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Remembering Oren Nahari: The storyteller who brought the world into Israeli living rooms - comment

Oren had an extraordinary ability to teach, but above all, to convey one fundamental message: the most important thing is knowing how to tell a story. There is an audience for it.

Israeli journalist Oren Nahari speaks at the annual conference of the Budget Division in at Ministry of Finance in Jerusalem on November 2, 2015.
An ElAl flight at Ben Gurion International Airport, February 25, 2026.

Who should get to vote? Plans for 70,000 Israelis abroad to fly home for election sparks debate

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Final - Spain v Argentina - New York/New Jersey Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, US - July 19, 2026 Argentina's Lionel Messi looks dejected after the match as Spain's Ferran Torres and Mikel Oyarzabal celebrate winning the World Cup

FIFA World Cup 2026 final sets KAN network record as most watched since 1998

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana oversees votes on Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi's communications sector reform bill, July 16, 2026.

What are some of the main laws pushed during Knesset's legislative blitz? - explainer


Letters to the Editor, December 9, 2024: Your own dime

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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NYT names ‘The Lesson’ and ‘Unsilenced’ among top Israeli series of 2024

The critics wrote: “From the tension and disputation of life in Israel emerges, perhaps not surprisingly, really good TV."

 Maya Landsman (left) and Doron Ben-David in a scene from The Lesson.

'Dangerous development': Likud-circulated list ranks KAN journalists by stance toward government

The list ranked journalists and broadcasters hosting current affairs programs on a scale from 1 to 5, with 1 signifying strong government support and 5 indicating strong opposition.

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

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.

Katz delays promotions for IDF officers, says performance review needed

Katz announced that he had approved the list of colonel and lieutenant colonel promotions in the IDF, with the exception of two officers from the Southern Command.

 Incoming defense minister Israel Katz attends a discussion and vote on the inclusion of MK Gideon Saar as a Minister in the government at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on September 30, 2024.

'They are unnatural': Arab channel TV show guest calls for the execution of gay people

Among other things, Badran said that "homosexuals are outside of nature" and that he supports killing them.

Participants celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade in Sydney, Australia, February 29, 2020.

Knesset passes controversial television bill, closes plenum until October 28

The law increases the number of channels broadcast on Israel's Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) system, known as Idan Plus.

 Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi seeks every legal means to increase state support for Channel 14, without any constraints on some of its more disturbing content, the writer complains.

'Approved a deal and then did nothing': Gantz attacks Netanyahu in rounds of interviews

The National Unity leader's statements come following extensive interviews with major Israeli broadcasters, KAN, Channel 12, Channel 13, and Channel 14.

 Head of the National Unity party Minister Benny Gantz holds a press conference in Ramat Gan, May 18, 2024.

Israel’s Jewish humor show offers a serious message for a dark time: We will survive

Nearly every sketch in the show satirizes an event from millennia’s worth of Jewish and Israeli religious texts and history. Its guiding principle is irreverence. 

 Children and their families supporting the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation "KAN" protest against the new government's intention to close "KAN" and "KAN" education channel, in Tel Aviv, February 3, 2023.

Family of Haymanot Kasau, missing since February, call for country-wide search day

According to statements issued by Kasau's family, intense searches for the girl will be conducted between 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. on on Thursday.

A police car