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Kan EnglishDeputy mayor Fleur Hassan-Nahoum speaks about Jerusalem Day
A massive security operation is in place in Jerusalem for Thursday’s march of the flags when tens of thousands of Jews will march through the Old City to the…
Kan EnglishNews Flash May 17, 2023
Hamas threatens Jerusalem Day march. Jerusalem population approaches one million. Man in 60s dies in fall from cliff in Ein Gedi nature reserve See…
Kan EnglishNews Flash May 16, 2023
Mayors threaten court action to thwart municipal tax fund. Fears of interest rate hike next week. Maccabi Haifa clinch 3rd successive championship. See…
Kan EnglishNews Flash May 15, 2023
Local authorities strike against municipal tax fund bill. Finance minister Smotrich: bill will bring down cost of living. Dima Bushnak(19) shot dead in Salame…
Kan EnglishTurkey's election heads for run-off
Turkey is heading for a run-off vote after President Tayyip Erdogan led over his opposition rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Sunday's election but fell short of an…
Kan EnglishAn expert explains the danger of the current budget
The government has approved apportioning an overall sum of NIS 13.6 billion ($ 3.72 billion) in coalition funds in 2023-2024. According to the proposal, the…
Kan EnglishNews Flash May 14, 2023
Egypt-mediated ceasefire holding, ending 5-day Gaza conflict. Islamic Jihad military wing says 11 of its commanders were killed in Israeli military campaign…
Kan EnglishNews Flash May 11, 2023
Ceasefire efforts continue as firing continues. Head of Islamic Jihad rocket unit killed in overnight strike in Khan Yunis. Israel says 4 of Gaza civilian…
Kan EnglishIsabel Kershner's new book looks at divisions in contemporary Israel
Isabel Kershner is a correspondent for The New York Times in Jerusalem, covering both Israeli and Palestinian politics and society. Previously, she was a…
Kan EnglishNews Flash May 10, 2023
Rockets fired at southern Israel a day and a half after IDF launched operation against Islamic Jihad in Gaza Strip. Shooting attack outside ancient synagogue…
Kan EnglishIsrael on alert after overnight strikes on Islamic Jihad
The IDF killed three senior Islamic Jihad figures in overnight strikes in the Gaza Strip, as part of an operation dubbed, "Shield and Arrow." Special…
Kan EnglishNews Flash May 9, 2023
Israel braces for response after IDF killed three top commanders of the Islamic Jihad terror group in the Gaza Strip. Residents of the south instructed to…
Kan EnglishEU cancels Europe Day reception with Minister Ben-Gvir
The European Union has canceled Tuesday’s planned Europe Day reception in Tel Aviv in order to prevent national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, from…
Kan EnglishNow Me: Building a community of support for IDF disabled women veterans
Among the individuals and projects being highlighted during Israeli Excellence Week is "Now Me," a new initiative spearheaded by two women, Mei-Gal Avinoam and…
Kan EnglishNews Flash May 8, 2023
In Syria, major drug smuggler, family members killed in apparent Jordanian strike. Israeli security forces arrest terror cell responsible for attempted bus…
Kan EnglishNews Flash May 7, 2023
Israel returns Jordanian parliament member arrested in April attempting to smuggle over 200 weapons into the West Bank, 18th consecutive week of anti-judicial…
Kan EnglishNews Flash May 4, 2023
Israeli security forces operating in Nablus kill terrorists responsible for Jordan Valley attack in which Dee family members were murdered during Passover…
Kan EnglishNews Flash May 3, 2023
Quiet returns to border with Gaza after ferocious strike of over 100 rockets fired by the Islamic Jihad after one of its leaders died in prison from a hunger…
Kan EnglishNews Flash May 2, 2023
Rockets fired at southern Israel after hunger-striking Palestinian security prisoner dies. Syria accuses Israel of overnight strike on Aleppo airport…
Kan EnglishTaibe murders amplify calls on government to address crime and violence
The murder of a young mother and her two infant sons in Taibe brought the number of deaths by crime and violence in the Arab community since the start of the…
Kan EnglishThe fate of Khan Al Ahmer remains in limbo
