Ousted premier makes royal riposte after Shas party leader mistakenly refers to him as 'prime minister' during Knesset meeting

Outgoing PM skips traditional photo of handover with successor, tells opposition bloc he'll topple new government based on 'fraud, hate and power-seeking'

New leaders take reins at a flurry of ceremonies and meetings, setting policy goals and taking fire from former ministers now in opposition

With okay already given to groups, interior minister recommends speedy entry process for those inoculated against coronavirus -- from certain countries

Likud MK David Bitan says he told Netanyahu that it was 'a mistake' not to give Gideon Sa'ar a ministerial position in the last government

After city makes financial comeback, Aryeh Deri says there is no need for planned 2023 unification; Bat Yam Mayor Tzvika Brot: 'We have worked very hard for this achievement'

In assault on PM-designate, Litzman says Yamina leader may as well remove his kippa, Deri says he'll 'destroy Shabbat, conversion, kashrut'; Bennett dismisses 'hysterical outburst'

Shas leader suggested that Naftali Bennett never had any intention of joining a right-wing government, and that Avigdor Liberman is the coalition's real driving force

As ultra-Orthodox political leaders resist an independent investigation of Israel's worst civil disaster, fearing they'll be blamed, anger is rising within the community

Netanyahu says deadly crush will be thoroughly investigated, but doesn't mention a state inquiry commission; Deri, breaking silence, also calls for full examination