Issawi Frej and Mossi Raz say current chairwoman best embodies coexistence they stood for; central committee to decide between incumbent and former MK Nitzan Horowitz next week

Left-wing party says it won't hold open primaries, committee will decide on faction chief and candidate list, in a setback for incumbent head Tamar Zandberg

MK Issawi Frej and ex-lawmaker Mossi Raz say bid to be co-leaders of party aimed at 'building a strong and influential Jewish-Arab left'

PM faces challenges from right and left, still faces tough task of cobbling together a coalition, should Likud gain most seats in September

'The present need is a large and significant left-wing bloc,' leader Zandberg says, as politicians begin preparing for September 17 vote

Ayman Odeh calls for Arab-Jewish partnership to 'enact change' as tens of thousands gather in Tel Aviv to protest against Netanyahu

Blue and White no.2 Yair Lapid says demonstration is about PM's efforts 'to avoid going to jail' amid a legislative push that would grant him immunity from prosecution

Hadash-Ta'al head to address Saturday night protest; Ra'am-Balad members to attend following uproar over Blue and White organizers' failure to include them

Opposition parties join forces for what they hope will be a major Saturday night rally; Blue and White official: 'We won't let up until we save democracy'

Israel Democracy Institute's Arik Rudnitzky says nation-state law led many Arabs to stay away, also cites collapse of Joint List; others have pointed to Likud cameras as deterrent