The High Court has yet again delayed a decision on evacuating the Bedouin encampment of Khan Al Ahmar. On Monday morning the court heard arguments in yet…
Kan EnglishNews Flash May 1, 2023
Taibe man arrested for murder of wife, two young children. US House Speaker to address Knesset plenum. In bid to deal with backlog, Interior Ministry offering…
Kan EnglishNews Flash April 30, 2023
Knesset summer session opens.PM says with goodwill, judicial compromise possible. Likud wants dialogue without Yesh Atid. See omnystudio.com/listener for…
Kan English14th May Turkish election is a cliffhanger
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reappeared on the campaign trail in western Turkey on Saturday after illness forced him to back out of election rallies for 3…
Kan English20 years on: Remembering the Mike's Place bombing
This week marks the 20th anniversary of the suicide bombing at the iconic Tel Aviv bar Mike's Place. The attack, perpetrated by two radical British Moslems…
Kan EnglishNews Flash April 27, 2023
Right plans for Million Man March. Degel Hatorah urges boycott. President's office denies judicial talks deadline. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
Kan EnglishMillion Man March backs judicial overhaul
Right-wing politicians, parties, movements and activists are holding what has been billed as a “million-man march” in Jerusalem Thursday evening in support of…
Kan EnglishProf. Avital Gasith awarded Israel Prize for environmental sciences
Prof. Avital Gasith of the School of Zoology at Tel Aviv University has won the 2023 Israel Prize for environmental sciences and sustainability research – the…
Kan EnglishGil Troy: Israel thriving at 75, see you at 100
Despite the present view that Israel is a divided society, Professor of history and Zionist thinker Gil Troy says that we are actually a very united country…
Kan EnglishNews Flash April, 25, 2023
Some ministers met with protests, disruptions at Israel Memorial Day ceremonies. President Herzog appeals for unity at terror victims' memorial ceremony. One…
Kan EnglishRemembering Carmi Elan
Masa Israel Journey held an English-language Yom Hazikaron ceremony at Yad LaShiryon in Latrun on Monday evening, commemorating the lives of fallen IDF…
Kan EnglishRemembering David Chen Cohen
Anat Chen describes learning to live with and without her beloved younger brother, Lieutenant David Chen Cohen, whose nickname was Dudu. Dudu served in the…
Kan EnglishNews Flash April 24, 2023
Syria claims IDF artillery shelled outpost near border, Israel drops leaflets warning Assad's soldiers not to cooperate with Hizbullah, Jordanian parliament…
Kan EnglishNews Flash April 23, 2023
IDF chief of staff Halevi appeals to all Israelis to show respect on upcoming Memorial Day, amid concern current social discord will mar the commemorations…
Kan EnglishNews Flash April 20, 2023
IDF chief of staff says no substitute for "people's army." Culture Minister Zohar says politicians should be at the Memorial Day ceremonies, but do not…
Kan EnglishNews Flash April 19 2023
Israel and Azerbaijan strengthening ties, security forces capture Arab teenage gunman who wounded two Israelis in Jerusalem, bitter discord between bereaved…
Kan EnglishNews Flash April 18, 2023
Israel marks Holocaust Remembrance Day. Likud MK Bismuth heckled in Holocaust memorial event .2 Jews shot and wounded near Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah…
Kan EnglishEconomists forum slams government response to Moody's downgrade
The economists' forum, an early critic of the government's judiciary overhaul, and which signed hundreds of prominent economic figures onto a letter warning of…
Kan EnglishYad Vashem's Book of Names lists 4.8 million victims
The Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial and museum's Book of Names contains 4.8 million names of the 6 million dead that Yad Vashem researchers have identified, and…
Kan EnglishNews Flash April 17, 2023
Israel uncovers attempts by Iran's Quds Force to recruit Palestinians for terror activity against Israel. Prime Minister Netanyahu's corruption trial resumes…
Kan EnglishNews Flash April 16, 2023
4 murders in Arab sector in 48 hours. Moody's warns against judicial overhaul impact. PM visits Dee family in Efrat. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
Kan EnglishWhat lies behind the chaos in Sudan?
