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Kan EnglishThousands of Israelis sign petition backing Palestinian statehood recognition
Nearly 10,000 Israelis have signed a petition supporting the call to recognize a Palestinian state ahead of the upcoming meeting co-chaired by France and Saudi…
Kan EnglishCommemorating Holocaust of Romanian Jewry
The annual Holocaust remembrance of the Romanian Jewish community in Israel (AMIR) held at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem earlier this month…
Kan EnglishNews Flash September 21, 2025
Two rockets fired from Gaza toward Israel, no injuries. Britain expected to announced recognition of Palestinian statehood. Cabinet approved appointment of…
Kan English"B'Darchei Noam": Cultivating an ethos of public service among young Israelis
From an early age, Noam Avramovich, an IDF observer who fell at the Nahal Oz base in the October 7 attack, had a strong sense of public service which…
Kan EnglishCommemorating the last cavalry charge in history
A special event was held to commemorate a very strategic victory by the British and Commonwealth forces against the Turks and Germans in World War One in…
Kan EnglishNews Flash September 17, 2025
Missile launched from Yemen at Israel falls outside of country's borders. Palestinian report communications lines down as IDF continues offensive in Gaza City…
Kan EnglishForeign Ministry brings bi-partisan delegation of 250 US state legislators to Israel
A delegation of some 250 US state legislators is currently visiting Israel, the largest ever bipartisan group of US lawmakers to visit the Jewish state. Here…

Kan EnglishWhat message did Rubio bring to Jerusalem?
Prof. Eytan Gilboa, an expert on US-Israel relations at Bar-Ilan and Reichman universities, speaks to KAN reporter Naomi Segal about US Secretary of State…
Kan EnglishNews Flash September 15, 2025
Prime Minister Netanyahu says hails US-Israel alliance as strongest ever. US Secretary of State Rubio says US focused on what happens next, after Israel's…
Kan EnglishIs Israel's loose cannon strategy taking diplomatic risks?
Dan Feferman, an analyst on Middle Eastern Affairs, and co-editor-in-chief of Middle East 24, says that Arab countries have supported Israel’s war…
Kan EnglishNews Flash September 14, 2025
Drone launched from Yemen at Israel intercepted. US Secretary of State Rubio arrives in Israel against backdrop of Doha strike, Gaza war. IDF warns Gaza City…
Kan EnglishNews Flash September 11, 2025
Two IDF soldiers lightly hurt in roadside blast in Tulkarm. Report: Qatar to hold emergency summit in Doha next week on Israeli strike. IAF intercepted Houthi…
Kan EnglishNews Flash September 10,2025
Israeli doubt over Hamas leadership fatalities in Doha strike. Elizabeth Tsurkov expected at Sheba hospital after release from Iraq captivity. IDF topples…
Kan EnglishEnglish whisky makes a splash at Whisky Live Tel Aviv 2025
The annual Whisky Live exhibition is opening this week in Tel Aviv as Israelis are showing growing interest and demand in the distilled spirits. Most of the…
Kan EnglishDramatic increase in applications for gun licenses following terror attack
There has been a dramatic rise in applications for gun licenses after yesterday’s terror attack in Jerusalem. Moshe Konikov teaches counter-terrorism and…
Kan EnglishNews Flash September 9, 2025
Funerals held for four IDF soldiers killed in Gaza on Monday. IDF warns Gaza City residents to evacuate south. Qatar reportedly pressuring Hamas to accept…
Kan EnglishDeputy Mayor of Jerusalem calls for death penalty for terrorists
Aryeh King, deputy mayor of Jerusalem, called for the death penalty for terrorists and for their families to be deported and property confiscated as a…
Kan EnglishNews Flash September 8 2025
Palestinian terrorists murder six Israelis and wound a dozen more in Jerusalem attack, Air Force downs Houthi drone near Eilat, IDF continues destroying…
Kan EnglishWomen impacted by trauma of October 7th share their stories
The Eden Association, which helps women process trauma, has spearheaded several social initiatives for women impacted by the October 7th attack and ongoing war…
Kan EnglishNews Flash September 7, 2025
IAF identifies drone launch from Yemen. Palestinians report Israeli strike in central Gaza City. Amid reports US conveyed to Hamas principles of comprehensive…
Kan EnglishStudy assesses early childhood in Israel in shadow of war
The Taub Center has released the findings of a longitudinal study examining the impact of the ongoing war on young children and their families. The findings…
Kan EnglishAussies in Israel to protest outside the Australian embassy
Australians and Israelis are set to rally outside the Australian Embassy in Tel Aviv on Friday, protesting what they see as Canberra’s failures to…
Kan EnglishNews Flash September 4, 2025
Houthi missile fired at Israel falls outside country's borders. Israel dismisses as spin Hamas statement on willingness free all hostages in exchange for…
Kan EnglishWill Israel extend sovereignty to Judea and Samaria?
