Israeli media

Thousands urge Israeli media to skip state Independence Day ceremony, air civilian alternative

The campaign was launched by Yotam Kipnis, a resident of Kibbutz Be’eri who lost both his parents and several relatives in the October 7 massacre.

Former hostage Emily Damari lights the torch during the main rehearsal of the 77th anniversary Independence Day ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, on April 28, 2025.
ETHIOPIAN JEWS take part in a prayer of the Sigd holiday in Jerusalem last November. The God of Israel sees the heart, not the color of one’s skin, the writer affirms.

Why Black Jews must be part of the global conversation on Israel - opinion

British singer and actor Hugh Laurie greets the audience before his performance at the 46th Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux July 9, 2012.

Hugh Laurie confronts antisemitic backlash after his eulogy for Tehran producer Dana Eden

Attorney General of Israel Gali Baharav-Miara attends a ceremony marking the Hebrew calendar anniversary of the Hamas attack on October 7.

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


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

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.

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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