A power struggle between Sudan's army and a notorious paramilitary force has rocked the country, with more than 50 civilians reported dead. Residents dodged…
Kan EnglishNews Flash April 13, 2023
Pres Herzog optimistic over judicial overhaul talks. Hapoel Jerusalem fans attacked in Athens. El Al probes why plane failed to respond to Austrian control…
Kan EnglishCriticism over deal renewing school trips to Poland
An agreement to renew visits by Israeli schoolchildren to Poland to learn about the Holocaust has been criticized as whitewashing the role played by some Poles…
Kan EnglishNews Flash April 11, 2023
Funeral held for Lucy Dee, 48-year-old British-Israeli who died of injuries sustained in Jordan Valley attack that also claimed the lives of two of her…
Kan EnglishNews Flash April 10, 2023
IDF forces in firefight with Arab terrorist near Jericho, one killed. Thousands, including government ministers, stage march at former illegal settlement in…
Kan EnglishIran setting Israel up for a trap, analysis
The firing of rockets and mortars toward the southern Golan Heights from Syria was a huge escalation. The recent Iranian drone infiltration and rocket fire…
Kan EnglishNews Flash April 9, 2023
IDF responds to overnight rocket fire from Syria at southern Golan Heights. Funerals to be held for British-Israeli sisters murdered in Friday's Jordan Valley…
Kan EnglishNews Flash April 5, 2023
IDF soldier lightly hurt by Palestinian gunfire near Hebron. IDF hits Hamas targets in Gaza Strip in retaliation for overnight rocket fire. On Passover eve…
Kan EnglishHelping the needy at Passover
Despite rising inflation and the high cost of living, the Israeli public is expected to spend 7.8 billion shekels on food for Passover holiday, of which…
Kan EnglishNews Flash April 4, 2023
Two Israeli soldiers injured in stabbing attack near Tsrifin; Palestinian attacker arrested. Syria accuses Israel of carrying out overnights strikes…
Kan EnglishNews Flash April 3, 2023
Malka Leifer found guilty of rape. Drone intercepted on Gaza border. Talks resume on judicial overhaul compromise. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
Kan EnglishMalka Leifer found guilty of rape
Malka Leifer has been found guilty of rape, indecent assault and sexual penetration of a minor, in the County Court of Victoria, Australia. A jury found Leifer…
Kan EnglishPessah cleaning at the Kotel Western Wall
In honor of the Pessah Passover holiday which is celebrated this week , the Western Wall Heritage Foundation has removed prayer notes that had been placed…
Kan EnglishWith Trump arrest expected, questions prevail
Former US President Donald Trump is scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday afternoon after an investigation into payments made during his 2016 presidential…
Kan EnglishNews Flash April 2, 2023
Opposition Syrian monitoring group says 2 pro-Iranian militia members killed, 5 Syrian air defense forces injured in overnight strike by Homs that Damascus…
Kan EnglishNews Flash March 30, 2023
Roman Zadorov acquitted in retrial for murder of teen Tair Zada. Syria accuses Israel of overnight strike in Damascus area. Defense Minister Gallant…
Kan EnglishNews Flash March 29, 2023
Washington-Jerusalem tensions over Israeli government's judiciary overhaul. Israel launches Ofek 13 satellite. 6,000-year-old copper fishing hook uncovered in…
Kan EnglishNews Flash March 28 2023
Coalition submits bill for judicial overhaul, despite premier Netanyahu calling for pause in legislation, president to host dialogue over judicial reform, US…
Kan EnglishNews Flash March 27, 2023
PM set to declare suspension of judicial overhaul. Levin says he won't resign. ben Gvir considers supporting govt from outside the coalition. See…