Moshe Kahlon
Analysis Why Israel Has a Soviet-style Butter Shortage
Agriculture Ministry officials are striving to prevent the lifting of butter tariffs, even temporarily, because it could threaten dairy farmers
Opinion Israel Gets an ‘F’ in Finance
Moshe Kahlon was a terrible finance minister who left us a dangerous deficit and an economy whose growth is slowing. But Netanyahu was equally to blame
Israel's Beleaguered Finance Minister, Moshe Kahlon, to Withdraw From Public Life
'He is not going to be a member of Knesset or hold any political office. He wants to be with his family and grandchildren,' his spokesperson says
Israel's State Watchdog Whitewashed Report on Budget Deficit, Staffers Say
Officials who prepared draft say final version neuters criticism of finance minister’s delay of bad news on overspending
Israeli Government's Disputed Residential Construction Program Extended
Mehir Lamishtaken, aimed at helping first-time home buyers, has been criticized for not reducing costs and distorting the housing market
Israeli Minister Plugs Housing Contractor Under Investigation for Worker's Death
Six people have died this year at construction sites run by Rami Shbiro's company and its subsidiary, but the finance minister provided it free publicity on social media
Israeli Finance Minister Expresses Little Concern Over Strong Shekel
Moshe Kahlon dismisses problem as the ‘troubles of the rich’ and says it’s a boost to consumers
Deflation Raises Prospect That Bank of Israel Will Try to Tamp Down the Mighty Shekel
July consumer price index fell 0.3%, but home prices rose 0.5% amid signs that the market is heating up again
Analysis Israeli Budget Looks Grim on Both Sides of the Ledger
Spending is increasing far faster than budgeted, tax income is rising less than forecast, and the government’s hands are tied
Israel's Treasury Changes Policy, Causing Potential Delay in Building of New Schools
'This is a system flaw that will negatively impact the children of Israel,' Tel Aviv municipality’s director-general says
Analysis Israeli Finance Minister's Boasting Turns Out to Be Only Half True
Israel’s economy is doing well, but his fiscal policies were by no stretch of the imagination ‘responsible’
Finance Ministry Proposes Raise in Pension Age for Israeli Women
State-run pension funds face an actuarial crisis if nothing is done
Analysis Kahlon: A Sell-out Foretold
The Kulanu leader’s link-up with Netanyahu was only the latest in a series of moral implosions that belied his good-guy image
Israel's Finance Minister Blocks Formation of Minority Government
After coalition talks between Netanyahu and Lieberman hit a dead end, Moshe Kahlon says a government that doesn't have a majority would be pointless
Finance Minister Won't Serve Another Term in Narrow-majority Netanyahu Government
The Kulanu chairman and Avigdor Lieberman deny they're conspiring against Netanyahu, but they're taking a hard line in the coalition talks
Analysis Bibi’s Appetite for Power Is a Danger to the Economy
Rumors are that Netanyahu wants to move the powerful budget division from the treasury to the Prime Minister’s Office
Ultra-Orthodox Party Looks to Secure Stronghold on Government Amid Coalition Talks
United Torah Judaism hopes to push its religious agenda, as Netanyahu signals he has no intentions of naming far-right settler leader Bezalel Smotrich as justice minister
Netanyahu Offers Kahlon to Stay on as Finance Minister if He Rejoins Likud
From the far right, Rafi Peretz to be education minister, while Netanyahu hopes Bezalel Smotrich will agree to an expanded housing porfolio as coalition talks continue
Analysis The Court Will Be Netanyahu's Punching Bag, With Nobody to Moderate the Blows
Kulanu Chairman Moshe Kahlon says internal polling shows he lost voters because of his consistent defense of the legal system
Israel Could Face Austerity Under Next Government
But Finance Ministry officials downplay fiscal problems: ‘When you have 37.8 Celsius fever you don’t go to surgery’
Gantz’s Coalition Plan: Snap Deal With a Moderate, a Far-rightist and the ultra-Orthodox
Benny Gantz believes that if tapped by the president, he will have no problem forming a government, sources in his Kahol Lavan party say
Bank of Israel Urges Tax Hikes to Cover Growing Budget Deficit
Annual report scores government fiscal policy, warns overspending cannot continue at current levels
Analysis Kahlon’s Populism Will End Up Costing Us All Dearly
The credit rating report on Israel by Fitch this week is a warning about the growing price his policies are imposing
Parties Pushing Social Agenda Losing Their Appeal
Moshe Kahlon's Kulanu and Orli Levi-Abekasis's Gesher party lag far behind in an election that has marginalized social issues