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Kan EnglishHistadrut declares a general strike
The Histadrut trade union federation has announced a general strike in wake of the dismissal of the defense minister . Histadrut Chair Arnon Bar-David called…
Kan EnglishNews Flash March 26, 2023
Likud MK Dichter says supports judiciary overhaul, backtracking on call to pause reform. Condition improves of 2 IDF soldiers wounded in Huwara shooting…
Kan EnglishNews Flash March 23, 2023
Protest across the country block traffic. Demo planned this evening in Bnei Brak. Knesset passes incapacitation law. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
Kan EnglishBFF? How bad are relations between Jerusalem and Washington?
Political officials have described the series of clashes over the past few days that spurred international criticism of Israel as a “crisis atmosphere.” The…
Kan EnglishIs a referendum the way out of the crisis?
Israel is heading towards an unprecedented constitutional crisis. Can we avoid the doomsday scenario? Oded Revivi, the mayor of Efrat, believes a referendum is…
Kan EnglishNews Flash March 22, 2023
Iron Dome downs Hamas drone by Gaza border. Syria accuses Israel of strike on Aleppo airport. Prime Minister Netanyahu says Israel not planning new communities…
Kan EnglishNews Flash March 21, 2023
IDF: Terrorist in Megiddo bombing used ladder to infiltrate from Lebanon. Likud ministers spar as judiciary overhaul propels forward. Israel reassures Jordan…
Kan EnglishWhy is the shekel falling against the dollar?
The shekel again weakened Monday against the dollar and against the euro. In early afternoon inter-bank trading, the shekel-dollar rate was up 0.43%, at NIS…
Kan EnglishIs Israel nearing an opioid epidemic?
A new study by the Taub Center reveals a worrying trend: in 2020, Israel was ranked number one in the world in per capita consumption of opioid pain narcotics…
Kan EnglishNews Flash March 20, 2023
Coalition leaders say they will aim to finalize "softened" bill on changes to judicial selection committee before Knesset recess. Opposition leaders call the…
Kan EnglishNews Flash March 19, 2023
Islamic Jihad accuses Israel of killing senior military wing figure in Syria. As army reservist protest widens, Prime Minister Netanyahu says IDF chief must…
Kan EnglishQuestions remain after Lebanon terrorist infiltration
The details released this week about the infiltration from Lebanon of the terrorist responsible for Monday's roadside bombing by Megiddo junction, in which an…
Kan EnglishNews Flash March 16, 2023
Demonstrators hold processions, block roads during mass protests against government judiciary overhaul. Coalition rejects president's framework for reform…
Kan EnglishNews Flash March 15, 2023
Anti-judicial reform demonstrators attempt to block Prime Minister Netanyahu's convoy from departing on official visit to Germany, Bank of Israel governor…
Kan EnglishNews Flash March 14, 2023
2 missing in sea off Ashkelon. Man injured in Megiddo junction bombing still unconscious. Knesset advances override and incapacitation bills. See…
Kan EnglishLegal expert explains the dangers of the judicial overhaul plan
Protests against the judicial overhaul continue, while efforts to negotiate a compromise between the various parties appear to be deadlocked. At the same time…
Kan EnglishNews Flash March 13, 2023
Shin Bet investigating roadside blast as possible terror strike, Coalition moves forward with judicial reform bills, Team Israel wins opener at World Baseball…
Kan EnglishNews Flash March 12, 2023
Syria accuses Israel of carrying strike on Hama suburb. Israeli security forces killed 3 Palestinian gunmen who fired on army position. Amid growing protests…
Kan EnglishWhy is the PM travelling to Rome in the middle of a crisis?
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Rome for a 3-day diplomatic visit. Protesters against the government blocked roads to Ben-Gurion airport in a bid to…
Kan EnglishNews Flash March 9, 2023
Protestors again block roads across the country. PM and Sara set to depart for Italy. Troops kill 3 gunmen in West Bank. See omnystudio.com/listener for…
Kan EnglishNews Flash March 8, 2023
IDF tank fires at Gaza after explosive detonated against army bulldozer. Israeli tech unicorn pulls 500 million dollars out of Israel amid concern for impact…
Kan EnglishNews Flash March 7, 2023
Syria blames Israel for overnight strike on Aleppo airport. Confrontations between Israeli settlers, Palestinians in Huwara. President Herzog says leaked…
Kan EnglishNews Flash March 6, 2023
Closure clamped on territories ahead of Purim festival, President calls on national leaders to reach a compromise on judicial reform legislation, worker dies…
Kan EnglishNews Flash March 5, 2023
Reserve pilots in fighter jet squadron say they won't show up for training in protest over government judiciary overhaul. Knesset committee approves second…
Kan EnglishScholar Amotz Asa-El in studio: Are we on the verge of a civil war?
Kan English News hosted in the studio Amotz Asa-El, a scholar, political analyst, fellow at the Hartman Institute and author of The Jewish March of Folly…
Kan EnglishNews Flash March 2, 2023
Histadrut, treasury, reached public sector wage agreement. Prime Minister Netanyahu denies equating Huwara rioters with Tel Aviv protests. Economists issue…
Kan EnglishNews Flash March 1, 2023
Funeral held for Elan Ganeles, American-Israeli murdered in attack near Dead Sea this week, as Israeli security forces apprehend suspected members of terror…
Kan EnglishConnect the dots: Checks and balances, corruption, the economy
The government's planned judiciary overhaul has raised concerns that its removal of checks and balances on political power will lead to public sector…
Kan EnglishNews Flash February 28, 2023
Israeli-American killed in Dead Sea area shooting identified as Elan Ganeles. UN Security Council to meet in special close-door session to discuss…
Kan EnglishAttack, rioting as security situation heats up
Major General (res.) Yaakov Amidror, a former national security adviser and currently a senior fellow at the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security…
Kan EnglishNews Flash February 27, 2023
Brothers murdered in Huwara shooting attack are laid to rest. Israeli security forces search for attacker, whose identity is known. Government leaders condemn…
Kan EnglishNews Flash February 26, 2023
Shooting attack on Israeli car in Samaria. Security summit to seek ways to prevent escalation convenes in Aqaba. Deputy attorney general says bill limiting…
Kan EnglishNews Flash February 23 2023
Air Force strikes Hamas targets in Gaza after six rockets fired toward Sderot and Ashkelon following deadly clashes in Nablus that left 11 Arabs dead and over…
Kan EnglishCould the government start limiting money transfers abroad?
