Baharav-Miara says law, frozen since last week, 'sets legal situation backward,' unfairly benefits incumbents, and should not be implemented at upcoming vote on October 31

Aryeh Deri also said working to stop the 'march into the abyss' as more than 1,000 Air Force reservists refuse to show up for duty as government pushes ahead with legislation

Justices issue injunction against legislation which removes requirement for caretaker mayors to sit out an election period before running for the office they were appointed to

September 12 hearing to be presided over by Supreme Court President Esther Hayut, Justice Uzi Vogelman and Justice Yitzhak Amit

Measure passes on second and third reading despite coming allegations of being tailored to allow the well-connected acting mayor of Tiberias to run for the seat as an incumbent

Government to reevaluate after banks propose own plans for better consumer terms next week; Bank of Israel governor had called proposal 'serious blow' to central bank independence

Yisrael Beytenu head again claims his fellow opposition chiefs have cut deal with PM and Aryeh Deri that would return the latter to cabinet after court ruled he can't be a minister

Despite focusing on ultra-Orthodox education, Edelstein found himself at political helm of Ashkenazi Jewry where he championed coexistence and practicality

Finance minister reportedly left discussions earlier in month when PM said he planned to resolve crisis; Deri rebuked by Agudat Yisrael rabbis when he tried to visit, report says

Knesset votes 33-12 to approve appointment, as MK Uriel Buso expresses hope that party chair will return to ministerial roles