Yisrael Beytenu is sparing no effort to keep and grow its traditional voter base, Likud is trying to appeal to the electorate's natural right-wing tendencies, and Blue and White has yet to earmark any funds for a sector-specific campaign. Labor is still mulling the best approach by which to win the Russian vote, and Yamina, for its part, seems to be ignoring the sector altogether.
Rejecting Barak's apology for the events of October 2000 Ayman Odeh says, "We have already seen your cynical election apology to Mizrahi Jews. A real show of responsibility would be stepping down from the public stage. In order to replace the right-wing government and fight for a future [Israeli-Arab] partnership, you must be left in the past."
Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg says efforts include "minimizing potential harm and setting new standards for ad transparency." Social media giant is committed to "invest in safety in the lead-up to elections in Israel," she says.
While committee has final say on who will be allowed to run, Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit says Ben-Zion Gopstein and Baruch Marzel are "deep in the forbidden territory" of incitement to racism.
This is what we know so far about what the major political players intend to do in the week leading up the election and on Election Day itself to make sure they squeeze out every possible vote.
"Without a strong ideological Right, a Likud government will be established with the Left," faction leader Ayelet Shaked warns. "I am aiming for the highest political echelon in Israel and intend to go as far as I can to lead the country," she says.
Likud officials say National Union leader Bezalel Smotrich "went too far" by calling PM Benjamin Netanyahu "weak" for allowing an event in Afula to be cancelled over separate seating for men and women.
Center-Left party often states it will not join a Netanyahu-led coalition, but leader Benny Gantz has gone back and forth on the issue, this time saying that if Netanyahu offered a leadership rotation deal with Gantz leading first he would be "willing to consider it." Gantz "did some real damage with this statement," Blue and White member says.
Of Blue and White's leaders, Yair Lapid has been the most vocal critic of the prime minister. Former coalition whip says Likud is open to a political partnership with the party but Blue and White officials dismiss notion as unfeasible.
Following Israel Hayom columnist Mati Tuchfeld's call on Tuesday for the Right to "commit to its own path," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu quickly responds in a direct letter to the paper's readers, vowing to eschew a national unity government with the Blue and White party after the September 17 election.
