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Inside Israel's media war: Who shapes the narrative now?

As Israel moves to overhaul its media system, journalists, lawmakers, and critics clash over power, press freedom, and the future of Israeli democracy

Israel's media in the eye of the storm.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Communications Minister Shlomo Kahri in the Knesset. Kahri advocates opening up the media market in Israel.

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

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.

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

Israeli journalists gathered last month for an emergency meeting to discuss the government’s proposed reforms to the media landscape.

When governments gag the press, democracies collapse - opinion


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Eichler Clause in Public Broadcasting Law likely to be repealed by Knesset.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

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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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Histadrut comes to the defense of Israel Broadcasting Authority Staff

The Finance Ministry has been withholding funds from the IBA, making it increasingly difficult for the public broadcasting service to meet its operational costs and to pay for new productions.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a Likud faction meeting

IBA Journalists to hold emergency meeting to evaluate new scenarios in their status

For several months now, certain Israel Radio anchors have been signing off by reminding listeners that the station is in a state of liquidation.

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