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Israel Police probe case of alleged exploitative sexual offenses in newsroom

The case has been transferred to the prosecution for review. 

Israel Police vehicles; illustrative.
A drone view shows Palestinians and Hamas terrorist gathering on the day of the release of Israeli hostages, in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025.

Less than half of Israelis believe Hamas will relinquish control of the Gaza Strip - poll

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen outside his office at the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem on June 11, 2025.

Opposition's Knesset dispersal bill fails after Edelstein, haredim reach draft bill agreement

 Yaki Adamker on Channel 14's "The Patriots."

'Walla' and Channel 14 journalist caught on film taking cash to kill story - report


Herzog characterizes Gaza as an empire of evil

Israeli President Isaac Herzog holds a press conference in which he emphasizes Israel's right to defend itself in the wake of Hamas's unprovoked wave of violence.

 Members of Qassam Brigades choir attend a rally marking the 35th anniversary of the Hamas movement's founding, in Gaza City December 14, 2022.

Israelis are in the top 10 supporters of the NBA worldwide

Israel's large fanbase for the NBA can be thanks, in part, to the growing population of American and Canadian immigrants, or Olim.

 A basketball passing through a hoop.

Prisons to release 120 inmates to alleviate overcrowding

IPS said that it was continuing to search for solutions to the overcrowding problems, and to ensure that detainees and prisoners had proper living arrangements.

 View of the Shita prison, located next to Gilboa,and intended for 800 primarily security convicts.

Right-wing Israeli TV channel boots pundit for calling to free Yitzhak Rabin’s assassin

Strauss Group, one of Israel’s leading food manufacturers, told Channel 14 that it would pause its advertising due to “various hurtful expressions.”

 Yigal Amir, Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's assassin, appears before the Israeli Supreme Court in Jerusalem, Sept. 8, 2004.

The start-ups are leaving the Start-Up Nation: New survey reveals growing concerns

Across the board, large portions of Israel’s start-up ecosystem are moving funds, headquarters and investments away from the Start-Up Nation.

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Communications Min. unveils plan to change media field in Israel

Content providers will be required to deliver the content of registered news providers.

 Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi attends digital journalism Conference at the Reichman University in Herzliya, January 9, 2023.

Arguments about judicial reform, ICC are legally baseless - opinion

The ICC is an international body, the member states of which cover a wide range of legal and political systems, including even monarchies.

 THE INTERNATIONAL Criminal Court in The Hague.

Israel's public diplomacy crisis: The impact of negative media coverage, need of change - opinion

Out of 148 articles published about Israel in the first quarter, 67% were negative, and only 4.7% were positive (the remaining 28.3% were neutral).

 Pedestrians walk by the New York Times building in Manhattan, New York, U.S., December 8, 2022.

Israeli settlement activity fuels West Bank violence, UN's Guterres says

The UN Secretary-General spoke out just two days after Israel advanced plans for 5,700 new settler homes in Area C of the West Bank.

 UN SECRETARY-GENERAL Antonio Guterres speaks at a news conference in Baghdad in March. Last month, the Security Council extended the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq.

Israeli reservist doctors threaten to refuse duty if judicial reform goes ahead

The proposed judicial reform has also stirred Western concern for Israel's democratic health and spooked investors.

 Demonstrators protests against the Israeli government's judicial reform in Dizengoff Square, Tel Aviv in the 25th week of protests June 24, 2023.