Matan Kahana

Former MK Kahana says Iranian missile threat is equivalent to nuclear threat, 'like Hiroshima'

According to Kahana, the Iranian missiles have a warhead of about half a ton of explosives, and "if you take 30,000 such missiles, it is equivalent to the atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima."

MK Matan Kahana attends a National Unity faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on May 26, 2025.
 MK Matan Kahana attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on May 7, 2025.

After Eisenkot, Matan Kahana also announces exit from Gantz's party

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Construction and Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf seen in Jerusalem, September 27, 2023

A gov't of desecration: Goldknopf’s dance shows Israelis who is really to blame - opinion

 (Illustrative) State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman and IDF Chief of Staff, Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi over a backdrop of the IDF Kirya military headquarters.

Secret recordings, NDAs: Comptroller reveals IDF officers not complying with investigations


Was MK Matan Kahana right about his comments on Arabs? - editorial

Kahana's wording was out of place. Jewish and Arab Israelis are destined to live together.

Minister of Religious Affairs Matan Kahana arrives to a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on September 5, 2021.

Yamina MK Matan Kahana’s outlandish words in full context - analysis

That part of his speech was cut out of the 152-second clip that became public on Tuesday. To fill in the gap, Kahana tweeted his Facebook post from last month.

 RELIGIOUS SERVICES Minister Matan Kahana arrives for a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem earlier this month. He is resigning from the cabinet in order to return to the Knesset.

Both sides failed when Knesset failed to pass West Bank laws - analysis

Naftali Bennett's coalition and Benjamin Netanyahu's opposition went into Monday night’s votes with a clear goal, and they both failed.

 Meretz MK Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi voting at the Knesset on June 6, 2022

Sa’ar closes door on a new coalition led by Netanyahu

Deals were offered to rebel MKs to quit * settler bill to return

 JUSTICE MINISTER Gideon Sa’ar addresses the Knesset plenum. He has promoted a bill to prevent incitement on social networks.

Hadera Yeshiva rabbi alleges he was beaten by police near Western Wall

In response to his statement, Israel Police has claimed that he was arrested after violating orders and provoking police officers,

 Men dance with Israeli flags at the Western Wall in Jerusalem Old City on the eve of Jerusalem Day, Saturday night.

Israel cannot abandon the two state solution - editorial

It is time for Israel to strengthen its ties with moderate Palestinians and keep cooperating with pragmatic Israeli-Arabs.

Deputy Religious Services Minister Matan Kahana during a plenum session in the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament on May 16, 2022.

Bennett loyalist quits cabinet in effort to stabilize coalition

The MK was forced out against his will.

RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS Minister Matan Kahana address the Knesset plenum last month.

Toporovsky to serve as de facto coalition head

Toporovsky will convene the meetings of faction chairmen who decide what bills will be legislated and their timetable. He will also ensure a majority for every bill brought to a vote.

Yesh Atid MK Boaz Toporovsky

New elections will reverse positive developments - opinion

Perhaps the chances of the Government of Change to survive were never very good. However, to categorize it as a historic mistake that should never have happened, and should never be repeated.

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Right-wing politicians clash over Temple Mount closure

Religious Zionist Party MKs Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir accused Bennett of surrendering to terror. Religious Services Minister Matan Kahana defended Bennett's decision. 

 Itamar Ben-Gvir at the Knesset, April 6, 2022.