Shlomo Karhi

Israel's broadcasting law poses 'grave risk,' A-G says, urging High Court to hear petitions

In a preliminary High Court response, the attorney-general said the government bypassed legal safeguards in the Broadcasting Law and asked for early intervention to halt a rare governance breakdown.

Attorney general Gali Baharav-Miara at a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in the Israeli parliament on September 30, 2025.
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

Supreme Court justices preside over a hearing at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem, December 1, 2025

High Court to hear two cases blocking haredi education funds amid legal disputes


Peace with Saudi Arabia is now closer, Israeli minister says from Riyadh

Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi landed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Monday.

 Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi with Knesset Economy Committee chairman MK David Biton in Saudi Arabia. October 2, 2023

Second Israeli cabinet minister in two weeks lands in Saudi Arabia

The UPU Congress is comprised of 192 member countries that gather periodically to discuss world postal strategy and set standards for international mail exchanges.

 Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi presents his reform in the communication market to journalists, in Jerusalem, July 17, 2023.

Israeli broadcast reform will boost free press, Shlomo Karhi tells 'Post'

COMMUNICATION AFFAIRS: In an exclusive interview, Shlomo Karhi elaborated on his views regarding privatization, connectivity, and the controversy surrounding his broadcast reform.

 COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER Shlomo Karhi: Even if I myself were the new regulator, I wouldn’t have the authority to monitor content.

Israeli minister launches attack on 'politically biased' state media

Karhi also scrutinized personal statements made by the IPBC's editors and staff on social media platforms, raising concerns about potential biases.

 Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi presents his reform in the communication market to journalists, in Jerusalem, July 17, 2023.

Israel's largest TV channels vow to fight against 'hostile government takeover'

The three channels vowed that, through the joint forum, they "will use all the tools at its disposal to prevent the dangerous move of a hostile takeover of the Israeli media."

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