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


Taliban deny they knowingly gave interview to Israeli TV

The interview was widely reported on August 18 and many commented that it was part of the Taliban’s new public relations strategy.

A Taliban fighter looks on as he stands at the city of Ghazni, Afghanistan August 14, 2021.

Suspect arrested in connection to death threats to Israeli reporters

Multiple reporters from KAN News, N12 and Channel 13 have been attacked in recent days as organized groups of right-wing extremists have taken to the streets for acts of retributive violence.

Israeli journalist Dana Weiss at a conference of the Israeli Television News Company in Jerusalem on March 7, 2021.

Here comes the judge: US remake of Israeli show ‘Your Honor’ debuts

The New Orleans setting, far removed from the usual locations for a crime drama such as New York and New Jersey, gives the American remake an interesting atmosphere.

BRYAN CRANSTON in ‘Your Honor.’

Press Ass'n backs lawsuit to declassify coronavirus cabinet protocols

Media outlets argue that there is no security basis to keep cabinet meeting minutes classified.

A journalist conducting an interview. (Illustrative)

A final media comment, but media scrutiny is more important than ever

The last 20 years have seen an awakening of public sensitivity to media issues in Israel and abroad.

Israeli newspapers

Netanyahu lashes out at media: Worse than North Korea

In a furious broadside attack, Prime Minister Netanyahu accuses Israeli news outlets of ‘fueling’ protests in an effort to ‘trample on democracy.’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel's media needs to regain a sense of objectivity - opinion

The left wing is always “right;” the right wing primitive, abrasive and wrong.

Israeli journalist Kalman Liebskind (R) attends a conference organized by "Makor Rishon" and the Israeli Democracy Institute at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, March 11, 2018

Israeli media's annexation scare tactics – opinion

Many parts of the Israeli media, we find, are directly and indirectly using scare tactics to try and prevent implementation of the Israel law east of the Green Line.

A newsstand in Manhattan outfitted with ‘Fake News’ headlines was a stunt by the ‘Columbia Journalism Review,’ in October 2018.

If not curtailed, Netanyahu's attacks on the media will become his legacy.

We urge Netanyahu to stop these attacks immediately.

Raviv Drucker, political commentator for Israel's Channel 10 television walks in the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem on May 25, 2015

Bibi’s attacks

We urge Netanyahu to stop these attacks immediately. Firstly, because they are dangerous.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu