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Kan EnglishNews Flash August 13, 2025
IDF chief approves central concept for offensive in Gaza. Mediators reportedly pressing Israel, Hamas in bid to revive ceasefire, hostage release deal…
Kan EnglishAre Israeli actions preventing aid reaching Gaza?
Humanitarian groups claim that new directives from the Israeli authorities over the registration of aid workers are causing delays in humanitarian supplies…
Kan EnglishNews Flash August 12, 2025
Palestinian report: Trump to announce new ceasefire talks. COGAT denies Gaza starvation claims. More support for Sunday strike. See omnystudio.com/listener for…
Kan EnglishNew Flash August 11, 2025
Prime Minister Netanyahu says Israel nearing end of campaign against Hamas in Gaza. Histadrut trade federation won't join general strike called by hostage…
Kan EnglishNew album by Israeli singer Tohar inspired by folk/country music
Israeli singer-songwriter Tohar Shefi Rafeld has come out with a new album, his fourth and it’s called Tohar haya kan (Tohar was here.” He moves…
Kan EnglishIs Lebanon heading for a showdown with Hizbullah?
Hezbollah says it will disregard a decision by Lebanon's government to task the army with establishing a state monopoly on arms. "We will treat this decision…
Kan EnglishPoll shows growing support in Israel for recognizing non-Orthodox marriages
A growing number of Israelis, even among right-wing orthodox, are supporting freedom of marriage from the Orthodox monopoly in the state. According to a poll…
Kan EnglishNews Flash August 10, 2025
Prime Minister Netanyahu to hold news conference on Gaza war. Hostage families call for general strike to protest security cabinet decision on military…
Kan EnglishVeteran diplomat warns Gaza takeover will cost Israel at home, abroad
Ahead of a security cabinet meeting expected to approve a full military takeover of the Gaza Strip, veteran diplomat Colette Avital spoke with KAN reporter…
Kan EnglishNews Flash August 7, 2025
Security cabinet convenes Thursday evening to decide on Gaza war escalation. Relatives urge IDF to block moves endangering the hostages. IDF hits Hizbullah…
Kan EnglishLo BaShamayim festival tribute to the Upper Galilee
The 26th Lo BaShamayim festival in the Upper Galilee, taking place August 7-5, will feature dozens of cultural events, including music, lectures and…
Kan EnglishNews Flash August 6 2025
Cabinet to convene Thursday to discuss next strategy against Hamas in Gaza, UN security council holds session on Israeli hostages, first soldiers of ultra…
Kan EnglishEnding the war in Gaza, how? when?
Reserve Maj. Gen. Gershon Hacohen served with the IDF for 42 years and today a senior researcher at the Begin Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, said that…
Kan EnglishHollywood Reporter names Sam Speigel Film school in top 15 in the world
The Sam Speigel Film School in Jerusalem has been recognized as one of the best film schools in the world. The Hollywood Reporter placed it in the top 15…
Kan EnglishUS House Speaker Johnson visits Samaria, recognizes rights of Jews to land
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Mike Johnson, leading a delegation of Republican Congresspeople, visited the ancient site of Shilo and…
Kan EnglishThe impact of the "Quiet boycott" on Israeli academia
While there has been a huge increase in calls for official boycotts against Israel, there is also a rise in “quiet boycotts” in the academic world…
Kan EnglishNews Flash August 5, 2025
UN Security Council to hold special session on hostages. Tensions between political, military echelon over direction of Gaza operations. IDF overnight…
Kan EnglishGovernment votes to dismiss the Attorney General
The government has voted to dismiss Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara. Prominent law professor Mordechai Kremnitzer says he expects the High Court to…
