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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.

Thousands of haredim protest against draft law in Jerusalem, January 6, 2026.
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

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

Noam Bettan will represent Israel at Eurovision 2026.

Israel announces title of 2026 Eurovision song contest entry: 'Michelle'


Two American Jews arrested in Iran on suspicion of espionage, one remains imprisoned - KAN

Both Iranian-American Jews were in the country to visit family.

 An Iranian man holds a newspaper with a cover photo of Iran and US flags on a street in Tehran, Iran, April 19, 2025

IDF, Border Police disperse Israeli-Druze crowds along Syrian border, returns them to Israel

The illegal crossings came around the announcement by US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack that Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire supported by Turkey, Jordan, and regional partners.

 IDF soldiers operate on Mount Hermon, on the border between Israel and Syria, December 12, 2024

IDF res. brigadier-general removed from position after reports of sexual assault - KAN

The IDF said that the reservist officer eventually terminated his duties a few days ago.

 Female IDF soldiers in the field are seen dealing with extreme weather conditions.

'As if suffering could be graded': Initiative calls on full, immediate release of all hostages

Bo'u is "led by top professionals in the fields of physical and mental health in Israel, aimed at rescuing the hostages and preserving Israeli society," their website states.

 Families of Israelis who were killed in recent war and of hostages held in the Gaza Strip set up a tent near the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, urging the government not to end the war in Gaza, July 6, 2025.

Bill proposal to privatize Kan passes ministerial committee

According to the bill, Kan will no longer be allowed to broadcast "news and current events" on television or radio.

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

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

The incident occurred during the traditional Eurovision delegation parade held on Sunday in Basel, Switzerland.

 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.

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

The Prime Minister’s Office issued a response, stating that the recording represents a “real threat to democracy.”

 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

Pressing reform? Knesset advances restructuring of broadcasting landscape

Opposition MK Shelly Tal Meron described the reform, which proponents say will promote access to diverse viewpoints, as “revolution designed to seize control over the free press”

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

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).