Moshe kahlon

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

Kahlon and other suspects, including UnetCredit's controlling shareholders, face potential indictment for fraud, embezzlement, and financial statement misrepresentation.

Moshe Kahlon
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

MKs voting in favor of the Pay for Slay bill Wednesday at the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee June 27, 2018

Katz vows to deduct PA tax funds over terrorists’ salaries


Finance Ministry proposes El Al bailout offer, many strings attached

El Al also extended the unpaid leave of thousands of employees until June 30. About 6,000 employees of El Al and its subsidiaries are currently on unpaid leave.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) speaks with Israeli Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon (L) during a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem January 11, 2018.

Israel returning money deducted to stop Palestinian terrorists’ salaries

PA paid NIS 517.4m. on these salaries in 2019, some NIS 15m. more than previous year

Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon

Ogen appeals to provide state-backed loans to struggling businesses

Enabling Jerusalem-based Ogen to grant government-backed loans will enable financial assistance characterized by a higher level of risk than the traditional banking system is willing to accept.

gen CEO (left) Sagi Balasha and chairman Ofir Ozeri

How can Israel flatten its unemployment curve?

Employees at dozens of branches of the Israeli Employment Service have churned their way through over 900,000 new applications since the start of March, as the unemployment rate has exceeded 25%

POLICEMEN WALK past shuttered stalls at the Carmel market in Tel Aviv last week.

Government rolls out unprecedented NIS 80b. financial aid package

The Israeli Employment Service said that a total of 20,413 new applicants registered for unemployment benefits on Sunday night and Monday, bringing the total number of claimants to over 962,500.

Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon

Netanyahu says public should celebrate Passover, Easter, Ramadan alone

Government approved new set of restrictions * Another Israeli succumbs to COVID-19 * Despite suspicion, Netanyahu tests negative for coronavirus

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he delivers a speech at his Jerusalem office, regarding the new measures that will be taken to fight the coronavirus, March 14, 2020

Kahlon: Israel coordinating with PA to contain coronavirus outbreak

'We are in contact with [the Palestinian Authority] because the virus has no borders, and doesn't know to distinguish between ethnic groups, religions or nations.'

Coronavirus quarantine ward at Sheba Hospital in Ramat Gan

Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon signs order removing duties on imported butter

Domestic butter has been a rare sight on Israeli supermarket shelves since early 2019, with local producers protesting reduced profits due to government-set prices and high duties on imported goods.

A statue of a cow painted in the colours of dairy firm Tnuva's logo stands outside the company's logistic centre in the southern town of Kiryat Malachi, Israel

Israeli businesses request government aid to counter coronavirus impact

"As the time required to eradicate the virus grows longer, the economic impact grows exponentially."

Foreman wearing a face mask works as a cargo ship docks at a container terminal of Qingdao port, China

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.