Israel broadcasting authority

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.

Israel's broadcasting law poses 'grave risk,' A-G says, urging High Court to hear petitions

Israel's media in the eye of the storm.

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

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


Netanyahu, Bennett spar over public broadcasting authority

Bayit Yehudi, Kulanu to oppose PM’s IBA delay

Netanyahu and Bennett

Culture minister blasts future Public Broadcasting Corporation

“I will not allow public funds to be used to finance yet another elitist station," Miri Regev said.

Miri Regev

Culture and Sport Minister Miri Regev is on the war path

Regev issued a statement in which she said that she would not waste public funds on yet another elitist station that does not reflect the demographic composition of the nation.

Culture Minister Miri Regev

Barkat petitions High Court against proposal to launch new public broadcasting network in Modi'in

Barkat and Knesset lobby want the new network to be established in Jerusalem.

Jerusale mayor Nir Barkat announces he has registered to the Likud party in video message

The banned behind: Bar Refaeli's new commercial censored for inappropriate content

The broadcasting authority took issue with the up close shots of Refaeli's derriere and claimed that in one of the scenes, Refaeli appears to be completely nude.

Hoodies summer 2016 commercial featuring Bar Refaeli

MK Ilan Gilon fails in bid to save IBA from closure

A special Knesset Committee headed by Yesh Atid MK Keren Elharrar discussed the issue in depth, and in principle accepted the recommendations of the Landes committee with certain amendments.

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Suspected Palestinian hackers interrupt TV broadcast with ominous message

"Stay in your homes, the story is not over...there is more to come," read the ominous text.

Palestinian hackers break into Channel 2's broadcasting

Media Comment: The 'joke' is on us

The powers that be decided that only Hayehudim Ba’im will go on air at the end of this month. Why? We don’t know exactly.

BBC Microphone

Bittersweet vision

Uncertainty plagues the Israel Broadcasting Authority’s radio service for immigrants and audiences from abroad.

Shmuel Ben-Zvi, former director of Radio Reka

Media Comment: The IBA loses one more

Ayala Hasson-Nesher's IBA departure leads to some very serious questions concerning whether the IBC will be able to attract quality people to its ranks.

Ayala Hasson