Communications Ministry

High Court cancels Karhi’s removal of KAN search chairwoman, orders appointment process to advance

Justices say minister lacked basis to remove retired judge Nechama Munitz, whose committee is central to filling vacancies on public broadcaster’s council.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
MK Shlomo Karhi (Likud).
Former prime minister Naftali Bennett and former government directors-general Keren Terner and Liran Avisar Ben Horin, April 12, 2026.

Bennett brings in two ex-gov't officials as first two members of election list

Keren Terner had served as director-general of the Communications Ministry, and Liran Avisar Ben Horin served as director-general of both the Finance and Transportation Ministries. 

|ByKESHET NEEV
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he speaks during the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organisations, in Jerusalem, February 15, 2026.

PM Netanyahu accuses Case 4000 lead prosecutor of lying, 'directive meeting' with Filber

Monday's accusation came during the Prime Minister's cross-examination. The PM has denied any wrongdoing in the case.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi attends the Special Committee for the Communications Law at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on December 9, 2025

Media revolution or power grab? Inside Shlomo Karhi’s Israeli media overhaul - interview

Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi says it’s time to open up Israel’s media market, a move some say is political and will weaken freedom of the press.

|ByKESHET NEEV, RUTH MARKS EGLASH

Communication companies face fines of Millions for extended response times

Communications Ministry to fine companies for prolonged response times at service centers, totaling around NIS 3 million, affecting Expon 018, Bezeq, Wecom, Yes, Pelephone, and Rami Levy. 

JULY 21, 2024ByWALLA!
The law states: no more than six minutes of waiting