Elise Brezis professor of economics at Bar-Ilan University and director of the Azrieli Center for Economic Policy, said the depreciation of the shekel was…
Kan EnglishNews Flash February 22, 2023
Palestinians say several killed, dozens wounded in IDF arrest operation in Nablus. Knesset plenum approves preliminary readings of override clause, Deri 2…
Kan EnglishMore than 15,000 Jews made aliyah from Ukraine since the war started
Friday marks the one year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Over 15,000 Ukrainian immigrants have arrived in Israel since the Russian invasion of…
Kan EnglishNews Flash February 21, 2023
Knesset passes first reading of first part of coalition judicial overhaul package. Parliamentary committee begins deliberations on second part of reform…
Kan EnglishNews Flash February 20, 2023
Knesset set to vote of 1st reading of judicial overhaul clauses. Large protest opposite Knesset and across the country. Govt slams "anarchist" protests. See…
Kan EnglishKyiv resident Avi Schupak recounts a year of war
This week marks the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Tens of thousands of Ukrainian civilians and fighters are believed to be dead…
Kan EnglishNews Flash February 19, 2023
Syria claims five killed, 15 injured in overnight strike in Damascus area blamed on Israel. US ambassador to Israel Nides urges Prime Minister Netanyahu to…
Kan EnglishJ Street warns: most US Jews are concerned over Israel's direction
How have American Jews reacted to the new Israeli government and what should be the response of the Biden administration? KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Nadav…
Kan EnglishNews Flash February 16, 2023
Israel's foreign minister visits Ukraine. Former senior members of security establishment call on president not to sign the judiciary reform laws. Israeli…
Kan EnglishNikki Haley announces 2024 White House bid
Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador, has announced her candidacy for president, becoming the first major challenger…
Kan EnglishNews Flash February 15, 2023
Uprooting of grove in Binyamin area fuels coalition tensions. Coalition pulls some bills from Knesset agenda but stresses judiciary overhaul still moving…
Kan EnglishNews Flash February 14, 2023
Funeral held for border police officer hit by friendly fire during stabbing attack. Washington condemns Israel's decision to approve new settlement housing…
Kan EnglishMassive earthquake in Israel a matter of time
The earthquakes in Turkey, which were felt by many in Israel, along with several milder tremors that occurred in Israel in the days following, were a stark…
Kan EnglishNews Flash 13 February, 2023
Knesset committee passes first sections of judicial overhaul. Tens of thousands protest outside the Knesset.4 rockets fired from Gaza intercepted. See…
Kan EnglishYossi Beilin warns judicial overhaul will turn Israel into Hungary
The Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee has approved a bill that is designed to change the composition of the Judges Selection Committee and to…
Kan EnglishHigh Court to hear petition to declare Netanyahu unfit
The High Court of Justice has set a March 12 deadline for the prime minister and attorney general to respond to a petition filed by the Movement for Quality…
Kan EnglishNews Flash February 12, 2023
Exchanges of fire in Jenin during IDF arrest operation. Prime Minister Netanyahu vows broader operation against terror after Jerusalem car-ramming attack on…
Kan EnglishNews Flash February 9 , 2023
Israel team in Turkey rescues 10 from the rubble. IDF field hospital set to open. UTJ warns govt will fall without judicial overhaul. See…
Kan EnglishDoctors warn against judicial overhaul
A group of prominent physicians has sent a letter to the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee warning against the repercussions of changes to the…
Kan EnglishIDF team rescues people from Turkish earthquake rubble
The IDF Search and Rescue team was one of the first international crews on the ground after this week's devastating earthquake on the Turkish-Syrian border. An…
Kan EnglishNews Flash February 8, 2023
Death toll from Turkey, Syria earthquakes tops 11,000. Israeli rescue teams in southern Turkey pull at least 5 people from rubble. First vote on component of…
Kan EnglishNews Flash February 7, 2023
Israeli humanitarian aid and IDF search and rescue mission reaches Turkey, as death toll from earthquake tops 5,000, winter storm wreaking havoc but Sea of…
Kan EnglishMagen David Adom: humanitarian aid to Turkey will require months
Haim Rafalowski, the national disaster management coordinator of Magen David Adom Israel, said that Israeli assistance to Turkey would comprise of search and…
Kan EnglishNews Flash February 6, 2023
Israel offers aid to Turkey and Syria after powerful earthquake hits eastern Turkey. IDF and Shin Bet kill Hamas terror cell in shootout near Jericho, Knesset…
Kan EnglishNews Flash February 5, 2023
Police probing ex-combat pilot, lawyer for alleged incitement over remarks against judicial reform. Finance Minister Smotrich gives up Knesset seat under…
Kan EnglishKfar Adumim solidarity with Khan al-Ahmar residents
The state asked the High Court of Justice on Wednesday for another four-month extension before responding to a petition that was filed to the court asking it…
Kan EnglishNews Flash February 2, 2023
A-G tells PM to stay away from judicial overhaul over conflict of interest. Overnight strikes on Gaza after rockets. Chad opens Ramat Gan embassy. See…