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Army Radio

An Israeli soldier serving at Army Radio holds a microphone in Jerusalem, December 22, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 2, 2026, 1:34 pm
Supreme Court freezes closure of Army Radio, says government must justify position
Conditional order gives government until March 15 to explain decision to shut the station; ministers again call to defy the courts
By ToI Staff
Supreme Court Justice Daphne Barak-Erez presides over a hearing on petitions against the government’s decision to shut down Army Radio, January 28, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 28, 2026, 9:54 pm
In hearing over Army Radio closure, High Court challenges both sides’ claims
Justices rap ministers’ premature support for shuttering station, while skeptical of claim government lacks authority for move: ‘The agency that established it is the agency that can close it’
By Jeremy Sharon
View of the Army Radio headquarters in Jaffa, on January 5, 2026 (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
January 5, 2026, 5:07 pm
Threatening graffiti sprayed outside Army Radio office: ‘Your days are numbered’
Building vandalized as government seeks to shut down long-running station; IDF condemns ‘serious and unacceptable act of incitement’
By ToI Staff
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich leads a faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, December 29, 2025 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 30, 2025, 2:02 pm
Supreme Court chief says Smotrich crossed ‘red line’ by pledging to ‘trample’ him
In face of widespread criticism, far-right minister doubles down on his threat, says ‘trampling’ is what Isaac Amit does ‘day by day’
By Ariela Karmel, Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
Supreme Court President Isaac Amit arrives for a hearing at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem, December 23, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
December 29, 2025, 4:39 am
High Court freezes closure of Army Radio until final ruling issued
Court president says injunction aimed at ensuring government does not take action against station in meantime; minister insists court’s ruling is illegal, cabinet vote will stand
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
Illustrative: The entrance to Army Radio's headquarters in Tel Aviv, June 2, 2023. (Omer Fichman/Flash90)
December 25, 2025, 12:52 pm
Army Radio staff claims civilian jobs frozen; Defense Ministry issues denial
Employees say ministry gave order to terminate contracts by Jan. 1, effectively dismantling station; ministry says contracts will be extended to Feb. 28, in line with cabinet vote
By Stav Levaton and ToI Staff
The entrance to Army Radio in Jaffa, on November 12, 2025 (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
December 22, 2025, 4:51 pm
Cabinet votes to shutter Army Radio, overriding legal and press freedom concerns
Following unanimous vote, defense minister orders IDF to wind down station operations by March 2026, amid condemnation from AG, opposition, journalists and liberal watchdog group
By Stav Levaton, Sam Sokol and Jeremy Sharon
Palestinians wave the national flag and celebrate by a destroyed Israeli tank at the southern Gaza Strip fence east of Khan Younis on October 7, 2023. (AP/Yousef Masoud)
November 23, 2025, 2:36 pm
Hamas spent years mining IDF troops’ social media for intel on bases, tanks – report
Terror group said to have spied on 100,000 soldiers’ online accounts, gathering data to map bases, build VR training models, and even learn how to disable tanks
By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian
Radio broadcasters seen in the offices of Army Radio, the national IDF radio station, in Jaffa, March 27, 2014. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash 90)
November 12, 2025, 4:32 pm
Moving to shut Army Radio, Katz declares war on an unlikely pillar of independent media
Planned closure of iconic military station marks latest in series of government efforts to reshape Israel’s news landscape, raising fears of shrinking press freedom
By Stav Levaton and ToI Staff
Illustrative: The entrance to Army Radio's headquarters in Tel Aviv, June 2, 2023. (Omer Fichman/Flash90)
November 12, 2025, 11:27 am
Katz announces closure of Army Radio, claims many feel it ‘harms war effort, morale’
Defense minister says broadcasts will cease by March; IDF-controlled station chief says plan to shut it down is based on flawed committee report
By Emanuel Fabian, Stav Levaton and Jeremy Sharon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a conference organized by the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs, at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem on March 27, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 30, 2025, 6:08 pm
Attacking media outlets, Netanyahu asks why public broadcaster should be funded
Prime minister also reportedly tells defense, communications ministers to clarify need for Army Radio; Diaspora Minister Chikli accuses Haaretz newspaper of ‘incitement’
By Sam Sokol
A soldier-reporter for Israel's Army Radio, on November 11, 2019. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
November 28, 2024, 8:10 pm
Coalition push to privatize state media continues with bill to sell off Army Radio
Likud MK Nissim Vaturi’s proposed law echoes language found in controversial legislation, panned by press advocates, to sell off the Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation
By Sam Sokol
Yoav Kutner at his Tel Aviv home. (Yael Kutner)
October 24, 2024, 5:03 pm
Israeli music guru Yoav Kutner says artists are muzzled over fears of political fallout
The media man’s tumultuous life, which includes losing his memory and a bout with cancer, didn’t strip him of his optimism even as he fears for Israel and bemoans conformist artists
By Tamar Mor Sela
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, Jerusalem, January 29, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 1, 2024, 11:50 am
Far-right minister Smotrich: ‘Settlements in Gaza not among goals of war’
Religious Zionism leader’s comments follow backlash against conference that called for establishing Jewish settlements in Strip; criticizes Ben Gvir’s threats to leave government
By ToI Staff
Footage of a tunnel in Gaza uncovered by the IDF on January 16, 2024. (Screen capture/X)
January 22, 2024, 10:39 pm
IDF blasts Israeli radio into Gaza tunnels in bid to soothe hostages
Families of hostages held by Hamas hope kidnapped Israelis will be able to hear prerecorded messages from loved ones over Army Radio
By Reuters
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