Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat blamed Finance Moshe Kahlon for the Jerusalem Municipalities decision to fire workers to make up a budget shortfall. "Kahlon bears responsibility for hurting 2,000 families in Jerusalem," said Barkat.
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat claims that Finance Minister is taking revenge on him for his support of Netanyahu in the recent elections, and as a result, Jerusalem does not receive hundreds of millions of shekels that it deserves as part of its 'Capital Grant' from the government.