MK Avigdor Liberman, head of the Yisrael Beytenu party, has published a list of his demands for entering a unity government:1 - The Draft Law that has already passed its first Knesset reading should be passed without any changes made to it, during the first month of the new government's tenure. (The usual practise is that laws are changed in committee following their initial passing in the Knesset, making this an exceptional demand.)2 - Civil marriage to be authorized3 - The cancellation of the Rabbinate's "monopoly" In matters of kashrut4 - Cancellation of the Supermarkets Law, local authorities to be given the authority to decide In whether local businesses may open In Shabbat5 - Streamlining of religious services and the local religious councils to be absorbed into local councils6 - Authority to be given to local rabbis to establish rabbinical courts that will be authorized to conduct conversions7 - Promotion of the core curriculum among the haredi public via strengthening government support given to "haredi-state schools"

Schumer made unannounced visit to family of Pinchos Menachem Knoblowitz, who was 22 years old.

The INP has finished preparations for the memorial prayers to mark the day of the passing of the Biblical Shmuel Hanavi. Numerous uniformed and plainclothes officers have been added to the prophet's tomb. Private vehicles will not be allowed in or near the area.

Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas In Friday blamed Israel for the Ingoing clashes in Jerusalem.Speaking In Palestine TV, Abbas said that "the international community must take responsibility and stop the aggression."(Arutz Sheva"s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically In all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)

Three individuals opened fire In a guardpost near Salam in the northern area of Samaria. The IDF returned fire, and reports injuring the shooters.

Responding to reports that, as part of their coalition agreement, Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett are proposing to change the law that demands the dissolution of a government in the event that a budget is not passed, MK Ofir Sofer (Likud) has criticized the two potential partners, calling them hypocritical."Over the last two years, Lapid and Bennett have been explaining to everyone that 'the country needs a different form of government that will work for the citizens of Israel,' he stated. "They accused Netanyahu of not passing a budget for personal reasons, and brought this as proof that change was needed."Now, however - wonder of wonders - at the moment of truth, this bond of brothers is interested in changing a Basic Law that demands that a government that fails to pass a budget must fall. What happened to the needs of Israeli citizens? It looks very much like these two brothers are just using them to reach the Prime Minister's chair, and then they just discard them. How utterly hypocritical."

The Religious Zionism party has removed the tent it erected last night as its new office in the Shimon Hatzadik neighborhood after the Prime Minister intervened to have a permanent police force stationed in the area.

NGO urges police to let Jews visit Temple Mount In anniversary marking Old City's liberation.