Moshe kahlon

Former finance minister Kahlon convicted of reporting offense in UnetCredit collapse case

The conviction came as part of a plea agreement between the parties.

Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon
Moshe Kahlon

Former finance minister Moshe Kahlon summoned to pre-indictment hearing over fraud, breach of trust

Former Israeli finance minister Moshe Kahlon. In December 2023, Kahlon, former chairman of the board for Unite Credit, was implicated in several financial crimes such as fraud and breach of trust.

Ex-Israeli finance minister implicated in finance firm fraud scandal

Street sign for the road on which the prime minister's residence lies.

Grapevine: Top security


Netanyahu: Nir Barkat will be next finance minister

Likud polls have shown that appointing Barkat as finance minister would help the party attract soft-right voters from Blue and White.

Likud MK Nir Barkat addresses a Kohelet Policy Forum event, February 12, 2020.

MK Nir Barkat: Israel can be top-ten economy within a decade

Former Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat is reportedly set to be appointed finance minister.

Likud MK Nir Barkat addresses a Kohelet Policy Forum event, February 12, 2020.

Texts between Kahlon, indicted judge raise eyebrows

Karif already on trial in sex for judgeship scandal

Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon

Kahlon won't be questioned under caution

"Many appointments were made for wrong reasons, and this must be checked," the movement's head, attorney Eliad Shraga said.

Moshe Kahlon at a weekly cabinet meeting, December 23rd, 2018

Israel is experiencing a butter shortage that won’t end anytime soon

Since early 2019, butter has become such a scarce commodity that Israelis have taken to sharing rare sightings of it on social media.

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Decade of change and hope for Holocaust survivors

During the past decade some very welcome changes have occurred, attributable to the new spirit which Yair Lapid infused into the Finance Ministry.

A RELATIVE of a Holocaust survivor places a flower next to the name of a former concentration camp during a ceremony marking Holocaust Remembrance Day at Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem.

Netanyahu: The deficit is not so big, nor is it surprising

During a live interview at Channel 13 Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu said he gains massive support by the public.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a cabinet meeting, December 2019.

Moshe Kahlon allocates NIS 10m. to fight violence in Arab sector

"The budget we approved today is another step in the uncompromising battle against violence towards citizens in the Arab sector."

Joint List leader Ayman Odeh marches in the funeral of Ahmed and Halil Mana'a

COGAT stops Palestinians from exchanging shekels for foreign currency

The move was made in response to the decision by the Palestinian Authority to stop buying calves from Israel and to begin importing calves from other countries.

A Isreal Shekel note and a U.S. Dollar note are seen in this June 22, 2017 illustration photo

The Great Butter Shortage

The Agriculture Ministry said it had foreseen the shortage of local butter, and recommended that the Finance Ministry allow the import of butter without extra tariffs.

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