On November 12, 2025, Defense Minister Israel Katz announced that he would officially petition the government to shut down the Army Radio, bringing to an end a news outlet with a long history of ...

The Israeli government has taken another alarming step in its efforts to crack down on the press by moving toward shutting down Army Radio, which reaches some 900,000 listeners a day. A unanimous ...

"If the president is fond of radio stations, he can set one up at the President's Residence," a source close to Katz said, as reported by Israeli media. A source close to Defense Minister Israel Katz ...

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Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on Thursday that he will try to get government approval to close Army Radio (Galei Tzahal) on December 21 to go into effect as of March 1, 2026 after 75 years of ...