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KAN marks 90 years of Israeli public broadcasting with cross-platform celebration

Broadcasts will include unforgettable historical clips from the KAN archive, and the anniversary will also be marked on the beloved comedy/variety show, Zehu Ze.

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Zehu Ze cast members Moni Moshonov (left) and Avi Kushnir in a new version of Benzin's song, "Shared Home," which was created for the KAN 90th anniversary celebration.
Thousands of haredim protest against draft law in Jerusalem, January 6, 2026.

New Israeli drama Ambiguity explores secret lives of disbelieving haredim in Jerusalem - interview

The series is about a secret society of haredim (ultra-Orthodox) who have stopped believing and meet clandestinely with others who feel as they do.

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

High Court hears petitions over Comms. Minister Karhi's handling of KAN council

At the center of the hearing are petitions challenging steps Karhi took, and, in some cases, failed to take, that critics say helped leave KAN’s council without a quorum and unable to function fully.

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Noam Bettan, winner of the reality show "The Next Star" poses for a picture after winning the final in Neve Ilan, near Jerusalem, January 21, 2026.

WATCH: 'Michelle,' Israel’s Eurovision song, revealed in a performance by Noam Bettan

The song includes lyrics in Hebrew, French, and English. The lyrics were written by Nadav Aharoni, Tzlil Kalifi, and Yuval Raphael. Aharoni and Kalifi composed the music, and Aharoni is the producer.

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Netanyahu seeks to advance privatization of Israel's public broadcaster KAN

NGO Movement for Quality Gov't demanded that the A-G intervene and tell Netanyahu that he was not allowed to intervene in media matters.

MARCH 30, 2025ByELIAV BREUER
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against backdrop of Kan News symbol (illustration).

Gaza hostage deal: Israel sends counter-proposal over Hamas agreement

Hamas reportedly agreed to release five hostages in exchange for renewing the ceasefire in Gaza.

MARCH 29, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, WALLA!
Israelis demonstrate for the return of the hostages remaining in Gaza, March 29, 2025.

Former PM Ehud Olmert mentioned as one of Jeffrey Epstein's associates in case documents

This is the first time that Olmert has been linked to Epstein. Other names mentioned in the documents include US President Donald Trump and former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak.

FEBRUARY 28, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
FORMER PRIME MINISTERS Ehud Olmert and Ehud Barak attend a memorial ceremony, marking the 26th anniversary of the assassination of prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, in 2021.

Family of hostage twins Gali and Ziv Berman receive signs of life

The 27-year-old twins, residents of Kibbutz Kfar Aza, were kidnapped from the Dor Tza'ir neighborhood. They are not included in the first phase of the current hostage deal.

FEBRUARY 11, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hostage families speak at a rally in Tel Aviv, 29 July 2024.

Hamas never lost control of Gaza, sees releasing hostages as victory, former IDF official says

Dr. Milstein describes in his interview Hamas's process of releasing the hostages they've captured as part of their hostage-ceasefire deal with Israel.

JANUARY 31, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Palestinian terrorist surround hostage Arbel Yehoud, held in Gaza since the deadly October 7 2023 attack, on the day they hand her to members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Yunis.

Coalition MK launches new legislation targeting Kan’s independence

The bill proposal, by Likud MK Osher Shkalim, is one of a number of proposals targeting Kan, which are being promoted by Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi.

JANUARY 26, 2025ByELIAV BREUER
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi debates in the Knesset, in Jerusalem, December 9, 2024

Ambassador to US Michael Herzog doesn't see Trump giving green light to West Bank annexation - KAN

The ambassador, and older brother to Israeli President Isaac Herzog, said that any annexation could jeopardize Israel's normalization efforts with Saudi Arabia.

JANUARY 24, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ambassador to U.S. Michael Herzog welcomes Secretary of State Antony Blinken upon his arrival at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday Oct. 12, 2023.

KAN privatization bill will not advance, Economics Committee chairman says

Communications Minister will attempt to form a special subcommittee in order to bypass the decision

JANUARY 15, 2025ByELIAV BREUER
MK David Bitan at a committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem. January 15, 2025.

Karhi says he will not follow High Court orders, after court blocks dismantling of KAN

Karhi claimed the order was unconstitutional based on his own assessment. He does not hold a law degree.

JANUARY 6, 2025ByYUVAL BARNEA
COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER Shlomo Karhi attends a Knesset National Security Committee meeting, last month. He should be congratulated for his persistence and success in taking down a channel that supports Hamas, the writer argues.

KAN are not the enemy: Ministers acting against Israel’s democratic character - opinion

These initiatives illustrate how some ministers have forgotten what is supposed to happen in a democracy – ideas are not meant to be controlled.

DECEMBER 20, 2024ByYAAKOV KATZ
TRANSPORTATION MINISTER Miri Regev once stated: 'What is a public broadcaster worht if we cannot control it?'