Israel broadcasting authority

High Court freezes broadcasting law, orders answers on legislative defects

In September, Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara asked the High Court of Justice to freeze the Broadcasting Law until it rules on 11 petitions challenging it.

OCTOBER 29, 2026|BySARAH BEN-NUN

Minister of Communications Shlomo Karhi attends the Special Committee for the Communications Law at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, June 29, 2026

Israeli radio journalist Gideon Kutz. October 11, 2019.

Israeli public broadcasting icon, journalist Prof. Gideon Kutz dies at age 78

Kutz served for four decades as Voice of Israel's correspondent in Paris and was one of the most recognizable voices of Israeli public broadcasting in the French and European arena.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2026|ByMOSHE COHEN

Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi attends the Special Committee for the Communications Law at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on December 9, 2025

Communications c'mtee approves splitting Karhi's media legislation amid legal adviser's opposition

Under the split, the first part of the bill will deal mainly with restructuring Israel’s broadcasting oversight system, including laying the groundwork for a new media regulator.

MAY 25, 2026|BySHIR PERETS

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

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.

FEBRUARY 3, 2026|BySARAH BEN-NUN

After 49 years, broadcast authority closes

When the Palestine Broadcast Service was founded in 1936, It broadcast in Hebrew, Arabic and English.

MAY 11, 2017ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

Media Comment: Not yours, not for you

The makeup of the governing body of the PNC is not representative of the Israeli public, but rather will perpetuate the present stranglehold of the elites on our public broadcaster.

MAY 10, 2017ByYISRAEL MEDAD, ELI POLLAK

IBA HEADQUARTERS is located on Jerusalem’s Jaffa Road.

Opposition to boycott public broadcast debate

MAY 3, 2017ByLAHAV HARKOV

Knesset expected to pass public broadcast law this week

APRIL 24, 2017ByLAHAV HARKOV

Histadrut leader threatens pre-election strike

The entire public sector will strike in protest over the firing of hundreds of Israel Broadcasting Authority employees.

APRIL 18, 2017ByGIL HOFFMAN

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Histadrut chairman Avi Nissenkorn

IBA workers block IBC management from entering authority headquarters

APRIL 9, 2017ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

JPost Editorial: Broadcast news

Israel Broadcasting Corporation employees have announced plans for further protests.

APRIL 1, 2017ByJPOST EDITORIAL

BENJAMIN NETANYAHU and finance minister Moshe Kahlon.

IBC progresses as if there’s no crisis

Despite being at the center of a heated coalition debate that is threatening to send Israel to early elections, the Israel Broadcasting Corporation forges ahead with preparations for its launch.

MARCH 29, 2017ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

STAFFERS WORK in the offices of the soon-to-debut Israel Broadcasting Corporation in Modi’in.

Political crisis deepens, Netanyahu and Kahlon fail to reach agreement

The Prime Minister and the Finance Minister convened until late on Tuesday night to discuss the IBA saga that has been threatening to send Israel to early elections, but failed to reach an agreement.

MARCH 29, 2017ByGIL HOFFMAN

Moshe Kahlon and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu [File]

In spite of crisis, IBC continues hiring IBA staff

New broadcaster Kan acquires star journalists

MARCH 24, 2017ByGREER FAY CASHMAN