Kulanu

In the all-about-Bibi era of politics, Kahlon, Shaffir fall to bad choices

Israeli politics now is not about personalities or ideologies, but rather about one singular personality – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Moshe Kahlon at a weekly cabinet meeting, December 23rd, 2018
The new Likud posters show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump

Likud adorns HQ with Trump, Putin, Modi

Netanyahu and Gabbay

Labor rejects Netanyahu's Finance Ministry offer

Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon [L] and Prime Minister Netanyahu at the announcement of the new Governor of the Bank of Israel, October 9, 2018

Kahlon breaks promises, agrees to run with Likud


Corridors of Power: Joining the party

The Yerushalmim party has a much larger following among the Jerusalemites than one would have thought following its modest achievements at the 2013 elections.

Beit Hansen exterior Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat and Fleur Hassan-Nahum, a Jerusalem city council member and new deputy mayor, conclude an agreement to expand the coalition to include the Yerushalmim Party

Kulanu: Too soon to talk about taking down the prime minister

Three lawmakers from the party participated in Saturday night’s right-wing anti-corruption rally in Jerusalem.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem

Protecting democracy

It might be unrealistic to expect a full-throated and unabashed defense of our executive branch from coalition politicians.

Kulanu leader Moshe Kahlon

Coalition parties push back against banning probes of sitting PM

Bill drafted by David Amsalem states that a current prime minister cannot be investigated unless probe is of serious crimes or crimes which could cause significant harm to Israel's security.

Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked speaks at the ICT Conference n Herzliya

Middle ground rejected as Nation-State bill debate rages-on

“According to his stance, we don’t need a nation-state bill, because what Folkmann is proposing is already in Basic Law," said Coalition chairman David Bitan.

Special committee to pass the Basic Law: Israel, the Nation-State of the Jewish People committee chairman Amir Ohana (Likud) , Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked and Tourism Minister Yariv Levin

Knesset's long weekend proposal hits snag

The proposal, which would have given workers six long weekends a year, has been blocked.

Kulanu MK Eli Cohen

Home front

While Israeli wage growth has fallen below the OECD average, housing prices have doubled since 2007, these figures show.

Kulanu leader Moshe Kahlon

Jewish democratic Kulanu and the vision of the liberal Right

The coalition is quiet on many core social and political issues. I think that the role of the sensible Right is to make this distinction.

Moshe Kahlon

Israeli minister: We must keep Jewish historic sites safe

Construction minister tours Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery.

The Jewish Cemetery on the Mount of Olives

‘Fair rental bill’ clears another Knesset hurdle

The bill states that landlords are responsible for certain repairs in the rental property and may not demand a guarantee of more three months’ rent, among other provisions.

Jerusalem apartment