Opposition leaders are expected to meet this week for the first time since the election, as the Eisenkot-led bloc weighs its options for forming a government and advancing legislation, including a possible one-time direct election for prime minister

Golan said Netanyahu is 'abandoning the lives of civilians' and will initiate renewed hostilities 'with his personal and political considerations guiding him'

It is now clear that the United Arab List bribery arrests and allegations of Qatari influence were deliberately blown out of proportion – but the damage has already been done