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


Knesset votes to extend budget deadline

Ministers approve pushing off date to pass budget to November 5; opposition MKs complain government is not letting Knesset work.

The Knesset

Kulanu MK seeks to mandate an extra week of vacation days for workers

The Kulanu MK came to the conclusion that the current law on vacation days are based on the assumption that people were likely to stay in the same workplace for much of their adult lives.

RACHEL AZARIA speaks at The Jerusalem Post Wednesday afternoon.

Kahlon: Economy will improve if just 15% of reforms pass

New finance minister spends first days in post preparing list of reforms.

Kulanu leader Moshe Kahlon

NGO doubles-down on asking High Court to disqualify Shas leader, Kulanu No. 2

The new petition is based on the Movement for the Quality of Government’s hope that now that ministers are appointed, court will more seriously consider disqualifying Deri, Galant.

Aryeh Deri

Kahlon mulling Oren for deputy foreign minister

Kahlon expected to make decision by next Wednesday's deadline for formation of government.

Former ambassador to the US Michael Oren

Netanyahu signs coalition deals with Kulanu, UTJ; Kahlon promises reforms

Kahlon says that the new government will pursue reforms in housing and banks, and will act to close economic gaps in Israeli society; deal with UTJ shows several major concessions to haredim.

Kulanu head Moshe Kahlon and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands after signing the coalition agreement

Coalition deals waiting for Kahlon approval

The Likud’s team will meet Friday morning with representatives of Shas; Meeting with Kulanu planned for Sunday.

Moshe Kahlon votes at a ballot box in his native Givat Olga

Rivlin grants Netanyahu 2 week extension to form coalition

Netanyahu will have until May 6 to build a coalition after not succeeding at finalizing a deal with any party through the first four weeks of negotiations.

Rivlin grants Netanyahu 2 week extension to form coalition

Netanyahu to ask for coalition extension Monday

Likud, Kulanu teams burn midnight oil.

The Knesset

Meet the New MK: Kulanu's Shasha-Biton wants to narrow social gaps through education

"I plan to deal with social and education issues, in connection to narrowing social gaps and eradicating injustices, and I have concrete ideas of how to do that."

Dr. Yifat Sassa-Biton.