Kahlon Flexes His Finance Muscles in the Coalition
Lesson Brief
The Marker
On March 31st, The Marker reported on the difficulty Netanyahu is encountering surrounding Moshe Kahlon's party, Kulanu, being appointed to Ministry portfolios. One such example is the Finance committee's leadership, although Likud already promised that position to Moshe Gafni from Yahadut Hatorah. Kulanu also wants to control the administration planning in order to help solve the housing crisis, although the relevant position is promised to Aryeh Deri from Shas. Kahlon has stated that in order to solve the housing crisis, which he claimed to be able to do during his campaign, he must be given the tools to do so.
A couple of interesting plural notes: קצבה - "stipend" becomes קצבאות, and מחלוקת - "argument" becomes מחלוקות, and פתרון - "solution" is masculine but takes a feminine ending when it becomes plural, פתרונות. An interesting expression used in this political article is שיחה בארבע עיניים - "a head to head conversation" which literally translates to "a conversation in four eyes".
Click and Match
- to present demands
- להגיש דרישות, מגיש
- to cancel cutbacks
- לבטל קיצוצים, מבטל
- leadership of the finance committee
- ראשות ועדת הכספים
- value added tax
- מע"מ
- to grant an exemption
- להעניק פטור, מעניק
- to be promised already
- הובטח כבר
- party activists
- פעילי המפלגה
- head to head
- בארבע עיניים
- subjugation
- הכפפה
- to focus on solutions
- להתמקד בפתרונות, מתמקד ב