Israeli media

Netanyahu disputes claims of directing media coverage of his wife in continued Case 4000 testimony

Netanyahu denied he directed media coverage of his wife in Case 4000, rejecting prosecution claims and calling state witness accounts exaggerated during renewed cross-examination.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the Jerusalem District Court to hear testimony of businessman Arnon Milchan in the Case 1000 corruption trial, this week.
Israeli defense minister Yisrael 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 Israel Katz moves to shut down IDF's Army Radio after 75 years of broadcasting

 The High Court of Justice convenes in Jerusalem

Israel's journalists petition High Court over controversial media reforms

 A Border Police officer conducting operations, May 2025.

‘You want more?’ Border Police officer indicted for assaulting journalist


Israel's 24-hour news channel that expanded into Hebrew with translated content - comment

A cash-strapped pivot to Hebrew programming has hollowed out the network’s once-lively English and French coverage, leaving viewers and staff wondering what might have been.

 The i24NEWS studios in 2016.

Gov’t committee greenlights controversial media reform bill

The bill now heads to the Knesset plenum to begin its legislative process, which will likely take months.

Israeli newspapers

Ronit Ganon-Amit appointed CEO of i24NEWS, Frank Melloul promoted to chairman

According to a statement by i24NEWS, Ronit Ganon-Amit brings "extensive experience in media, communications, and digital strategy to her new role."


All of us in the media were complicit in October 7 - opinion

Journalists are not supposed to simply regurgitate what they are told – whether it is claims like “Hamas is deterred” or “Sinwar doesn’t want war.” 

 IDF SPOKESMAN Daniel Hagari speaks to the media, displaying an Iranian ballistic missile which was retrieved from the Dead Sea after Iran fired drones and missiles at Israel in April. The media must ask the tough questions, demand accountability, and avoid simply amplifying official narratives.

Netanyahu's testimony contradicted by Likud ad spending records

Contrary to Netanyahu's testimony, the Likud party invested an estimated NIS 283,300 in advertisements in Walla in January 2015.

 The Walla logo seen next to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Tel Aviv District Court, December 10, 2024

Lapid at ‘Media Freedom Conference’ – Israeli democracy ‘under attack’

“This government doesn't want balance, it wants media like in Hungary, like in Russia – restrained, frightened, submissive, shallow,” Lapid said.

 “Emergency” conference opposition leader Yair Lapid's party hosted in the Knesset in Jerusalem.

A-G's office has 'serious concerns' that the government is silencing Israeli public broadcasting

Baharav-Miara's office warns that the communications minister's bill to privatize Kan could stifle media independence and shut down government criticism.

 The broadcast offices and studios of the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation, in Jerusalem January 31, 2023.

Walking a fine line between persuasion and reporting in political media - opinion

A new analysis shows how the media can manipulate our understanding of events. From false reports to biased narratives, the media's role in shaping reality is crucial and controversial.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a news conference in Jerusalem, earlier this year. Either reporters have lost the ability to collect facts or they see themselves simply as conduits for leaks and behind-the-back maneuverings, the writer charges.

Israeli media must stop portraying criticism as antisemitism - opinion

Words create reality, which is why the separation between views and news in media ethics is so important.

 Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the media while standing in front of a portrait of Theodore Herzl, the father of modern Zionism, during a visit to the Independence Hall in Tel Aviv October 14, 2010.

Israel returns Associated Press equipment previously seized for contravening Al Jazeera law

AP reported that the equipment was only being used to broadcast a general view of northern Gaza, however Israel claimed they had been asked to cease transmission and did not comply.

 Equipment seized in Al Jazeera office in Nazareth

Israel’s media and political discussions are watched closely in region - analysis

The broader point is that everyone in the region is watching closely developments in Israel, Israeli politics, and other pertinent issues.

 THE ABRAHAM ACCORDS signing ceremony at the White House in September 2020: It was an erroneous perception that peace agreements and normalization with our Arab neighbors could be achieved without paying any political price to our Palestinian neighbors, says the writer.