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.

|ByTOBIAS SIEGAL
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

Why Black Jews are missing from the world’s most important conversations.

|BySHMUEL LEGESSE
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

Laurie played a nuclear regulatory inspector in the third season of the series, which won an International Emmy for Best Drama Series, and which is available in Israel on KAN.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
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

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

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, GILAD MORAG, MAARIV

Kan reports rise in ratings

1.675 million people listen to Kan radio stations on a daily basis.

JANUARY 24, 2018ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
FILE PHOTO: Employees work in the offices of Kan, the new Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation, in Tel Aviv, Israel November 3, 2016.

Ex-Keshet CEO sues women who accused him of sexual harassment

Gilady filed a suit against two female journalists, Oshrat Kotler and Neri Livneh, accusing them of lying and of conspiring to make his life difficult.

JANUARY 10, 2018ByAMY SPIRO
Scales of Justice symbol

Media comment: Still impotent

Our sages always admonished us: “Wise people, be careful with your words.” But there is some distance between expressing yourself strongly and being suspended.

JANUARY 3, 2018ByYISRAEL MEDAD, ELI POLLAK
Microphone

Viewpoint: Public trust in mass media

Breaking, turning, and soaring?

DECEMBER 28, 2017ByTEHILLA SHWARTZ-ALTSHULER
Israeli public trust in the media, 2003-17

Nasrallah Between Israel and the Arabs

DECEMBER 20, 2017ByHUSSEIN NOURI
The Jerusalem Post

Confidence in elected, appointed officials decreasing for Israeli public

Some 53% of all Jewish respondents agreed with the statement that “the religious population is gradually taking control of the state.”

DECEMBER 13, 2017ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
An Israeli casts her ballot for the parliamentary election at a polling station

Media comment: The Israeli media is unpopular because it is biased

The media in Israel is not very popular.

DECEMBER 6, 2017ByYISRAEL MEDAD, ELI POLLAK
HOW MEDIA covers issues is influenced by its internal biases.

Top Israeli journalists accused of sexual harassment

While being interviewed on the radio, journalist and radio host Gabi Gazit said that he "probably stroked a woman's bottom 45 years ago."

NOVEMBER 7, 2017ByAMY SPIRO
Journalist and radio host Gabi Gazit