Moshe kahlon

As Netanyahu weighs reserved slots, officials consider how party list will change prior to election

Former finance minister Moshe Kahlon and MK Tsega Melaku are two of the names under consideration for Netanyahu's reserved slots.

People at polling station during the Likud party internal elections in Jeursalem, July 27, 2026.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU and finance minister Moshe Kahlon.

Netanyahu pushes to reserve seats for Sa'ar, Kahlon in top ten Likud slots - report

Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon

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

Moshe Kahlon

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


Finance Ministry seeks major government cutbacks to halt deficit growth

Additional sources of revenue will include the transfer of funds from Israel’s national lottery company Mifal HaPais and the National Insurance Institute (Bituach Leumi).

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

Kulanu-Likud merger not the end of the world

I voted for Kahlon because of all the Knesset Members, he is the most successful at enacting domestic reforms.

Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon

Labor rejects Netanyahu's Finance Ministry offer

"We will not be a part of the coalition without the finance ministry," the Kulanu party tweeted.

Netanyahu and Gabbay

Kahlon breaks promises, agrees to run with Likud

Kahlon faced criticism for the move from Blue and White, which sent 40 protesters to his home in Haifa.

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

Crunch time in coalition talks

Time is running out for Netanyahu to form a government.

Member of Knesset Bezalel Smotrich, head of the National Union faction of the United Right-Wing Parties

Will Kahlon leave coalition because of expected tax increase?

The source close to Kahlon confirmed that Kulanu will not join the coalition if demands require a tax hike.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon attend a news conference announcing the appointment of the new Bank of Israel Governor, in Jerusalem, October 9, 2018

Netanyahu wants Likud merger with Kahlon to form ‘mega-conservative party’

Other Likud sources said Netanyahu will not seek a merger with Yisrael Beytenu, due to problematic behavior by Liberman.

Moshe Kahlon at a weekly cabinet meeting, November 18, 2018

Kahlon pleads with voters to let him keep his job

Kahlon said Kulanu helped young families by subsidizing a longer school day, nursery school education and special saving funds for each child.

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

Israel’s elections are about one question – Do we still want Netanyahu?

If he wins, Netanyahu will be viewed as a magician; a type of political Houdini who even three former IDF chiefs of staff could not defeat.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a press conference, February 19th, 2019

Levy-Abekasis: 'Read my lips: I’m not quitting'

The public is "fed up" of repetitive arguments, while "5,000 people die every year in hospitals from infections and that interests no one,” Levy-Abekasis said.

Gesher leader Orly Levy-Abecassis