Agreement with Smotrich's Religious Zionism party further aligns PM with extremists such as Otzma Yehudit's Itamar Ben Gvir

Ben Gvir says that in talks with Netanyahu associates ahead of far-right merger, both sides recognized that PM can't form right-wing coalition without his slate in Knesset

The PM is courting censure by helping Israel's most extremist faction, and its leader isn't even a reliable ally. But the move could pay off when it's time to build a coalition

Galit Distal Atbaryan will be placed at number 10 on the ruling party's electoral list for the March election; negotiations still ongoing for other spots to be chosen by PM

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This is no familiar right-vs-left election. It's Netanyahu versus the rest. But though 'the rest,' this time, includes potent challengers from his own camp, the PM is far from done

Netanyahu has been pushing alliance, which will also include the anti-LGBT Noam party, over concerns factions would fall under electoral threshold if they ran alone

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PM said to offer National Religious Party's Smotrich free extra seat on Likud slate, settlement construction plans in exchange for merging with Otzma Yehudit

Hagit Moshe, a Jerusalem deputy mayor, pleads for religious Zionist unity; 2 other right-wing parties echo her call as polls indicate that together they could win 4 Knesset seats