Result is second best since 1999, defying predictions of voter apathy and fatigue in the country's second national vote this year

Litzman says could consider unity government if it doesn't include Lapid; Deri says it's time to end 'boycotts' and divisive language

Party lawmakers unfazed by murky path to a coalition government, after exit polls, urge caution until final results come in

Leading parties both at 32 seats; MK Avigdor Liberman, with 9 seats, repeats pledge that he will only join a broad unity government

Officers say suspect shot in the leg after pulling out a knife at Qalandiya outside Jerusalem

Yisrael Beytenu leader expresses disappointment with Gantz's speech, saying it lacked 'clear statements'; vows no 3rd election; dismisses 'absurd' notion of coalition with Arabs

Miki Zohar says legislation blasted as racist had backfired on Likud by energizing Arab voters; congratulates Liberman on being the 'only winner' of the elections

Purdue Pharma legal battle heightens debate over how much nonprofits should rely on the rich, and whether conditions should be imposed on their gifts