Parliament passes a preliminary measure to dissolve itself before a midnight deadline expires on Wednesday. Should three more votes pass, elections will be called for March 2, 2020.

Faced with internecine strife and external pressure from the United States and Israel, Iranian honchos appear to be growing agitated.

The nationalist camp needs to understand that the symbiosis between the haredi parties and Likud comes with an ideological and electoral price, which we no longer have the luxury of denying.

Yisrael Beytenu leader tears into PM Benjamin Netanyahu in a Facebook post, decrying accusations against himself from Netanyahu's associates: "The difference between us is that I have principles and you just have interests."

Small and mid-size business owners want to cancel the Election Day "holiday," while the Central Elections Committee argues that doing so will make it difficult to find staff for polling places.