Kan EnglishInnovative treatment relieves PTSD symptoms
The October 7th attack and the ongoing war has brought to the forefront discussion of PTSD, how it can be identified and treated. A new form of PTSD treatment…
Kan EnglishNews Flash August 4, 2025
Govt set to fire Attorney General. She describes the move as unlawful. MK Edelstein publishes his draft exemption proposals. See omnystudio.com/listener for…
Kan EnglishThe Gaza disengagement. A 20-year perspective
20 years ago this week the Gaza disengagement took place when the government of then PM Ariel Sharon ordered the IDF to expel 8,000 Jewish residents of the…
Kan EnglishIsrael faces diplomatic tsunami over Gaza hunger images
Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has criticized France, Britain and Canada, which announced they would recognize a Palestinian state. Saar quoted Hamas senior…
Kan EnglishA personal and historical journey in Hansen House
Hansen House, the historic Jerusalem building that currently serves as a cultural hub, once housed what was known as a leper asylum, a site that fascinated and…
Kan EnglishNews Flash August 3, 2025
Terror groups publish shocking videos showing two emaciated hostages, spurring calls for urgent release of hostages, end of war. IDF says destroyed 300-meter…
Kan EnglishThe power of female community in Ticho House exhibition
Women, nature, and the fragile Israeli reality lie at the heart of the video installation "Bliss" by artists Ayelet Carmi and Meirav Heiman. at the Israel…
Kan EnglishDavid Brinn releases new album, featuring songs inspired by October 7th
David Brinn, most people know him as a long-time managing editor of The Jerusalem Post and the paper’s music critic. He is also a singer songwriter and…
Kan EnglishNews Flash July 31, 2025
US envoy Witkoff arrives in Israel. Canada announces plans to recognize Palestinian state in September. Moroccan air force plans bearing Gaza aid land at Ben…
Kan EnglishIsrael's worst drought in a century
Israel is facing record-breaking temperatures and dwindling water sources, with northern streams drying up and the Water Authority sounding alarms over a…
Kan EnglishForeign media demand access to Gaza to cover the war
Shortly after the start of the Gaza war the Foreign Press Association, which represents the foreign media working in Israel, petitioned the High Court, asking…
Kan EnglishNews Flash July 30, 2025
Tsunami fears ease. Minister Eliyahu: Hostages should be called POWs. More states say they will recognize Palestinian state. See omnystudio.com/listener for…
Kan EnglishSurvey assesses AI impact on Israeli employment
A new Israel Democracy Institute analysis of a Central Bureau of Statistics survey has found that 28 percent of businesses in Israel used AI in the past six…
Kan EnglishNews Flash July 29, 2025
Foreign Minister Saar says international pressure is hardening Hamas' stance. IDF releases footage says shows Hamas looting of aid truck. Popular actor Alon…
Kan EnglishNew ecological visitors center opened at Sataf park in Jerusalem hills
After the horrific wildfires in the Jerusalem corridor caused widespread and visible damage to the forests this past spring, Global warming too is having a…
Kan EnglishUniversity Presidents call on Netanyahu to solve hunger in Gaza Strip
Five presidents of Israel's leading academic institutions are calling on the Prime Minister to act immediately to solve the hunger problem in the Gaza Strip…
Kan EnglishNews Flash July 28 2025
Israel continues pauses in Gaza Strip fighting to allow humanitarian aid deliveries, Defense Minister vows heavy action if Hamas doesn't release hostages…
Kan EnglishFacing international pressure, IDF announces new aid measures for Gaza
Res. Brigadier General Yossi Kuperwasser, head of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, says that Israel had no option but to implement the new…
Kan EnglishIs Macron's recognition of a Palestinian state such a bad thing?
