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As Election Day for the next Knesset, October 27, approaches, differences still exist within what's known as the bloc for change in terms of what would be the best strategy for those parties to reach the optimum results. Dr. Ilana Shpaizman is a senior lecturer at the Dept. of Political Studies at Bar-Ilan University. She spoke with KAN's David Ze'ev. (Photo: Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot sp...

Former Israeli diplomats gathered outside the Foreign Ministry building in Jerusalem on Sunday in protest over escalating settler violence in Judea and Samaria. The demonstrators warned that the government's failure to stop Jewish extremist violence is causing significant damage to Israel's standing and relations with other countries. Jeremy Issacharoff, a former Israeli ambassador to Germany and...

With political will and determination, the Israeli government could have stopped Jewish terror in Judea and Samaria in two days, argues Prof. Kobi Michael, senior fellow at the Misgav Institute for National Security and the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS). He spoke with KAN's David Ze'ev. (Photo: Masked people at the site where Belgium's foreign minister says masked settlers attacke...

No arrests yet in extremist Jewish attacks in Judea and Samaria over weekend on European diplomats, Washington Post photographer. Cabinet approves across board ministry budget cuts to cover 2.5 billion NIS in defense. Extremist ultra-Orthodox block Highway 4 in protest against arrest of haredi draft dodgers See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Within Israel's Arab society, 430,000 eligible voters did not cast their ballot in the last Knesset election, which took place on November 1, 2022. Within the Standing Together organization, they are optimistic about the upcoming election, but are working to ensure that the Arab sector has a greater say on Election Day later this month. Heli Mishael, one of the leaders of Standing Together, spoke...

The Israeli Opera is opening its 2026–2027 season with The Magic Flute , Mozart's timeless fantasy opera.  Originally scheduled for March but postponed due to the war, performances will take place October 16th through 29th in Tel Aviv. Israeli Opera Music Director and Conductor Dan Ettinger spoke earlier with KAN reporter Naomi Segal. (Photo: Björn Hickmann) See omnystudio.com/list...

First ballots cast in Knesset election as voting opens in Israeli missions abroad. Report: During Herzog address at international conference, Iran, Turkey leave, Qatari emir stays. Second worker succumbs to injuries from Intel factory blast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ashkelon Academic College will hold an international conference on Monday, whose main goal is to strengthen the close bond and academic partnership between Israel and Morocco, as part of the spirit of the Abraham Accords. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Dr Noam Stillman. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1 killed,21 hurt in bus crash. Building collapses in Tel Aviv. Boy killed in school trip explosion laid to rest.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some 250 Jewish educators, school principals and educational leaders from around the world have gathered in Israel this week for the four-day International Jewish Educator Conference, organized by the Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Ministry through UnitEd. Attendees are taking part in workshops and tours addressing challenges faced by Jewish schools and communities, and sharing profes...

The way to ensure that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon is to topple the regime. This is according to US (Ret.) Brig. Gen. Ernest Audino, a former deputy director of operations on the U.S. Army staff at the Pentagon and currently a distinguished visiting fellow at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs. He is visiting Israel this week and granted an exclusive interview to KAN's...

Delta flight given all-clear at Ben Gurion airport after anonymous bomb threat. Report: Iran bolstering nuclear sites for possible resumption of hostilities after US midterm elections. Education ministry probe of ordnance blast during school hike checking if group strayed from approved route. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The deadly confrontation between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia and the continuing Hezbollah build-up in Lebanon are both part of the larger picture of the Iranian threat, and the question of how the US and Israel will ultimately react. Ruth Wasserman-Lande, a former Israeli diplomat and currently of the Misgav Institute for National Security, spoke to KAN's David Ze'ev. (Smoke and flames rise from...

Israel issues warning to Lebanon over Hezbollah build-up. A shouting match in court at the Netanyahu trial between the prime minister's lawyer and the prosecution. After deadly Yemen- based Houthi attacks on Saudi airports, airstrikes on the Yemeni capital kill one and wound 12. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Journalist Marisa Fox always knew her mother had secrets. Her mother Tamar Fromer-Fox had never shared the circumstances under which she had left her native Poland on the eve of World War II, coming to Mandatory Palestine, where she joined the Lehi. I was a hero, never a victim, her mother would say. Twenty years after her mother's death, Fox learns Tamar had a secret identity and follows leads ac...

Former UN human rights chief and International Court of Justice judge Navi Pillay has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. She is best known in Israel as chair of the UN Commission of Inquiry that  concluded last year that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza. Just a few hours earlier, the US issued fresh sanctions against  the International Criminal Court at The Hague. KAN's Mark W...

After attack on Riyadh airport, Trump says US weighing whether to join war against Houthis. Israel, US sharply criticize decision to award Nobel Peace Prize to human rights lawyer Navi Pillay. Former attorney general who indicted Netanyahu testifies in prime minister's corruption trial, at request of defense.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mitvim - The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies has issued a report, outlining a diplomatic plan for a new Israeli government formed after the October 27 election, including what should be done during the first 100 days after the government takes office. Mitvim CEO Dr. Gil Murciano spoke with KAN's David Ze'ev. (Photo: US President Donald Trump and Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Si...

After the upcoming Knesset election in Israel, and the US congressional elections a week later, what will relations between Israel and Congress be like? Even if Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu does not form the next Israeli government, would members of the US Democratic Party then see eye-to-eye with an Israeli ruling coalition which includes Israel's Democrats party?  Nadav Tamir is head o...

After Israel-UK talks, the British Consulate in Jerusalem is closed. A pharmacology student from east Jerusalem is accused of planning terror attacks using explosives and deadly poisons. A gynecologist is sentenced to 14 years in prison for committing rape by deception against nine patients.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Life on the Frontlines , (חיים על הקו) is a digital archive initiative to record, preserve and share personal testimonies from Israeli reservists who have served since the October 7th attack and in the ensuing war. The project has had a profound impact, on the reservists who have participated and on those who listen to their experiences. Yonit Golub Serkin, a founder of the initiative, spoke to KA...

Israel marks 3 years since October 7 Hamas attack. Alongside memorial ceremonies, demonstrations demanding state commission of inquiry into October 7 failures. Palestinians say one killed in clash with extremist Jews, Israeli forces near Nablus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

October 7, 2023, marked a watershed in Jewish life. The Hamas attack on Israel on that date, and the wars that have raged in the Middle East ever since, brought anti‑Jewish hatred from the fringes of society to the mainstream, making it a daily experience for Jewish people in Britain and around the world. This rise in antisemitism was driven by fervent hatred of Israel and demonization of Zionism:...

The farming community of Netiv HaAsara, close to the Erez crossing,  borders the  northern Gaza Strip. At 6:30 on the morning of October 7th Hamas terrorists on hang gliders landed in the community as a larger force tried to breach the security wall barrier. KAN's Mark Weiss visited Netiv HaAsara and spoke with resident Hila Fenlon. (Photo of Hila Fenlon by Mark Weiss) See omnystudio.com...

Criminal boss and his 13-year-old son seriously wounded in Jerusalem car blast. Hundreds of Haredim rescue draft dodger in Modi'in protest. Court rejects petition to order security for Yair Golan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.