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.

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

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

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


Knesset approves amendment to Public Broadcasting Law

New public broadcaster to start operations in 2017.

THE ISRAEL Broadcasting Authority’s building, located in Jerusalem.

Rivlin: Public broadcasting doesn’t need commissar

The Knesset Committee on Tuesday approved an amendment to the Public Broadcasting Law that would allow the new public broadcasting service to temporarily conduct operations outside Jerusalem.

IBA EMPLOYEES protest outside the Knesset yesterday. The sign reads, ‘Democracy=Public Broadcasting’

Netanyahu, Bennett spar over public broadcasting authority

Bayit Yehudi, Kulanu to oppose PM’s IBA delay

Netanyahu and Bennett

Culture minister blasts future Public Broadcasting Corporation

“I will not allow public funds to be used to finance yet another elitist station," Miri Regev said.

Miri Regev

Culture and Sport Minister Miri Regev is on the war path

Regev issued a statement in which she said that she would not waste public funds on yet another elitist station that does not reflect the demographic composition of the nation.

Culture Minister Miri Regev

Barkat petitions High Court against proposal to launch new public broadcasting network in Modi'in

Barkat and Knesset lobby want the new network to be established in Jerusalem.

Jerusale mayor Nir Barkat announces he has registered to the Likud party in video message

The banned behind: Bar Refaeli's new commercial censored for inappropriate content

The broadcasting authority took issue with the up close shots of Refaeli's derriere and claimed that in one of the scenes, Refaeli appears to be completely nude.

Hoodies summer 2016 commercial featuring Bar Refaeli

MK Ilan Gilon fails in bid to save IBA from closure

A special Knesset Committee headed by Yesh Atid MK Keren Elharrar discussed the issue in depth, and in principle accepted the recommendations of the Landes committee with certain amendments.

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Suspected Palestinian hackers interrupt TV broadcast with ominous message

"Stay in your homes, the story is not over...there is more to come," read the ominous text.

Palestinian hackers break into Channel 2's broadcasting

Media Comment: The 'joke' is on us

The powers that be decided that only Hayehudim Ba’im will go on air at the end of this month. Why? We don’t know exactly.

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