Israel broadcasting authority
High Court freezes broadcasting law, orders answers on legislative defects
In September, Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara asked the High Court of Justice to freeze the Broadcasting Law until it rules on 11 petitions challenging it.
Israeli public broadcasting icon, journalist Prof. Gideon Kutz dies at age 78
Communications c'mtee approves splitting Karhi's media legislation amid legal adviser's opposition
Israel's broadcasting law poses 'grave risk,' A-G says, urging High Court to hear petitions
Bill proposal to privatize Kan passes ministerial committee
According to the bill, Kan will no longer be allowed to broadcast "news and current events" on television or radio.
Karhi says he will not follow High Court orders, after court blocks dismantling of KAN
Karhi claimed the order was unconstitutional based on his own assessment. He does not hold a law degree.
Karhi presents revamped program for partial Kan privatization
Kan's news branch will be shut down, its main news radio station will be privatized, and its budget will cut to NIS 500 million.
Israel's participation in Eurovision under threat due to KAN's privatization
A bill proposal is being pushed by Communications Minister MK Shlomo Karhi to privatize Israel’s Public Broadcasting Corporation.
Protesters chain themselves to Communications Ministry calling for free press
Opposition leader Yesh Atid MK Yair Lapid previously called the bill an "an attack on Israeli democracy and on Israeli freedom of expression."
Editor's Notes: Kan needs reform, not destruction—it’s both flawed and essential
Kan’s budget is a hefty NIS 800 million a year - but public broadcasting isn’t about competing with commercial channels, it’s about amplifying voices.
Israeli minister accuses Kan's Arabic-Language channel of violating the law
The allegations come amidst growing concern regarding the channel's editorial choices and narratives.
Why the new Spinoza documentary is especially relevant today
“I didn’t realize how relevant his work is to the reality of today, the struggle between religious conservatism and forces of free thought and liberalism..."
'A master of words': Israeli author Meir Shalev dies at 74
He was a jack-of-all-trades in the media world, working as an author for radio and television alike, as well as a regular contributor and columnist to several newspapers and magazines.
Broadcast calling for delay of judicial reforms censored by the Second Authority
The Second authority deemed events shown in the clip, including PM Rabin's murder, too 'controversial' and did not allow it to be broadcast.
