Israel broadcasting authority
High Court freezes broadcasting law, orders answers on legislative defects
In September, Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara asked the High Court of Justice to freeze the Broadcasting Law until it rules on 11 petitions challenging it.
Israeli public broadcasting icon, journalist Prof. Gideon Kutz dies at age 78
Communications c'mtee approves splitting Karhi's media legislation amid legal adviser's opposition
Israel's broadcasting law poses 'grave risk,' A-G says, urging High Court to hear petitions
Muezzin, Kotel bills frozen until after Trump inauguration
The fact that the bills have been set aside for the coming weeks does not necessarily reflect on how the coalition will choose to move forward after that point.
A fight to remove politicians from public broadcasting
Screenwriters’ Guild chairman Amit Lior holds a traveling hunger strike against the bureaucracy.
Metro Grapevine: Sorry situation
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Media Comment: Do we really need public broadcasting?
It is high time to close down the public broadcasters – all of them, including Galatz.
Stormy debate on public broadcasting is off the air for now
Cabinet vote on reversing plans for IBA delayed by at least three weeks.
Israeli Media Watchdog: Coalition deal on public broadcasting is illegal
"The coalition deal makes us a monarchy and that is unacceptable according to our Basic Laws," says Tomer Naor of the Movement for Quality Government.
Netanyahu won’t punish backers of new broadcasting entity, associates say
Netanyahu will convene the heads of the six parties in his coalition to discuss a bill that would close down the IBC, which is set to replace the current Israel Broadcasting Authority.
New public broadcasting service plans to go on the air January 1
There is already considerable opposition to Bitan’s proposal, including within his own Likud party.
Opinion: Is Netanyahu muzzling the media?
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is stifling free speech by weakening Israel’s commercial and public broadcasters.
Netanyahu didn’t quite get his way with public broadcasting
Recent actions reflect major problems involved in Netanyahu’s insistence on serving as communications minister, a post which he uses to promote his personal political survival.