Channel 13

Channel 13 pivots to Rapaport-backed investor group after Drahi track falters

The proposed deal would place control of the broadcaster in the hands of the Merit Foundation, backed by Israeli high-tech entrepreneurs, pending regulatory approval.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
The offices of Israel’s Channel 13 News.
Political commentator Tucker Carlson arrives for a memorial service for slain conservative commentator Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium, in Glendale, Arizona, US, September 21, 2025.

Israel weighed blocking Tucker Carlson’s entry ahead of visit - report

Some reports indicated that officials ultimately chose not to block Carlson to avoid harming Israel’s public diplomacy and to prevent a “diplomatic incident.” 

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the District Court in Tel Aviv, in the trial against him, October 15, 2025

MKs urge attorney-general to probe alleged conflict of interest in Channel 13 sale

The MKs' letter to the Attorney-General alleges a conflict of interest arising from the potential buyer's ties to PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
The offices of Israel’s Channel 13 News.

Israeli businessman Blavatnik chooses Netanyahu-linked Patrick Drahi for Channel 13 purchase

If an agreement is signed, the expectation is for broad layoffs at both News 13 and i24NEWS.

|ByDAVID WERTHEIM, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Channel 13 continues round of layoffs amid financial crisis

According to reports, 42 workers are in line to be laid off.

JULY 5, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Channel 13 anchorwoman Oshrat Kotler