Israel Katz

Netanyahu, Katz, gov't officials tour southern Syria amid reports of security deal negotiations

Also taking part in the tour were Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, IDF Chief of Staff Maj.-Gen. Eyal Zamir, and Shin Bet head David Zini.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar tour southern Syria, November 19, 2025.
An Israeli Air Force plane utilized in the October 2024 strike against Iranian military infrastructure.

Israel advances sweeping reforms to boost, streamline defense exports

Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi seen at a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on October 22, 2025

‘Stage two’ of Karhi’s controversial broadcasting bill proposes radio reform

Defense Minister Israel Katz attends the state ceremony marking 52 years since the Yom Kippur War, held at the military cemetery at Jerusalem's Mount Herzl, on October 5, 2025.

Defense Minister Katz finally condemns Jewish extremist violence against Palestinians


Mount Hermon, Gaza statehood: Katz outlines Israel's firm stance in Trump negotiations

Katz and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will certainly reject, for the foreseeable future, any concrete attempts to establish a Palestinian state.

Minister of Defence Israel Katz visits the Mahaneh Yehudah Market in Jerusalem, on September 2, 2025.

IDF to maintain control in Hermon, Gaza, Katz says

Defense Minister Israel Katz rules out a Palestinian state, says IDF will stay in key areas, and Gaza will be fully demilitarized.

 Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz waits for his British and French counterparts for a meeting, amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Jerusalem August 16, 2024.

Army Radio must eventually be closed, but not now, and only under another government - opinion

Israel’s defense minister wants to shut down Galatz over political criticism, but the deeper issue is whether a democracy should run a military station broadcasting to civilians.

Radio broadcasters seen in the offices of Galei Tzahal, the national IDF radio station, in Jaffa, on March 27, 2014.

Grapevine, November 14, 2025: A Woman of valor

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

FROM LEFT: Nadav Fattal, Asaf, David Fattal, Orel, and Assaf Fattal.

Top brass in limbo: Pressure builds as Katz blocks Zamir's key IDF appointments

Since becoming the defense minister in November 2024, Israel Katz has successfully blocked multiple appointments.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen Eyal Zamir and Maj.-Gen. (res.) Sami Turgeman submit their findings to Defense Minister Israel Katz, November 9, 2025.

'Set up an Army Radio station at President’s Residence': Source close to Katz slams Herzog

"If the president is fond of radio stations, he can set one up at the President's Residence," a source close to Katz said, as reported by Israeli media. 

Defense Minister Israel Katz over a backdrop of Army Radio building.

Ending Army Radio is right choice, but Israel must protect media landscape - editorial

The question now is whether the closing of Army Radio marks the rational end of a long-outdated anomaly, or the first step toward a narrowing of Israel’s public-media space.

An illustrative image of a reporter for Army Radio (Galei Tzahal) taken in 2019.

Army Radio commander to fight Katz's closure of IDF station before High Court

Reactions to Katz's decision vary from A-G Baharav-Miara's concerns over "political interference in public broadcasting," to the Israel Press Council calling it “illegitimate and illegal”.

Israeli journalist Tal Lev Ram attends a conference on the Israeli army station "Galei Tzahal", in Tel Aviv on September 30, 2025.

Army Radio's shutdown is due to a Netanyahu government policy of intimidation - comment

For 75 years, Israel has considered journalism a legitimate way to serve the country, so what message is being sent to the public with its closure?

Defense Minister Israel Katz attends a state ceremony at Mount Herzl military cemetary, October 5, 2025.

Reforming Army Radio: A step in right direction - comment

Katz backs recommendations to rebrand Army Radio and end its news content. The station should serve soldiers, not be another platform for non-stop, often left-leaning, punditry.

A soldier broadcasts on Galei Tzahal, the IDF radio station

Army Radio: What is the pillar of Israeli journalism that Katz wants to shut down? - explainer

Operated by the IDF, Army Radio has long been considered one of Israel's most important and informative broadcasters and news outlets. But what is it, and why do some want to shut it down?

A soldier and civilian walk past Army Radio's headquarters in Jaffa, November 12, 2025.