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KAN 11 news director Itzik Barashi killed in bicycle accident on Highway 44

Barashi was 56 at the time of the accident, according to Maariv, which occured while he was riding along the highway with a group of friends.

KAN News camera director Itzik Barashi.
Israel Police officers operate against suspected extremist settler vandals who allegedly targeted a mosque near Nablus, West Bank, published September 1, 2026.

Israel Police arrest eight suspected extremist vandals after graffiti sprayed on West Bank mosque

Minister of Communications Shlomo Karhi attends the Special Committee for the Communications Law at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, June 29, 2026

High Court hears petition as public broadcaster KAN faces risk of having no council, executive

French actress Melanie Laurent (right) joined the ‘Fauda’ cast for season five, starring and co-created by Lior Raz.PremiumPremium

Israeli television is thriving on screen - but insiders warn of an industry in crisis


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.

European Broadcasting chairman: KAN privatization will harm country’s democratic foundations

“Public service media play an indispensable role in fostering societies," EBU chairman, Noel Curran, wrote.

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