Israeli television

Raviv Drucker presents HaMakor's investigation into the killing of three Israeli hostages by Israeli soldiers. (Screenshot)

The farce of Israel’s ‘liberal’ investigative journalism

A recent exposé on the killing of three hostages by Israeli soldiers highlights how even critical news programs form part of an architecture of public denial.

By Sebastian Ben Daniel (John Brown) May 22, 2026

Oracle's Larry Ellison and executive producer David Ellison arrive at the LA premiere of "Star Trek Into Darkness" at The Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, May 14, 2013 (Eric Charbonneau/Getty Images)

The billionaire family poised to rewire U.S. media in Israel’s favor

Having acquired Paramount and CBS and eyeing TikTok and CNN, the Ellisons are constructing a pro-Israel information empire with unprecedented reach.

By Will Alden December 4, 2025

A woman in Jerusalem watches Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak at a press conference on her TV, September 28, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

The ‘pact of silence’ between Israelis and their media

Israel’s long-subservient media has spent the past year imbuing the public with a sense of righteousness over the Gaza war. Reversing this indoctrination, says media observer Oren Persico, could take decades.

By Edo Konrad October 16, 2024

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MK AIda Touma-Suleiman and news anchor Roni Daniel on Israeli TV following the downing of an Israeli jet on February 10.

Arab woman MK attacked by Hebrew media for criticizing army policy

MK Aida Touma-Suleiman, a female legislator from the Arab-Jewish socialist party, criticized the Israeli army’s policy toward Syria, warning that it could escalate to a war that would endanger civilians. In response, one veteran male television news analyst ordered her to ‘sit down and be quiet.’ The Israeli air force has carried out more than 100 bombing incursions deep inside Syrian territory over the…

By Samah Salaime February 13, 2018

Joint List's Ahmad Tibi is seen at campaign headquarters on election night, Nazareth, Israel, March 17, 2015. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Is the Israeli media responding to pressure on underrepresentation of Arabs?

A new campaign is pushing major media outlets to invite Arab experts to speak on their area of expertise. It seems the media landscape is responding — for the better. By Oren Persico New data reveals that leading Israeli news stations are inviting more Arab experts on news programs, following growing pressure by leading Israeli…

By The Seventh Eye May 26, 2016

Moti Kirschenbaum, 1939-2015. (photo: Hanay/CC BY-SA 3.0)

Saying goodbye to the establishment’s anti-occupation journalist

One of Israel’s most iconic television personalities passed away on Friday morning, leaving behind him a media landscape lacking the fierce criticism that Moti Kirschenbaum was so well known for. Elinor Davidov, who worked with him for many years, says goodbye. By Elinor Davidov I am trying to imagine what Moti would say about this…

By +972 Magazine September 25, 2015

The finalists on 'Eyal Golan is Calling You' during the finale, March 5, 2013 (Photo: Ortal Dahan)

Paving the road for true multiculturalism on Israeli television

The ‘Eyal Golan is Calling You’ finale night was a brimming, pronounced and accented Mizrahi broadcast, paving the road for a true multiculturalism and change of viewing habits. Merav Alush Levron on the struggle she partook in to have the finale aired on Channel 2 (and fair play to Eden Abutbul!) By Merav Alush Levron (translated…

By Haokets June 29, 2013

Contestant boasts about grabbing Jennifer Lopez’s buttocks on Israel’s ‘The Voice’

It’s one thing to have a cold relationship between Netanyahu and Obama, but I really don’t think Israel should get on J-Lo’s bad side. Unfortunately, this might happen. A few weeks ago I watched the third episode of the Israeli version of “The Voice” featuring a contestant from Los Angeles, an Israeli called Michael Alhadif,…

By Ami Kaufman January 14, 2013