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High Court hears petition as public broadcaster KAN faces risk of having no council, executive

Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara and the five serving council members support the substance of the temporary proposal.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Minister of Communications Shlomo Karhi attends the Special Committee for the Communications Law at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, June 29, 2026
French actress Melanie Laurent (right) joined the ‘Fauda’ cast for season five, starring and co-created by Lior Raz.PremiumPremium

Israeli television is thriving on screen - but insiders warn of an industry in crisis

Israeli television is still producing global hits, but behind the success, budgets, politics and fewer commissions threaten the industry’s future

|ByHANNAH BROWN
Israeli journalist Oren Nahari speaks at the annual conference of the Budget Division in at Ministry of Finance in Jerusalem on November 2, 2015.

Remembering Oren Nahari: The storyteller who brought the world into Israeli living rooms - comment

Oren had an extraordinary ability to teach, but above all, to convey one fundamental message: the most important thing is knowing how to tell a story. There is an audience for it.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN
An ElAl flight at Ben Gurion International Airport, February 25, 2026.

Who should get to vote? Plans for 70,000 Israelis abroad to fly home for election sparks debate

It began with a column by Makor Rishon editor-in-chief Kalman Libeskind, who argued Israelis who have permanently moved abroad should think twice before flying back to help choose the next gov't.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Hamas never lost control of Gaza, sees releasing hostages as victory, former IDF official says

Dr. Milstein describes in his interview Hamas's process of releasing the hostages they've captured as part of their hostage-ceasefire deal with Israel.

JANUARY 31, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Palestinian terrorist surround hostage Arbel Yehoud, held in Gaza since the deadly October 7 2023 attack, on the day they hand her to members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Yunis.

Coalition MK launches new legislation targeting Kan’s independence

The bill proposal, by Likud MK Osher Shkalim, is one of a number of proposals targeting Kan, which are being promoted by Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi.

JANUARY 26, 2025ByELIAV BREUER
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi debates in the Knesset, in Jerusalem, December 9, 2024

Ambassador to US Michael Herzog doesn't see Trump giving green light to West Bank annexation - KAN

The ambassador, and older brother to Israeli President Isaac Herzog, said that any annexation could jeopardize Israel's normalization efforts with Saudi Arabia.

JANUARY 24, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ambassador to U.S. Michael Herzog welcomes Secretary of State Antony Blinken upon his arrival at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday Oct. 12, 2023.

KAN privatization bill will not advance, Economics Committee chairman says

Communications Minister will attempt to form a special subcommittee in order to bypass the decision

JANUARY 15, 2025ByELIAV BREUER
MK David Bitan at a committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem. January 15, 2025.

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.

JANUARY 6, 2025ByYUVAL BARNEA
COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER Shlomo Karhi attends a Knesset National Security Committee meeting, last month. He should be congratulated for his persistence and success in taking down a channel that supports Hamas, the writer argues.

KAN are not the enemy: Ministers acting against Israel’s democratic character - opinion

These initiatives illustrate how some ministers have forgotten what is supposed to happen in a democracy – ideas are not meant to be controlled.

DECEMBER 20, 2024ByYAAKOV KATZ
TRANSPORTATION MINISTER Miri Regev once stated: 'What is a public broadcaster worht if we cannot control it?'

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.

DECEMBER 18, 2024ByELIAV BREUER
The Knesset Economic Committee meets at the Knesset in Jerusalem, December 18, 2024.

European Broadcasting chairman: KAN privatization will harm country’s democratic foundations

“Public service media play an indispensable role in fostering societies," EBU chairman, Noel Curran, wrote.

DECEMBER 18, 2024ByELIAV BREUER
View of the offices of Israel's public broadcaster KAN in Jerusalem. January 31, 2023.

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.

DECEMBER 17, 2024ByELIAV BREUER
A street advertisement for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel, January 24, 2019

Privatizing public broadcasting, turning the watchdog into a lapdog - opinion

Privatizing KAN is not just an unnecessary step but one that undermines the very foundations of a democratic society.

DECEMBER 15, 2024ByANAT BEN-DAVID
COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER Shlomo Karhi and Kan Public Broadcasting’s Michal Asulin argue at a meeting in the Knesset this week on freedom of the media. A small majority in the Knesset has set its sights on the media, political freedom, rule of law, government institutions.