In Facebook video, Joint Arab List leader Ayman Odeh says Balad withdrew support for Benny Gantz at the request of Blue and White MK Ofer Shelah, because the party hopes PM Netanyahu will fail to form a government.

Small parties do not form nearly as big a threat to government stability that mid-size parties do. Regardless, we have a political and cultural obligation to ensure that everyone, even the smallest groups, are represented.

In address to UN General Assembly in which he raises possibility of a return to the negotiating table, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says, "If you wish more, if you require more, you should give and pay more."

Without it, many right-wing voters would have felt that April’s election was stolen from them. That would have undermined their faith in the democratic process.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants a government in place or a date for a new election before the attorney general makes a decision about whether or not to indict him.