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While the debate continues over a more equitable burden related to military service, the question of how much IDF conscripts are paid is hardly mentioned. IDF recruits in their mandatary service receive a salary well below the minimum wage. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Simon Fink, who believes it’s time to change the system. (Photo:Flash90) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mossad rejects Lieberman claim of Qatar media talks. Israel tells mediators Islamic Jihad knows location of last remaining deceased hostage in Gaza. In Christmas message, Pope Leo decries conditions for Palestinians in Gaza  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Since the beginning of the year, the shekel has strengthened by 12% against the dollar. The strengthening of the shekel stems from several main factors, including a sharp increase in foreign investments in the Israeli capital market. At the same time, the dollar has weakened globally, partly due to the trade wars initiated by the Trump administration. KAN's  Mark Weiss spoke with Yossi Fraima...

IAF attacks Hamas targets in Gaza. Katz appoints new air force and navy chiefs. Protestors call for Oct 7 state inquiry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Defense Minister is pushing ahead to shut down the popular Army Radio, Galei Tzahal by March 1st. While some decry it as an attempt to silence  media, others back the move, saying the IDF had no business running a public radio station anyway. Zvika Klein, editor-in-chief of the Jerusalem Post, examines various options that could be taken with Army Radio. He told reporter Arieh O&rsqu...

Artificial Intelligence is advancing by leaps and bounds and its impact is being felt virtually everywhere. Autonomous vehicles will one day be the norm, which is requiring car insurance companies to rethink their market. Since about 90 percent of road accidents are said to be caused by human factor, autonomous vehicles will likely have far fewer accidents and insurance claims in the future. Yael...

President Herzog accepts invitation to visit Australia, IDF eliminates three Hizbullah terrorists in south Lebanon, Defense Minister declares Israel will resettle northern Gaza Strip See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The trilateral meeting between the leaders of Israel, Greece and Cyprus is a message of aligning arenas of interests but should also be seen as a counterweight to Turkey and its expanding Islamic nationalism. This according to Dan Feferman, the co-editor of Middle East 24 and a strategic affairs analyst. He told reporter Arieh O’Sullivan that the strategic, cultural and geographic relationsh...

Trilateral meeting between leaders of Israel, Greece and Cyprus being held in Jerusalem, Ministerial committee approves proposed bill for national committee of inquiry for October 7th events, Kiryat Shemona residents block highway to protest better government aid to war-stricken town See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Disarming Hamas. Some have said that the decommissioning of arms by the IRA , the Irish Republican Army over two decades ago, could serve as a blueprint for disarming Hamas today. Then the IRA’s disarmament involved verified destruction of its arsenal followed by it being part of a power-sharing government in Belfast. Neville Teller ,Mideast correspondent for Eurasia Review, argues that the...

Israel Gantz, governor of the Binyamin Regional Council, and the chairman of the Yesha Council, welcomed the government’s decision to approve 19 new communities in Judea and Samaria. He told reporter Arieh O’Sullivan that the approvals were for existing communities as well as new ones yet to be built. He said that besides two communities being resurrected (Ganim and Kadim) approval for...

A week after the terrorist shooting targeting a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Nora Berger, Chief Development Officer of Reuth TLV Rehabilitation Hospital, says that the Australia of today is not the same country she grew up in. She told KAN reporter Naomi Segal that Jewish communities around the world are experiencing a rise in antisemitic sentiment. (Photo: Floral tributes for victims of the Bo...

Australia honors victims of Hanukkah event terror attack. Security cabinet approves recognition of 19 settlements in Judea and Samaria. In deepening row with defense minister, IDF chief staff publicly urges swift approval of Navy commander nominee. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Philippine-Israeli relations have been strong since Manila first recognized the Jewish state upon its declaration of independence. Philippine’s ambassador to Israel Aileen Mendiola is working to get direct flights between the two countries. Philippines is the current chair of ASEAN, the Association of South East Asian Nations, and ambassador Mendiola is confident Israel would look toward Man...

Due to a steep rise in flu cases over the past few weeks, the Health Ministry this week recommended that at-risk people, medical staff and visitors to geriatric institutions wear protective face masks. More than 600 children have been hospitalized with the flu this month, 35 in intensive care. More than  900 adults have been hospitalized with the flu in the same time,  with 36 in intensi...

Israel's announces massive gas deal with Egypt. Australia PM Albanese announces measures to curb hate. PM will head team to set mandate for Oct 7th probe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday night that he had approved the largest energy deal in Israel’s history with neighboring Egypt, expected to boost Israel’s economy by billions of shekels within the coming years. In a video statement alongside Energy Minister Eli Cohen, Netanyahu said that the natural gas deal with Cairo was worth NIS 112 billion ($34.7 billion),...

Air Force chief briefs his counterparts in Greece and Cyprus, Shin Bet arrests Israeli Bedouin for pledging allegiance to ISIS, IDF soldier killed by stray bullet in the north See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Many classical music works by Polish composers before the Second World War have been lost. The Polish Institute in Tel Aviv is bringing to Israel a duo who have found some of these works and brought them back to the stage. Reporter Arieh O'Sullivan spoke with the duo, Karolina Mikołajczyk & Iwo Jedynecki. (photo: George Walker/AP) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is it like to be Jewish right now? That is the question that is pondered in a new art exhibit opening this week in Berlin. Artist and curator Yuri Kharchenko brings together the works of five artists, including “Maus” cartoonist Art Spiegelman, in a show entitled: “Bad/Good Jews” for a provocative exhibit amid a world of rising antisemitism and anti-Israeli sentiment....

Residents of Kiryat Shemona demonstrate for help to revive town stricken by war, Annual inflation falls to 2.4 percent, Israeli officials visit site of terror attack in Sydney  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Israel Democracy Institute has released its 2025 Statistical Report on the ultra-Orthodox. Amongst the key findings : the ultra-Orthodox society is one of the youngest in the world; although 33% of ultra-Orthodox families live below the poverty line, 75% own an apartment—a rate higher than that of the general population; and  the majority of those counted as ultra-Orthodox in the ID...

Following the Sydney Hanukah attack the Australian Jewish community is angry , accusing the  government of inaction in the face of an unprecedented wave of  anti-Semitism since the October 7th Hamas attack. Speaking from Sydney, Dionne Taylor, communications manager of the Australia-Israel Jewish Affairs Council, told KAN's Mark Weiss that  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has blood...

Father and son Sydney terrorists linked to ISIS.PM Albense rejects links between attack and Palestinian state recognition. Parents of lost Haredi toddler located. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Australian Jewish community is angered by the deadly attack at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney that murdered 11 people and wounded scores. We spoke earlier with Israeli-Australian Manny Waks who was in Australia. He said that the general attitude there, especially against October 7, has been one of antagonism against the Jewish community and it was being tolerated by the authorities. (photo:...