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Kan EnglishState asks for Khan al-Ahmar extension for the 9th time!
The government has asked the High Court of Justice for an additional 4-month extension to consider the court order to destroy the illegal West Bank Bedouin…
Kan EnglishNews Flash February 1, 2023
Iranian sources say Kurdish rebels directed by foreign intelligence agency were involved in Isfahan military facility drone attack. Prime Minister Netanyahu…
Kan EnglishYoung Israeli civil society makers and shakers meet with Blinken
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met on Tuesday in Jerusalem with civil society activists at Feel Beit , the groundbreaking Israeli-Palestinian cultural…
Kan EnglishNews Flash January 31, 2023
Hike in gasoline price cancelled. Blinken meets in Ramallah with Abbas. Hi-tech workers protest against judicial overhaul. See omnystudio.com/listener for…
Kan EnglishNews Flash January 30, 2023
Mysterious drone strike in Syria against convoy blamed on Israel, US Secretary of State expected in Israel for top-level meetings, Major hurdle crossed on…
Kan EnglishCalls warning of reform's economic fallout grow
Dozens of prominent economists and academics have added their names to a letter released last week warning that the government's proposed judicial reforms will…
Kan EnglishBar-Ilan University scientists seek to prevent cancer spread
An estimated ninety percent of deaths from breast cancer are due to complications resulting from metastasis, a process in which cancer cells break away from…
Kan EnglishJerusalem museum showcases Armenian culture and 1915 Genocide
Jerusalem is home to a community of around 6,000 Armenians, many of whom are descendants of people who fled the genocide A hundred years after hosting dozens…
Kan EnglishNews Flash January 29, 2023
IDF forces shoot two armed Syrians who crossed border by southern Golan Heights, wounding one. Security forces seal home of terrorist who murdered seven people…
Kan EnglishNews Flash January 26, 2023
At least 9 Palestinians reported killed in clashes during Israeli military raid in Jenin against imminent terror threat. Two companies announce plans to pull…
Kan EnglishNews Flash January 25, 2023
IDF forces thwart Palestinian stabbing attack. Justice minister dismisses Levin dismisses warnings from economists that judiciary overhaul will harm Israel's…
Kan EnglishUltra-Orthodox MKs table bills on religion and public sphere
Ultra-Orthodox legislators in Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition government this week tabled bills seeking gender segregated swimming hours at springs in Israel's…
Kan EnglishNews Flash January 24, 2023
Hundreds of tech workers protest in Tel Aviv against government's planned judiciary overhaul. Shas leader Deri appoints two party members to temporarily fill…
Kan EnglishCharting a path for decision-making
Decisions, decisions. How do we make them? Lecturer and entrepreneur Dr. Yuval Davidor, who holds a PhD in computer science, has developed a six-step…
Kan EnglishNews Flash January 23, 2023
Culture ministry's Sabbath program to continue. Health staff hold 24-hour strike.PM considers law to stop courts blocking ministerial appointments. See…
Kan EnglishDo the changes to the judicial branch really endanger democracy?
