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Jewish settlers seen while Palestinian farmers pick olives during the annual harvest season, in the village of Burqa, east of Ramallah, West Bank, October 20, 2024

Shin Bet's Jewish Division official faces scrutiny over leaked conversation

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

View of the offices of Israel's public broadcaster KAN in Jerusalem. January 31, 2023.

Pressing reform? Knesset advances restructuring of broadcasting landscape

By Gabriel Colodro/The Media Line

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against backdrop of Kan News symbol (illustration).

Netanyahu seeks to advance privatization of Israel's public broadcaster KAN

By ELIAV BREUER

Israelis demonstrate for the return of the hostages remaining in Gaza, March 29, 2025.

Gaza hostage deal: Israel sends counter-proposal over Hamas agreement

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF , Walla!

FORMER PRIME MINISTERS Ehud Olmert and Ehud Barak attend a memorial ceremony, marking the 26th anniversary of the assassination of prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, in 2021.

Former PM Ehud Olmert mentioned as one of Jeffrey Epstein's associates in case documents

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Hostage families speak at a rally in Tel Aviv, 29 July 2024.

Family of hostage twins Gali and Ziv Berman receive signs of life

By JERUSALEM 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.

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

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi debates in the Knesset, in Jerusalem, December 9, 2024

Coalition MK launches new legislation targeting Kan’s independence

By ELIAV BREUER

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.

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

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

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

KAN privatization bill will not advance, Economics Committee chairman says

By ELIAV BREUER

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.

Communications Minister Karhi: I will not follow High Court orders

By Yuval Barnea

TRANSPORTATION MINISTER Miri Regev once stated: 'What is a public broadcaster worht if we cannot control it?'

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

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

Karhi presents revamped program for partial Kan privatization

By ELIAV BREUER

View of the offices of Israel's public broadcaster KAN in Jerusalem. January 31, 2023.

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

By ELIAV BREUER

A street advertisement for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel, January 24, 2019

Israel's participation in Eurovision under threat due to KAN's privatization

By ELIAV BREUER

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.

Privatizing public broadcasting, turning the watchdog into a lapdog

By ANAT BEN-DAVID

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'Eurovision' and the 'US Election' among top Google searches for Israelis in 2024

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses nation at press conference, December 9, 2024.

Body language expert determines if Netanyahu told truth during press conference

By LIAT SCHNEIDER