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Yuval Raphael pays homage to Theodor Herzl’s iconic Basel photo

The photo of Raphael on Friday was snapped in the same location where Herzl posed in 1901 when he was attending the fifth Zionist Congress.

 Yuval Raphael echoes Theodor Herzl’s pose in Basel.
 Israel's representative to the Eurovision Song Contest, Yuval Raphael, a survivor of the deadly October 7 2023 attack by Hamas on the Nova festival in Israel's south, sings on a stage in this handout photo obtained by Reuters on January 23, 2025.

Israel Public Broadcasting Corp. complains about man making threatening gesture at Yuval Raphael

 Jewish settlers seen while Palestinian farmers pick olives during the annual harvest season, in the village of Burqa, east of Ramallah, West Bank, October 20, 2024

Shin Bet's Jewish Division official faces scrutiny over leaked conversation - KAN

 View of the offices of Israel's public broadcaster KAN in Jerusalem. January 31, 2023.

Pressing reform? Knesset advances restructuring of broadcasting landscape


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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

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.

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

 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.

 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.

TRANSPORTATION MINISTER Miri Regev once stated: 'What is a public broadcaster worht if we cannot control it?'

Karhi presents revamped program for partial Kan privatization

Kan's news branch will be shut down, its main news radio station will be privatized, and its budget will cut to NIS 500 million.

 The Knesset Economic Committee meets at the Knesset in Jerusalem, December 18, 2024.