Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon attacked his political competitors today (Sunday), during a ceremony to sign an agreement to absorb 300 contractor workers in the Jerusalem Municipality.
""People who are struggling are not interesting to the media," Kahlon said - and took a dig at Naftali Bennett and Avi Gabbay: "Politics has become a hobby for the rich - you made an exit for 300 million shekels, your bank account is calm and you're off to politics. Does anyone understand what hardship is?""
He added: "You are attacking me for the 'Price for a Tenant' program while I am giving hope to young couples. They come to me with claims about why I raised the minimum wage, why I gave out allowances. Those who criticize me earn 40 and 50 thousand shekels and no one in their family earns minimum wage.".
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The Finance Minister later referred to the Blue and White party and joked about the hacking of Gantz's cell phone: "Five days of worrying about whether they took it from him or not. As Minister of Communications, I dealt with a lot of cell phones...
"They told me Gantz wanted you, you could bring in as many people as you wanted. If I had gone to another party, I wouldn't have been able to do the things I did. Instead of being Gantz's or Bibi's finance minister, I want to be your finance minister. Raising soldiers' salaries, an academic degree, savings for every child, these are actions that lead to a more just society.".
