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A masked assailant is caught on surveillance footage hurling a brick at the glass doors of Channel 12's offices in Tel Aviv, in the early hours of July 28, 2026. (Channel 12 via X)
July 28, 2026, 2:11 pm
‘Someone will die’: Vandal smashes Channel 12 office doors again, leaves threatening note
Network’s Tel Aviv entrance hit with two bricks, message demands apology for coverage of alleged abuse of Palestinian at Sde Teiman army base; outlet accuses government of incitement
By ToI Staff
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi at the Knesset, Jerusalem, July 15, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 22, 2026, 1:50 pm
Karhi’s media overhaul has democracy in its crosshairs, not just broadcasting, expert says
Media scholar says government knew law could not survive judicial review, but advanced it anyway in order to shatter legislative norms and provoke showdown with High Court to please political base
By Ariela Karmel
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 17, 2026, 12:26 am
Coalition passes media overhaul law, giving government greater regulatory control
In apparent violation of PM’s conflict of interest deal, communications minister thanks Netanyahu for tasking him with passing reform, which includes benefits for pro-government Channel 14
By Ariela Karmel and Jeremy Sharon
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem, July 8, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 13, 2026, 1:54 pm
Coalition plows ahead with Karhi’s media bill, dropping entire sections at last minute
Rushed committee approval comes after parts related to government app that would broadcast sports free of charge removed due to Haredi objections; High Court discussing contentious bill Monday
By Michael Bachner, Ariela Karmel and Jeremy Sharon
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi attends the Special Committee for the Communications Law at the Knesset, April 28, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 11, 2026, 10:47 pm
After backlash, Karhi drops bid to grant Netanyahu additional power over media before election
Opposition MKs decry last-minute amendment to controversial broadcast overhaul bill, which one quips ‘suddenly appeared in the middle of the night’; comms minister mocks ‘clowns’
By Ariela Karmel
MK Galit Distel-Atbaryan leads the Special Committee for the Communications Law at the Knesset, March 15, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 15, 2026, 8:06 pm
Knesset legal adviser blasts media bill’s legislative process, urges committee change
Sagit Afik says proceedings at special panel don’t meet basic requirements, demands return to economics committee, after clash in which legal advisers were silenced
By Ariela Karmel
The main headquarters in Jerusalem of the Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation, known as Kan, seen on January 31, 2023. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
March 26, 2026, 7:03 pm
Unable to shut down Kan, coalition maneuvers to control public broadcaster’s budget
Bill removing legal safeguards that are meant to shield outlet from political pressure is moved to Knesset committee headed by Netanyahu loyalist, in crusade to dismantle outlet
By Ariela Karmel
US President Donald Trump, right, speaks to reporters as he greets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the president's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 29, 2025. (AP/Alex Brandon)
March 24, 2026, 12:00 am
Critics decry ‘foreign intervention’ after PM said to alter media bill at Trump’s behest
Minister says Netanyahu cut requirement for streaming services to fund Israeli productions, bypassing Knesset, in move seen as unprecedented outside meddling in legislative process
By Ariela Karmel
Protesters gather outside the Blavatnik Building at Tate Modern in London, accusing UK billionaire Len Blavatnik of canceling TV programs on Channel 13 in Israel that are critical of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, July 2024 (Vuk Valcic/Alamy Live News)
February 16, 2026, 9:35 am
Channel 13’s looming sale ignites fears of political meddling and regulatory evasion
Israeli TV channel’s owner Blavatnik rejects a higher bid in favor of one from media tycoon Drahi, who is seen as close to Prime Minister Netanyahu
By Biranit Goren
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and his wife Sara Netanyahu disembark from Wing of Zion on arrival in Washington DC on April 6, 2025 (Avi Ohayon/GPO)
December 17, 2025, 1:41 pm
Journalists union demands Netanyahu allow press on his upcoming flight to Washington
Union emphasizes public funds paid for reporters’ designated area on official plane, urges PM’s office to reverse ban
By Nava Freiberg
MK Galit Distel Atbaryan leads the Special Committee for the Communications Law at the Knesset, December 8, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 8, 2025, 9:35 pm
Panel chair assails press as special Knesset committee takes up media oversight bill
Netanyahu loyalist accuses outlets of persecuting PM in opening discussion on Karhi bill that critics say will stifle free speech and give authorities wide say in what is reported
By Ariela Karmel
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi in the Knesset in Jerusalem, November 26, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 1, 2025, 10:29 pm
Knesset votes to form special panel to fast-track contentious media oversight bill
Lawmakers vote 59-51 to establish ad hoc committee, bypassing Likud MK David Bitan’s Economics Committee, in defiance of Knesset legal adviser and AG
By Ariela Karmel
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi attends a Knesset plenum session in Jerusalem, June 4, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 30, 2025, 11:55 am
Coalition prepares to set up special panel to advance stormy media regulation bill
Likud MK David Bitan, who heads Knesset body that would usually consider bill, slams special committee as ‘cheapening’ democracy; bill would increase government control over press
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) with Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi in the Knesset, May 1, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 5, 2025, 4:41 pm
Media bill won’t give government direct editorial control, but risks putting press in biased, moneyed hands
Expert Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler says Karhi’s proposal could severely damage independent journalism. While regulation reform is needed, this bill ‘can’t be divorced’ from coalition’s hostility to press
By Ariela Karmel
A protester on a main road in Tel Aviv calling for the release of the hostages held in the Gaza Strip for 500 days, February 17, 2025. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
February 17, 2025, 1:30 pm
43 million seconds in hell
500 days in captivity. 500 days under inhumane conditions. 500 days of suffering beyond description
By Amir Ben-David
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