In an interview to Israel Hayom, Otzma Yehudit leader Itamar Ben-Gvir says Zionist Left are his "brothers" and that only Arabs committed to Israel's destruction should be deported.
"After 23 years as a member of Knesset, during which I had the privilege of serving as finance minister, intelligence minister, energy minister, and chairman of the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, I felt my family and I deserved to breathe fresh air," says Yuval Steinitz.
Coalition lawmakers lament Bennett's resignation and thank him for his service, while the opposition rejoices at the news. Ayelet Shaked to take over leadership of Yamina.
Bennett and Lapid can ask the president to dissolve the Knesset on the grounds it is disrupting the function of the government. The president would then need to task another lawmaker with forming a government.
Reducing the mandatory benchmark from 3.25% to only 2% is likely to ensure that Degel HaTorah and Agudat Yisrael, the factions comprising UTJ, are elected to parliament if they decide to pursue independent bids.
"If the Knesset's dissolution is a done deal by June 30, we'll pass the Judea and Samaria regulations together with the opposition and head to elections," senior coalition member says.
Mansour Abbas says that the partnership between his Arab party and the Jewish parties "is a long process and if we succeed, we could come back from an election just as strong,"
A merger could shore up Yamina's thinning ranks as well as ensure New Hope's prospects in parliament, as polls currently predict it will fail to cross the four-seat electoral threshold.
A trickle of defections and rebellions in recent weeks has left Bennett's coalition of eight divergent parties without a clear majority to pass legislation, raising questions about how long it can survive.
Mansour Abbas also doesn't rule out joining a coalition with Religious Zionism leader Bezalel Smotrich and far-right MK Itamar Ben-Gvir.