Prime Minister Netanyahu fired Shas leader Aryeh Deri Sunday in compliance with the High Court of Justice ruling last week disqualifying Deri from serving as a…
Kan EnglishNews Flash January 22, 2023
Prime Minister Netanyahu fires Shas party leader Deri as minister, criticizing High Court decision ordering the move. Religious Zionism party ministers boycott…
Kan EnglishNews Flash January 19, 2023
2 Palestinians arrested in Netanya market suspected of planning terror attack.2 Palestinians killed in IDF Tulkarem raid. Attorney General tells PM he must…
Kan EnglishHigh Court rules Shas leader Deri cannot serve as minister
The High Court of Justice has ruled 10-1 that Shas party leader Aryeh Deri cannot serve as a government minister, saying his multiple convictions make his…
Kan EnglishNews Flash January 18, 2023
Israel offer Ukraine condolences over helicopter crash that killed 18 people, including interior minister, ministry officials, children. Israel's 2023 health…
Kan EnglishIsraAID helping Dnipro residents after deadly Russian missile strike
Israel’s humanitarian aid organization, IsraAID, is supporting first responders and families in Dnipro, Ukraine, following a direct missile strike on a…
Kan EnglishNews Flash January 17, 2023
Palestinian gunman who fired on IDF forces is shot and killed; no Israeli casualties. Hamas says video it released claiming to show Israeli captive Avera…
Kan EnglishPublic faith in state institutions at all-time low, study shows
Public trust in state institutions has plummeted from 61 percent 10 years ago to 33 percent today, according to the 20th edition of the Israeli Democracy Index…
Kan EnglishNews Flash January 16, 2023
Ltn Gen Herzi Halevi becomes IDF's 23rd Chief of Staff. PM: Iran is responsible for 90 % of Mid East problems. Smotrich recording of homophobic, racist…
Kan EnglishThe challenges facing IDF chief of staff Ltn. Gen. Herzi Halevi
Ltn. Gen. Herzi Halevi is the 23rd chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces, replacing outgoing chief Aviv Kohavi. The new top general begins his four-year…
Kan EnglishNews Flash January 15, 2023
IDF soldier killed, three others injured, in accidental grenade explosion in residential quarters on base. Israeli security forces fatally shoot Palestinian…
Kan EnglishNews Flash January 12, 2023
Israeli security forces arrest several Palestinians, including central operative in Lion's Den group, in Nablus raid. Former attorneys general, state attorneys…
Kan EnglishUAE Negev Forum meeting boosts Israel's regional normalization
A three-day meeting of 150 officials took place in Abu Dhabi this week with participants from the six Negev Forum countries: the US, Israel, the United Arab…
Kan EnglishNews Flash January 11, 2023
Shas spiritual leader dies at age 94. Leaders of protest against judicial reform meet with police commissioner ahead of demonstration. President Herzog…
Kan EnglishThe debate over government's planned judicial reforms
The government's planned reforms to the judiciary have spurred vigorous debate. Critics warn it will end checks and balances on government; supporters say it…
Kan EnglishNews Flash January 10, 2023
New Israeli study finds Pfizer Omicron Covid-19 vaccine sharply reduced hospitalizations among elderly, man arrested for threatening to throw a grenade at home…
Kan EnglishWatch out! Car thefts double in past year
Car thefts have more than doubled in the past year. It’s being pushed by a shortage of spare parts and advanced technology in the hands of the car thieves…
Kan EnglishNews Flash January 9, 2023
Coalition fast tracking bill to strip Israeli Arab terrorists of their citizenship. Govt to present judicial reforms this month. PM promises only life-saving…
Kan EnglishFemicide is on the rise
In 2022, 24 women were murdered because they were women. 2022 saw 24 cases of femicide, compared with 16 in 2021 (2 per month in 2022 compared to 1.3 in…
Kan EnglishNews Flash January 8, 2023
Prime Minister Netanyahu calls "baseless" claims judicial overhaul would destroy Israeli democracy. Former Supreme Court President Barak says he would go…
Kan EnglishNews Flash January 5, 2023
High Court considers petitions against Arieh Deri's appointment as a minister. Judges critical of Deri. UN Security Council convenes today over Ben-Gvir's…
Kan EnglishLikud MK Bismuth defends Arieh Deri, Ben- Gvir and judicial reform
Likud Knesset member Boaz Bizmuth , in a conversation with KAN's Mark Weiss , defends the visit by National Security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to the Temple…
Kan EnglishNews Flash January 4, 2023
