Kahlon

Partial school day, work as usual: Program considered for Third Election

Fear of heavy economic damage in the event of another, third election in the same year, Finance Minister Kahlon drafts plan that would not result in an additional public holiday.

A voter in Jerusalem in the last Knesset election on April 9
Man builds his wife a surprise dream house. (Kitchen/Dining Room Pictured)

Kahlon alleviated the housing crisis

Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon

Moshe Kahlon: If not reappointed as minister, I’ll consider my next step

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Zehut party leader Moshe Feiglin hold a press conference announcing Zehut's withdrawal from the elections.

Has enough changed to prevent a third election?


Pushback builds on agriculture reform as Kahlon lowers meat tariffs

Zionist Union MK Eitan Broshi, who wrote the bill, said such moves needed serious debate.

Meat (illustrative).

Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon pledges his support to IBA

This was announced on Monday, by Yesh Atid Member of Knesset Karin Elharrar who chairs the Knesset’s State Control Committee.

Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon

Sanitation strike ends after Finance Ministry transfers NIS 17million to rehire fired workers

"All sides must remember that we are talking about the State of Israel’s capital," says Histadrut chairman.

Garbage truck

2016 Budget: Not just numbers

During the Knesset budget debate, MKs seemed to represent only narrow sectoral interest groups.

Moshe Kahlon

Kahlon says gas compromise won’t pass muster, monopolies must be dismantled

Up until now, Kahlon has maintained distance from the natural gas issue, due to his friendship with Koby Maimon, whose company Isramco has a 28.75 percent share in the Tamar gas field.

Moshe Kahlon

City Notes: Fantasy no more — Lands Authority approves crucial agreement in Haifa seafront project

A round up of news from around the nation.

Aerial view of Haifa

Politics and Diplomacy: A brittle coalition

Does the PM really want a small shaky government or would he prefer a large stable administration ostensibly committed to a two-state solution?

Benjamin Netanyahu

Kahlon calls for upping tax on residential real estate investors

The logic behind a tax increase is to make it less profitable for investors to buy apartments and rent them out, thus keeping more apartments on the market for people who want to buy them.

MOSHE KAHLON (center) visits with fellow Koolanu candidates

Une alliance d'un nouveau genre

Le succès du quatrième gouvernement Netanyahou dépendra des relations qu’il entretiendra avec son ministre des Finances et des solutions qu’il apportera à la crise du logement

Moshé Kahlon et Benjamin Netanyahou

Middle Israel: It’s the housing crisis, stupid!

The fourth Netanyahu government’s success may depend on the prime minister’s harmony with his finance minister.

BENJAMIN NETANYAHU and finance minister Moshe Kahlon.