Lapid expected to win; unclear if he will be challenged; party also set to announce new method for selecting electoral slate

Survey sees surge for Likud and Labor, while New Hope would fall under electoral threshold; blocs would be tied, with 56 seats each

Dorit Stern, whose husband boasted ignoring anonymous complaints against officers in IDF, says media gave husband raw deal, airing decades-old accusations without verification

Intelligence minister withdraws candidacy, apologizes as outcry snowballs over his remarks about trashing anonymous harassment complaints

Following outcry over minister's remarks about trashing anonymous harassment complaints, woman says that as head of IDF officers' school, Stern said her claim was 'nonsense'

Intelligence minister sparked outcry by implying he'd trashed anonymous complaints; Labor chief expresses doubt he can head Jewish Agency; Meretz head calls remarks 'unacceptable'

Intelligence minister sparked outcry by implying he'd trashed anonymous complaints; party leader says: 'If Stern had said he'd shredded assault claims, we would say goodbye to him'

Some 1,000 party members and lawmakers will reportedly be eligible to vote for a chairperson; unclear if anyone will challenge incumbent; no vote to be held for party's slate

Knesset speaker reportedly facing pressure to resist Health Ministry's call for Vladimir Beliak to be blocked from taking part in plenum votes, as coalition struggles to pass laws

Mark Mellman, strategist for Yesh Atid and founder of Democratic Majority for Israel, believes new Israeli government can restore Jewish state's bipartisan place in US politics