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Moshe Kahlon

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, attends a Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting alongside Likud MK Yuli Edelstein at the Knesset on June 13, 2023. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
July 5, 2026, 5:14 pm
Joining legion of Likud castoffs, Edelstein may not yet be clear of Netanyahu’s pull
Splitting from the party that already quit him, the former Knesset speaker becomes the latest senior Likud politician to strike out on his own, though breaking free may not be so simple
By Tal Schneider
Former Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon arrives for a hearing at the Tel Aviv District Court, May 31, 2026 (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
May 31, 2026, 1:58 pm
Ex-finance minister Kahlon convicted on securities-reporting charges in plea bargain
Defense and prosecution will jointly seek a suspended sentence and NIS 180,000 fine, after he failed to report missing checks amounting to NIS 10.6 million
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
Then-Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon speaks at a press conference at the PM's office in Jerusalem. November 11, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/FLASH90)
September 17, 2024, 7:06 pm
Ex-finance minister Kahlon expected to be charged with securities fraud
Kahlon, who served as chairman of the board of credit company Unet Credit, allegedly instructed a compliance officer not to inform others after serious embezzlement uncovered
By Jeremy Sharon
Then-Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon holds a press conference at the Finance Ministry office in Jerusalem, September 23, 2019. (Flash90)
July 19, 2022, 4:52 pm
Ex-finance minister Kahlon grilled over alleged involvement in credit firm scandal
Lawyer for former Kulanu leader insist ‘his time as chairman of Unet was directed toward the benefit of the public’
By ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of the new 100 Israeli Shekel bill. December 31, 2017. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
July 13, 2022, 11:42 am
Credit company raided, finance bosses arrested over millions in vanished funds
Suspects allegedly misled company and public about their activities; former finance minister and board member Moshe Kahlon may be investigated in case
By ToI Staff
Then-finance minister Moshe Kahlon holds a press conference at the Prime Ministers Office, in Jerusalem on March 12, 2020. (Fitoussi/Flash90)
November 22, 2020, 10:49 pm
Former finance minister to head investment fund with Abu Dhabi royals — report
Moshe Kahlon said set to lead investment for a number of ‘institutional bodies in Israel,’ as well as the United Arab Emirates’ largest pension fund
By ToI Staff
Modiin Mayor Haim Bibas (left) and Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai (composite image: Flash90)
October 22, 2020, 7:07 pm
The two ambitious mayors who may save Netanyahu and doom the left
Will a run by Tel Aviv’s Ron Huldai drive Meretz out of the Knesset? Will Modiin’s Haim Bibas, an outspoken Netanyahu critic, be his lifeline?
By Haviv Rettig Gur
Israelis wear protective face masks as they shop for food at the Carmel market in Tel Aviv on August 5, 2020. (Miriam Alster/FLASh90)
August 5, 2020, 11:32 pm
Ministers ease weekend virus rules, back resumption of air travel
Coronavirus cabinet, supporting new czar Gamzu, decides to allow commerce on Fridays and Saturdays, aims to reopen skies by August 16, as lockdown averted — for now
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Israeli soldiers seen at the Central Bus Station in Jerusalem, on May 10, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
May 13, 2020, 9:25 pm
Recently discharged ‘lone soldiers’ to receive NIS 4,000 coronavirus grant
Housing assistance will be given to veterans in light of economic crisis, following complaints they were not eligible for existing unemployment aid
By Judah Ari Gross
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas arrives to head the Palestinian leadership meeting at his headquarters, in the West Bank city of Ramallah on May 5, 2020. (AP/Nasser Nasser, Pool)
May 11, 2020, 8:24 pm
Under new deal, Israel to loan PA up to NIS 800m to cover virus losses
During four month period, Jerusalem will top off sum of tax revenues it sends to PA to NIS 500 million, if collected amount falls below that total
By Jacob Magid
Medical workers stand outside the coronavirus unit at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem on May 5, 2020. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
May 8, 2020, 12:33 pm
5 deaths take virus toll to 245; recoveries continue to outpace new infections
Health Ministry reports 63 new infections over previous 24 hours taking total to 16,409; 77 people in serious condition, 64 of whom are on ventilators; over 11,000 have recovered
By ToI Staff
People walk and shop at the Mamilla Mall near Jerusalem's Old City on May 4, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
May 4, 2020, 8:58 pm
As virus lockdown eased, number returning to work surpasses newly unemployed
Employment Service reports 10,193 went back to work in past 24 hours, just 2,523 registered as job seekers; overall, more than a million are jobless
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
Israelis outside Ikea's Rishon LeZion branch, April 22, 2020 (Youtube screenshot)
April 22, 2020, 10:20 pm
The IKEA test: Month after PM’s medieval plague talk, is Israel thwarting virus?
Government is to restrict Memorial and Independence Day gatherings, but ministers are pushing to restart schools, open more stores, as statistics give room for cautious optimism
By David Horovitz
Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon (left), Health Minister director Moshe Bar Siman-Tov (standing) and other officials meet Thursday to discuss easing social distancing measures put in place to battle the coronavirus (PMO)
April 16, 2020, 9:10 pm
With 2020 economy already ‘in the garbage,’ ministries clash over exit strategy
Health officials back cautious, slow approach, angering treasury; reported compromise could see some stores, workplaces and childcare facilities reopen next week
By Michael Bachner
An ultra-Orthodox man prays the morning prayer in his apartment as his children look through the window during a lockdown imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus, in Bnei Brak, April 8, 2020 (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
April 10, 2020, 1:34 pm
NIS 500 government payout per child to be deposited in families’ accounts Sunday
Critics have blasted the across-the-board grants, saying they aren’t targeted at those hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic
By ToI Staff
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