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Bennett says he needs to do more to embrace right-wing base; lambasts Netanyahu, Smotrich for hounding renegade MK; insists gov't can still function without majority in Knesset

It was hard to miss Gideon Levy’s tone of schadenfreude (pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune), in an article in which he attacked the Israeli gov

Opinion: Even though PM heads the government responsible for a slew of important reforms, the coalition whip's sudden resignation will force him to realize that in Israel, a primer must spend more time consolidating power at home than abroad solving diplomatic affairs or passing major laws

From the blog of Sheldon Kirshner at The Times of Israel

Yamina MK Idit Silman urged her coalition partners to take steps to help replace the existing government with a right-wing one without bringing down the government.

Report comes shortly after Idit Silman left the coalition and Yamina declared Amichai Chikli a defector - Click the link for more details.

Amichai Chikli accuses PM of 'unprecedented breach of voters' trust,' as government he opposes faces possible collapse after fellow party member quit coalition

TV network says interior minister was told by officials in Netanyahu's party she could have any post if she leaves Yamina -- but decided to stick with gov't for now

If it was not acceptable to the parliament for Netanyahu—the head of the nation’s largest political party with 30 seats—to lead a minority government, why is it acceptable for Bennett to do so with the backing of only five members of the 120-member parliament?

Just as the prime minister was absorbing the shock of the coalition whip exit, another MP threatened to abandon the alliance and two Israelis were killed in Tel Aviv