Rocket fired by Palestinians at southern Israel from Gaza Strip falls short and lands in enclave. UN Security Council expected to meet to discuss Ben Gvir…
Kan EnglishNews Flash January 3, 2023
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir visits Temple Mount, drawing condemnation from Palestinians and regional powers, Foreign Minister Eli Cohen to relay…
Kan EnglishUltra-Orthodox fastest growing population group in Israel
The ultra-Orthodox community is the fastest growing group in Israeli society, set to make up 16 percent of Israel's population by the year 2030, according to a…
Kan EnglishNews Flash January 2, 2023
Syria accuses Israel of overnight Damascus airport strike. Hamas threatens "explosion" over National Security Minister Ben Gvir's planned visit to Temple…
Kan EnglishPM: Israel not bound by despicable UN vote
The UN General Assembly has asked the UN's highest court to give a legal opinion on what was termed Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories. The…
Kan EnglishNews Flash January 1, 2023
Prime Minister Netanyahu says Israel won't be bound by "despicable" UN vote. Transfer of security in Jerusalem area communities from IDF to police delayed by…
Kan EnglishNews Flash December 29, 2022
New PM Netanyahu presents govt to the Knesset. Former PM Lapid: Don't ruin it, we'll be back shortly. Ron Dermer appointed Strategic Affairs minister. See…
Kan EnglishNews Flash December 28, 2022
Hospital fire in Bersheva leaves one dead, Netanyahu finalizes coalition deals and picks ministers ahead of Thursday's swearing in his new government See…
Kan EnglishNews Flash December 27, 2022
East Jerusalem resident arrested on suspicion of planning, carrying out Jerusalem double bombing attack. Knesset passes bill clearing way for ministerial posts…
Kan EnglishThe legacy of Rabbi Haim Druckman
Rabbi Haim Drukman served in many rabbinic roles including the head of the Or Etzion Yeshiva and the head of the Conversion Authority but was known as the…
Kan EnglishNews Flash December 26, 2022
Shin Bet foil plot to bomb buses in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, Jewish settler spiritual leader Rabbi Haim Drukman laid to rest after passing away at age 90…
Kan EnglishShould Arieh Deri be a minister?-
The Movement for Quality Government has petitioned the High Court against Shas leader Arieh Deri being appointed a minister in the new government. At the same…
Kan EnglishNews Flash December 25, 2022
Incoming PM Netanyahu distances himself from remarks by political allies that doctors can refuse to treatment if it goes against their religious beliefs. NGO…
Kan EnglishNews Flash December 22, 2022
Prime Minister-designate Netanyahu informs president he is able to form a government. Final votes on Basic Law changes for coalition partners to be held next…
Kan EnglishNews Flash December 21, 2022
Netanyahu will tell President Herzog today he can form a govt. The body of Nasser Abu Hmeid will not be returned to the Palestinians .Pope Francis meets with…
Kan EnglishDr Efraim Zuroff on the Irmgard Furchner verdict
A former secretary who worked for the commander of a Nazi death camp has been convicted of complicity in the murders of more than 10,500 people. Irmgard…
Kan EnglishNews Flash December 20, 2022
Prison services brace for potential escalation by inmates after terminally ill Palestinian security prisoner dies. Knesset holds first reading of bill to…
Kan EnglishNews Flash December 19, 2022
Shots fired at bus full of settlers in northern West Bank, no injuries. Netanyahu blasts NYT editorial criticizing Israeli democracy, Israelis celebrate…
Kan EnglishSports Rabbi deciphers Argentina's thrilling World Cup victory over France
The World Cup has wrapped up with a riveting final between Argentina and France that came down to a thrilling overtime finish and Argentina winning in a…
Kan EnglishNews Flash December 18, 2022
Israeli security forces arrest Palestinian suspected of involvement in shooting attack. France condemns Israel's deportation of terrorist. Prime…
Kan EnglishNews Flash December 15, 2022
Irish UNIFIL peacekeeper killed by gunfire in South Lebanon. President Herzog says independence of judicial branch must be protected. Osem becomes latest food…
Kan EnglishNews Flash December 14, 2022
Knesset special committees review 4 bills to be passed before govt is sworn in. France face Morocco in 2nd Qatar semi final. Kochavi hints Israel struck convoy…
Kan EnglishIs United Torah Judaism going too far?
United Torah Judaism's coalition demands while negotiating with prime minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly include ending electricity production on…