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Communications c'mtee approves splitting Karhi's media legislation amid legal adviser's opposition

Under the split, the first part of the bill will deal mainly with restructuring Israel’s broadcasting oversight system, including laying the groundwork for a new media regulator.

Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi attends the Special Committee for the Communications Law at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on December 9, 2025
Attorney general Gali Baharav-Miara at a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in the Israeli parliament on September 30, 2025.

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

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IBA grants departing Hasson her swan song

The IBA is to close down at the end of March 2016, at which time a new, more streamlined and cost-efficient public broadcasting service is to be launched.

Ayala Hasson

Media Comment: Necessary media legislation

"One of the major flaws of the present legislation is that it threw out the previous clause in the law which laid down the principle that the IBA has to broadcast to the Jewish Diaspora."

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MK begs PM to save English news

Netanyahu holds the Communications portfolio and is the address for the ongoing campaign to try to save the IBA English News from going off the air permanently.

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An English voice from Israel to the world

As expected, the government was not able to meet its self-imposed deadline of September 30 for closing the old IBA and opening a new authority.

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'No opinions clause' on its way to cancellation

On Monday, the Ministerial Committee for Legislation approved the cancellation, and it the Knesset approved it in a first vote with 24 in favor and none opposed.

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Grapevine: Signing off and out

The Israel Broadcasting Authority is in the process of liquidation.

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The straw that finally broke the camel’s back

Steve Leibowitz: Akunis’s resignation is a great loss to IBA.

Steve Leibowitz, the outgoing chief of the IBA News

Netanyahu nixes law banning public broadcasters from publishing opinions

Eichler Clause in Public Broadcasting Law likely to be repealed by Knesset.

BENJAMIN NETANYAHU addresses a joint meeting of Congress in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington in March.

Controversial 'no opinions' article added to new public broadcast law

"No one should be paid with tax money to give one-sided opinions…using a microphone that belongs to the nation,” MK Eichler says.

A broadcasting room at Israel Radio

Journalist associations call emergency meeting to prevent demise of public broadcasting

The battle to save the Israel Broadcasting Authority is a battle to maintain free press in Israel and prevent political interference in broadcasting.

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