Kahlon 'a tough negotiator,' say Likud sources

Kulanu’s Moshe Kahlon is a very tough negotiator, Likud officials quoted by Channel 2 say.

His demands during coalition talks conducted between Likud and Kulanu today include – naturally – the Finance Ministry, but also the Housing Ministry and the Environmental Protection Ministry.

Former Israeli ambassador to the US and new MK Michael Oren (right) with Kulanu party leader Moshe Kahlon. (Photo by Ben Kelmer/Flash90)

Control of all three ministries will indeed enable Kahlon to enact comprehensive reforms in the housing sector without being delayed by inter-ministerial politicking.

Likud officials did not rule out whether Kahlon will get all three portfolios, but an anonymous source concedes that “we know now he is not like [former finance minister Yair] Lapid, where you can throw him to the Finance Ministry with nothing else and watch him fail.”