The United Arab Emirates warned has warned Israel that any annexation of the West Bank would constitute a red line for Abu Dhabi that would severely undermine…
Kan EnglishNews Flash September 3, 2025
Day of Disruption protestors call for end to Gaza war. Criticism after car torched during protest. Houthi missile intercepted. See omnystudio.com/listener for…
Kan English'While Israel Slept' examines the events leading up to October 7th
While Israel Slept, the new book by Yaakov Katz and Amir Bohbot, tells the gripping inside story of how Hamas, Israel’s weakest enemy, succeeded in…
Kan EnglishNews Flash September 2, 2025
IAF intercepts Houthi drone outside of country's borders. Tens of thousands of reservist called for duty in preparation for expansion of Gaza offensive…
Kan EnglishWill Israel's strike on Houthi leadership deter future attacks?
Yemen's Houthis on Monday held a mass funeral for their prime minister and 11 other senior officials killed in an Israeli air strike that penetrated the top…
Kan EnglishNews Flash September 1, 2025
Two slain hostages recovered in Gaza to be laid to rest. Security cabinet discusses Gaza City military conquest. Israeli students return to schools in north…
Kan EnglishBack to school backpack campaign to support needy youth
As the new school year opens, a new report from the Latet organization points to persistent socio-economic gaps that underscore the challenges for needy youth…
Kan EnglishUS has the legal right to bar PA president Mahmud Abbas from UN General Assembly
Retired ambassador Alan Baker, a former legal adviser to the foreign ministry and former member of the UN legal office said that the United States was…
Kan EnglishPeace comes through trust between Israelis and Palestinians, not at the UN
Samer Sinijlawi, a Palestinian politician from the opposition inside Fatah, said the move to revoke the US visa of Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas…
Kan EnglishNews Flash August 31, 2025
Cabinet meets in secure location after IDF strikes targeting Houthi, Hamas officials. IDF recovers bodies of two hostages murdered on October 7th. IDF…
Kan EnglishReport: Lebanese army infiltrated by Hezbollah
Hezbollah’s Secretary General Naim Qassem has said his organization would refuse to surrender its weapons, even at the risk of civil war in Lebanon. The…
Kan EnglishNews Flash August 28 2025
Air Force intercepts drone launched from Yemen, IDF commandos reportedly raid site near Damascus, actor Rami Heuberger passes away at 61 See…
Kan EnglishPM recognizes Armenian genocide
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has for the first time recognized the genocide carried out by Ottoman Empire against Armenians in the early 20th century. He…
Kan EnglishNews Flash August 27, 2025
PM recognizes Armenian genocide. Missile from Yemen intercepted. Witkoff says Gaza war will end this year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kan EnglishSearches underway for Altalena, Irgun weapons ship sunk by IDF in 1948
The Ministry of Heritage is investing one million shekels in locating the remains of the pre-state Irgun weapons ship "Altalena." The national research vessel…
Kan EnglishNews Flash August 26, 2025
IDF forces carrying out large-scale operations in Ramallah. Country-wide protests for release of hostages. Security cabinet to meet to discuss Gaza City…
Kan EnglishNews Flash August 25 2025
IDF probing attack on hospital in Khan Yunis that reportedly killed over 20 people, including four journalists, Prime Minister indicates Israel to withdraw…
Kan EnglishLebanon and Syria making moves toward better relations with Israel
Despite the statement by the Prime Minister’s office indicating Israel's willingness to reduce IDF presence in southern Lebanon if Beirut takes real…
Kan EnglishIran is running out of water
Iran’s capital Tehran could be weeks away from “day zero,” experts say — the day when taps run dry for large parts of the city &mdash…
Kan EnglishExhibition match with Israeli soccer legends honors 12 Druze youth killed in Hezbollah strike
Some of Israel's legendary national football team players will participate in an exhibition match on Monday in Shefayim – in memory of the 12 youth…
Kan EnglishAre the Druze community in Syria now safe?
