Israeli media

A-G Baharav-Miara criticizes Army Radio's closure, warns of impact on Israel's press freedom

Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara criticized the hasty decision to shut down Army Radio, calling it a step toward restricting media freedom in Israel.

Attorney General of Israel Gali Baharav-Miara attends a ceremony marking the Hebrew calendar anniversary of the Hamas attack on October 7.
Israel's media in the eye of the storm.

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

Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi attends the Special Committee for the Communications Law at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on December 9, 2025

Media revolution or power grab? Inside Shlomo Karhi’s Israeli media overhaul - interview

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


Israel’s media and political discussions are watched closely in region - analysis

The broader point is that everyone in the region is watching closely developments in Israel, Israeli politics, and other pertinent issues.

 THE ABRAHAM ACCORDS signing ceremony at the White House in September 2020: It was an erroneous perception that peace agreements and normalization with our Arab neighbors could be achieved without paying any political price to our Palestinian neighbors, says the writer.

Will Israeli media ever feature a Gaza resident's personal column? - opinion

On October 7, kindness and naivety seemed so far away, almost nonexistent. Fares had stopped responding to my messages long before.

 The Jerusalem Post and its sister newspaper, Maariv.

Israeli minister targets Haaretz newspaper for 'anti-Israel incitement'

Karhi explained that much of the paper’s funding comes from ads and subscriptions purchased by the government.

 An illustration of israel daily newspapers, including The Jerusalem Post, Maariv and Haaretz. Taken October 13, 2012

Refuse-to-serve: Biased Israeli media is not reporting the full story - opinion

They feel no need to hide anonymously behind left-wing reporters. And they have no other way of making their voice heard.

 GOLANI SOLDIERS take part in a training exercise, 2021. This week, hundreds of Golani reservists have been participating in a massive training exercise, and not a single reserve soldier refused to show-up for duty, according to their commander

Journalists call on Netanyahu to stop 'incitement' against Israeli press on World Press Freedom Day

Reporters Without Borders (RWB) ranked Israel 97th out of 150 countries whose press freedom was examined. This is a significant drop from 2022.

 BENJAMIN NETANYAHU speaks to the media in Tel Aviv, last week. Will he bow out of Israeli politics this year?

Iranian author sentenced to death after interview on Israeli channel

Mehdi Bahman was arrested in October after he gave an interview to Channel 13 in which he was critical of the Islamic regime.

 Iranian flag is seen at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, as Albania cuts ties with Iran and orders diplomats to leave over cyberattack, in Tirana, Albania, September 8, 2022

Netanyahu trial: Court allows prosecution to treat key witness as hostile

A key witness for the prosecution changed her testimony and accused investigators of political pressure against her.

 Yifat Ben-Hai Segev seen after a court hearing in the trial against former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the District Court in Jerusalem on December 13, 2022.

Violating media norms has be come the new norm - opinion

When the media select topics to highlight or downplay, the media consumer is provided with inaccurate information. That is a threat to our democracy.

 THE MEDIA are present as MK Itamar Ben-Gvir addresses his Otzma Yehudit faction in the Knesset, last week.

Ukraine-Russia war: Russia bans 2 Israeli news sites - report

The Israeli sites banned were that of Channel 9, a Russian-language Israeli channel, and Vesti, the Russian-language site belonging to Yediot Aharonot.

Hands are seen on a keyboard in front of a displayed cyber code in this picture illustration taken October 4, 2018

Iran reads what Israeli officials say, and claims it is winning

When Iran wants a fact to be true, it waits to see if Israelis are also saying the same thing.

 Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Hossein Salami smiles during a joint exercise called the 'Great Prophet 17' in the southwest of Iran