Ayoub Kara

Former communication minister says he was extorted for political appointment - report

According to the report, Natan threatened that if Kara did not implement  the move his "political career will be eliminated."

|ByMAARIV ONLINE
Then-Communications Ayoub Kara seen with Yulia Shamalov-Berkovich, October 31, 2017
Former communications minister Ayoub Kara

Israel Elections: Ayoub Kara agrees to enter Knesset

"After a conversation this morning with Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin and messages from tens of thousands of Likud members, I decided to return."

|ByGIL HOFFMAN
Ayoub Kara

Attorney-General to probe Prime Minister on Kara tape after election

The prime minister urged Kara to cancel the Cable and Satellite Council regulator. He also wanted the law changed so foreign investors could own television channels.

|ByGIL HOFFMAN
Communications Minister Ayoub Kara

Tapes reveal Netanyahu intervention in communications

Netanyahu’s office downplayed the report, saying it was well known that he has been involved in trying to ensure balance in the communications industry for many years.

|ByGIL HOFFMAN

Minister gives blessings to project 'Ten' international aid efforts

Organization leaders brief Kara on group's latest missions.

OCTOBER 1, 2017ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Communications Minister Ayoub (center) Kara meets with leaders form the Jewish Agency's 'Ten' project

The Yom Kippur of Netflix?

While TV stations in Israel must legally stop broadcasting, the digital age has changed the landscape.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017ByAMY SPIRO
Netflix logo

Editorial: The people’s choice

This is also a significant moral victory for the entire country, at a time when its erstwhile communications minister is facing an onslaught of police investigations.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Round table discussion at the Israel Democracy Institute.

Communications Minister stops Israeli right-wing channel’s shutdown

Will Communications Minister Ayoub Kara not just successfully prevent Channel 20 from shutting down, but also change policies to allow the right-wing channel to broadcast news?

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017ByLAHAV HARKOV
On air warning light lit up. (Illustrative)

Israeli Communications Minister: I will shut down Al-Jazeera, period

"If they want to open their mouths, they can do it at the dentist," said Communications Minister Ayoub Kara to The Jerusalem Post about Qatari-funded international news channel Al Jazeera.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017ByLAHAV HARKOV
AN EMPLOYEE working inside the office of Qatar-based Al- Jazeera network in Jerusalem watches the news, last month.

Israel's Government Press Office revokes Al Jazeera press card

Is this Communications Minister Ayoub Kara's next move against the Qatari cable network?

AUGUST 17, 2017ByLAHAV HARKOV
The Al Jazeera logo seen in a studio [Illustrative]

Al Jazeera blasts Israel for trying to silence independent journalism

Israel said on Sunday it planned to revoke the media credentials of Al Jazeera TV journalists and close the network's Jerusalem bureau.

AUGUST 8, 2017ByREUTERS
An employee walks inside an office of Qatar-based Al-Jazeera network in Jerusalem June 13, 2017.

Netanyahu backs push to shut down Al Jazeera's Israel offices

Following in the footsteps of Saudi Arabia and Egypt, Israel aims to revoke press credentials of Qatari-based news organization.

AUGUST 6, 2017ByLAHAV HARKOV
An employee walks inside an office of Qatar-based Al-Jazeera network in Jerusalem June 13, 2017.

Netanyahu angry Likud ministers slow to back him

It would appear that in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's eyes, those who are not with him are against him.

AUGUST 6, 2017ByGIL HOFFMAN
Prime Minister Netanyahu, Tzachi Braverman, and Yisrael Katz at security cabinet meeting