For the first time in decades, Syrian and Israeli officials have held high-level face-to-face talks. This month’s US-brokered summit in Paris was…
Kan EnglishNews Flash August 24, 2025
IDF soldier killed in operational accident in Gaza to be laid to rest. Israel has yet to respond to mediators hostage release, ceasefire proposal. Opposition…
Kan EnglishVolunteering spirit helps harvest grapes for wine-maker called serving 450 days
It’s harvest time for many grape farmers and the vineyards are full. But there are not enough hands on farms to pick and many, many farmers are serving…
Kan EnglishAre bilateral Israel-France ties spinning out of control?
France has slammed as "abject" and "erroneous" an accusation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that President Emmanuel Macron's move to recognize a…
Kan EnglishNews Flash August 20, 2025
Def Min Katz approves Gaza city assault plans. Thousands of IDF reservists to be called up. Relatives of hostages urge govt to approve ceasefire. See…
Kan EnglishAlex Gerlis new spy novel The Second Traitor
It's September 1940, and British intelligence is desperately worried: the Nazi invasion of Britain is imminent. A sinister organisation called The Group, a…
Kan EnglishNews Flash August 19 2025
Israel expected to give its response to latest hostage release/ceasefire proposal by the weekend, government expected to approve additional 30 billion shekels…
Kan EnglishIDF plans to recruit young Jews from the Diaspora to fill shortages
Amid reports that the IDF is making plans to reach out to Jewish communities in the Diaspora to recruit young men to serve in the Israeli army, author and…
Kan EnglishNews Flash August 18 2025
IDF chief approves plans to take over Gaza City, Australia bans MK Simcha Rothman from entry, Report: IDF plans to encourage young Jews from Diaspora to join…
Kan EnglishAgainst the strike
Hundreds of thousands of Israelis observed a general strike on Sunday urging the government to reach a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal and end the war…
Kan EnglishIn support of the strike
Hundreds of thousands of Israelis observed a general strike on Sunday urging the government to reach a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal and end the war…
Kan EnglishNews Flash August 17, 2025
Hundreds of thousands join 1-day general strike. Protestors call for hostage release and end to the war. Govt ministers say protest strengthens Hamas. See…
Kan EnglishKnesset museum opens in downtown Jerusalem
A new museum opened in Jerusalem this week- the Knesset Museum. The museum was built within the old building of the Knesset, located on King George Street in…
Kan EnglishNGO: In approving E1 construction plan, Israel choosing apartheid reality
Aviv Tatarsky, a researcher at the Israeli NGO Ir Amim, says that approval of the E1 construction plan, together with cabinet minister Bezalel Smotrich's…
Kan EnglishAfter a 30-year wait E1 construction gets the green light
Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says plans to build more than 3,000 homes close to Ma'ale Adumim will "bury the idea of a Palestinian state". The…
Kan EnglishNews Flash August 14, 2025
Mossad chief meets Qatari prime minister in Doha amid efforts to revive hostage release, Gaza ceasefire deal. IDF chief of staff expected to okay Gaza war…