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The case for ending Israel's media monopoly protections - opinion

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Communications Minister Shlomo Kahri in the Knesset. Kahri advocates opening up the media market in Israel.

Those who seek truth do not silence the press

Ilana Dayan addresses the Emergency Conference of Israeli Journalists in Tel Aviv on December 9, 2025.

Shutting down Army Radio is a blow to Israeli democracy - opinion

Soldiers broadcasting from the studio of Galei Tzahal (Israel Army Radio).

'Public broadcasting is not a luxury': Filmmakers defend KAN documentaries

Speaking out for public funding of quality documentaries

01/13/2026 10:07 AMByHANNAH BROWN
Noa Aharoni’s documentary ‘Eyes Wide Open’ tells the devastating story of the female border observers from the Nahal Oz IDF base, whose warnings about Hamas activity were ignored.

Media reform or muzzle? Israel’s journalists push back

Leading journalists believe the proposed reforms to the media landscape are not about expanding choice, but about silencing dissent

01/13/2026 10:06 AMByJEHUDIT WEINBERGER BASHA
Journalists from across the political spectrum are warning that moves to change the media echo illiberal models found in countries like Hungary and Turkey.

Global media obsess over Israel and ignore deadlier wars - opinion

How disproportionate media attention and a misleading conflict frame turn Israel into a moral symbol while eclipsing far deadlier wars

01/13/2026 10:04 AMBySAMUEL J. HYDE
Disproportionate coverage of Israel in global media

Israel in the frame: How Local Testimony 2025 builds a public record

How an Israeli photography exhibition turns a year of war, protest, and hostage returns into a public record

01/13/2026 09:59 AMByCHANI KAPLAN
Itai Ron’s image showing shadows of ultra-Orthodox men and soldiers on the wall of a house in the Palestinian village of Kifl Haris was selected as Photo of the Year by ‘Local Testimony 2025.’

How lies became weapons in the war on the west - opinion

From Soviet propaganda to Qatari petrodollars, the long campaign to destabilize the West has relied less on armies and more on narratives

01/13/2026 09:58 AMByRUTH WASSERMAN LANDE
Palestinian women walk past a mural of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Hebron on the 21st anniversary of Arafat’s death. Ruth Wasserman Lande argues that the Palestinian narrative was created by the Soviet Union.

Between two worlds: An Arab voice in Israeli media

Israeli Arab journalist Mohammad Magadli is working to bridge the gap between Arab and Jewish media

01/13/2026 09:56 AMByDANA BEN-SHIMON
Israeli-Arab journalist Mohammad Magadli bridges the divide between Israeli and Arab media in Israel.

Global media coverage frames Israel as a criminal state - analysis

A comparative analysis of leading international media outlets shows how legal rhetoric is overwhelmingly applied to Israel – and rarely to Iran

01/13/2026 09:56 AMByROBERT NEUFELD, SHLOMI BREZNIK
A civilian retrieves personal belongings from the rubble of his house in Tel Aviv after a ballistic missile fired from Iran struck the city on June 23, 2025.

Toward strategic self-reliance: Israel beyond US military aid

The next memorandum of understanding should be a transition – from reliance on Washington to strategic self-reliance and true partnership

01/13/2026 09:54 AMByERIC R. MANDEL
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.

It’s time for Israel to allow journalists into Gaza - opinion

Independent, firsthand reporting is the best way to give the public the most complete picture of war and its consequences

01/13/2026 09:51 AMByTANIA KRAEMER
In the immediate aftermath of Hamas’s attack on October 7, 2023, foreign media reported from the devastated Israeli communities along the Gaza border under rocket fire.

Israel's recognition of Somaliland sends warning to Turkey, Iran, Syria

Israel’s recognition of Somaliland has sent shockwaves through the region and chills down the spines of authoritarian leaders

01/13/2026 09:50 AMByJONATHAN CONRICUS
Somaliland, a de facto state that has governed itself for more than three decades, holding elections, maintaining security, and building institutions, even as it remains largely unrecognized by the international community.