US EditionNetanyahu government moves to shut down Israel's Army Radio station
The closure ends 75 years of broadcasts amid concerns over press freedom and political interference, with Galei Tzahal holding an 18% market share, critics said.
- Israel's cabinet voted to shut down Army Radio, a popular national radio station broadcasting since the state's early days.
- The decision is seen by critics as a blow to democracy, effectively wiping out half of Israel's independent public news broadcasts.
- The Movement for Quality Government in Israel has petitioned the Supreme Court against the government's decision.
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In Israel, it is a real institution that is about to disappear. The government unanimously approved yesterday the closure of "Galei IDF", the famous radio station of the army. A decision made by the Minister of Defence, Israel Katz, who wants to put an end to what he calls a democratic anomaly.
Broadcasting news program since the early days of the state's founding - Today the Defense Minister claims that over time it has served as a platform for views that "attack the IDF and the soldiers themselves"
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The Straits TimesNetanyahu government moves to shut down Israel’s Army Radio
JERUSALEM: Israel’s cabinet on Monday (Dec 22) approved a plan to shut down Army Radio, a popular national broadcaster, in a move that critics say is part of a wider campaign by Prime Minister Be
Netanyahu’s Government Moves to Silence Israel’s Army Radio
NEWS BRIEF Israel’s cabinet voted on Monday to shut down the long-running Army Radio station by March 2026, a move critics condemn as part of a broader erosion of press freedom and democratic norms under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition. While Defense Minister Israel Katz framed the closure as necessary to depoliticize the military, […] The post Netanyahu’s Government Moves to Silence Israel’s Army Radio appeared first on…
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