Liberman has floated recruiting Likud MKs to help form government without Netanyahu, but strict legislation threatens to complicate any attempt to cross political lines

Chess legend and Putin critic says Russia’s propaganda machine is backing the PM, predicts a new government without him, urges Israel to side with Ukraine against a shared enemy

As hostility toward Israel grows over Gaza war and settler violence, many voters believe problem is beyond their control, accept Netanyahu's argument issue rooted in antisemitism