The announcement by president Emmanuel that France would become the first Western member of the United Nations Security Council to recognize a Palestinian…
Kan EnglishNews Flash July 27, 2025
2 IDF soldiers killed in blast against vehicle in Gaza; third succumbs to injuries from earlier, separate attack. IDF announces daily 10-hour humanitarian…
Kan EnglishFinding a flat amid rental shortage in Tel Aviv this summer
This summer, over 2,000 new immigrants—many from the U.S.—are expected to arrive in Israel amid a worsening rental shortage in Gush Dan following…
Kan EnglishNews Flash July 24 2025
Car ramming near Kfar Yona injures 8, IDF forces shoot dead 2 Arab terrorists hurling fire bombs on civilian cars near Bethlehem, Israel examining latest Hamas…
Kan EnglishA look into the minds of the cyber attackers
Israel, long a prime target for cyber attacks, has seen a dramatic increase since the war with Iran last month. The cyber attackers are not just hitting…
Kan EnglishTrump pulls the US out of UNESCO
President Trump is pulling the US out of UNESCO, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural organization , citing its anti-America and anti-Israel leanings as…
Kan EnglishA nation traumatized by a never-ending war
Various groups of Israeli psychologists are holding an emergency conference tonight at Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square stressing the need to end the Gaza war…
Kan EnglishFamily and dance meet in "Home Work"
In her new piece, "Home Work," choreographer Maya Brinner invites her two children, Mikhael and Zohar, aged 10 and 7, to turn the stage into an unexpected…
Kan EnglishNews Flash July 23, 2025
Witkoff to meet in Rome with Dermer and Qataris on Thursday. Hamas wants Rafah crossing to reopen. Likud faction meets to oust Edelstein from Knesset FA and…
Kan EnglishAre Israelis abroad in danger of arrest over war crime allegations?
Belgian police this week questioned two Israelis who had served in Gaza during the war and were attending a music festival in Belgium. They were questioned…
Kan EnglishNews Flash July 22, 2025
Two IDF soldiers killed in separate incidents in southern Gaza Strip. Houthi missile fired at Israel falls short hours after earlier launch from Yemen…
Kan EnglishTrump pulls the US out of UNESCO
President Trump is pulling the US out of UNESCO, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural organization , citing its anti-America and anti-Israel leanings as…
Kan EnglishIsrael's troubled strategy toward Syria and the Druze
Mid-east expert Ksenia Svetlova says that Israel’s policy toward Syria was “schizophrenic” and reduced to tactical measures. A former member…
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News Flash July 21 2025
Air Force strikes Hodeidah port in Yemen as Iranian-backed Houthis continue to fire rockets at Israel, Israel delivers humanitarian aid and medical supplies to…
Kan EnglishInternational couples in Israel concerned by controversial immigration bill
The Knesset Constitution Committee is slated this week to discuss a controversial immigration bill being advanced by committee chair Religious Zionism party MK…
Kan EnglishJerusalem's Manofim Festival explores the extreme
At a time when disruption has become part of routine, the Manofim contemporary art festival in Jerusalem explores the concept of the extreme. The event, which…
Kan EnglishIs the BBC anti-Semitic? John Ware answers.
The BBC has recently been involved a number of controversies related to Israel. A documentary about Gaza was shelved after it was revealed that the 13-year-old…
Kan EnglishNews Flash July 20, 2025
IDF set to begin ground operations for first time in central Gaza's Deir al-Balah. Israel's health ministry plans to send aid to Syrian Druze. Ministerial…
Kan EnglishIs serving in foreign militaries grounds for losing US citizenship?
In the United States, conservative commentator and media host Tucker Carlson declared that any American who has fought for a foreign army should lose their…
Kan EnglishNews Flash July 17, 2025
Report: Israeli strike hits church in Gaza, killing 2. Syrian president accuses Israel of seeking to sow chaos in country. Ultra-Orthodox Shas party quits…
Kan EnglishDespite conflict over Syrian Druze, security talks with Syria could happen
Dr. Jacques Neriah, of the Middle East Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, and former deputy head of assessment for IDF military intelligence…
Kan EnglishSpreading protection over Syrian Druze could be risky
Reserve Lt.-Col. Sarit Zehavi, president and founder of Alma Research and Education Center which focuses on the security challenges on the northern border…
Kan EnglishNews Flash July 16, 2025
Druze breach both sides of Israel-Syria border against backdrop of Syrian regime clashes with Druze minority in southern Syria. IDF steps up strikes against…
Kan EnglishIDF strikes Syrian military targets as regime forces advance on Druze city
The IDF struck Syria military targets as regime forces advanced on a Druze minority city that has been the center of sectarian clashes in southern Syria…