Liberman?

Haredi journalist blames PM for dragging country to elections by cynically exploiting haredi distress. 'There is no draft crisis.'

Litzman: 'Without the Draft Law, there'll be no budget'

Deputy Health Minister reiterates this morning: If Draft Law doesn't pass, he won't support budget.

Elections to be held during the summer?

Senior sources in the coalition expect elections to be held this summer, instead of late in 2019.

Coalition crisis?

Deri threatens to resign: Netanyahu rushes to Knesset

Interior Minister and Shas leader threatens to quit unless Knesset passes law giving him power to close stores on Shabbat.

Coalition crisis averted with compromise

Coalition Chairman agrees to delay vote on 'French Law' by 1 month, end freeze on all other legislation.

MK Gafni threatens coalition crisis if Shabbat bill not passed

Haredi MK demands state take action to restore status quo after Supreme Court permits Shabbat desecration by businesses in Tel Aviv.

Netanyahu, Kahlon reach deal ending coalition crisis

New broadcasting authority to be split in two, with a separate entity dedicated to news and current events.

'PM behind articles criticizing a minister? Unprecedented'

Professor Avi Diskin estimates that despite tensions the coalition is not falling apart. 'No party has a real interest in elections.'