MK Ofer Casif reacts to his disqualification by the Central Elections Committee

The Central Elections Committee has voted to disqualify Mansour Abbas’s Arab-majority Ra’am United Arab List party from running in next month's election. The committee also disqualified the  Arab Balad party chair and Joint List No. 3 Sami Abu Shehadeh and  Joint List candidate, Hadash MK Ofer Cas…

News Flash September 23, 2026

Committee votes to ban Balad party leader from running in Knesset election. Undercover Israeli forces detain senior Palestinian Authority security services member In Nablus area. IDF strike in Gaza kills head of Hamas finance department 

Jerusalem's Kol Haneshama synagogue vandalized again

For the fourth time in the last month, the Kol Haneshama Reform synagogue, in Jerusalem's Baka neighborhood, has been vandalized. The latest incident occurred on the eve of Yom Kippur. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Anna Kislanski, CEO of the Israel Reform Movement.

Is Germany still safe for Jews?

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has vowed to do everything in his power to protect Jewish life in Germany. His comments came the far-left Die Linke party came first in Berlin's state election despite facing allegations of antisemitism and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party won the …

News Flash September 22, 2026

Hundreds at funeral of Netanel Shukrun. Katz threatens to invade Gaza city if an Israeli is kidnapped. No PM-Trump meeting planned in New York.

Grappling with international hostility

From the documentary "NAZA" to the concert in New Jersey where a performer shouted "Free Palestine," Israel continues to suffer on the international stage, even as the series "Fauda" presents a view of what Israel has endured. KAN's David Ze'ev spoke with advocate and therapist Shira Lankin Sheps. …

Encouraging Israelis abroad to vote in the Knesset election

Yehonatan Bar Sadeh is president of Aid Coalition, which operates the Fly and Vote initiative. He tells KAN's David Ze'ev that he feels the campaign is important and insists that those availing of the services provided are not asked about their political preference.  (Photo: Hadas Parush/Flash90)

News Flash September 17, 2026

IDF forces eliminated 2 Nukhba terrorists in Gaza strikes this week. US refuses entry visa to Palestinian Authority leader to attend UN General Assembly in New York. French president hosts Lebanese, Jordanian leaders to discuss situation in Lebanon

Exhibition gives voice to bereaved siblings on life and loss

"78 Life Stories" is an interactive art installation at the ANU-Museum of the Jewish People that shares 78 personal stories of Israel's fallen, spanning the years of Israel's independence, told through the unique lens of their surviving brothers and sisters. Created in collaboration with the Our Br…

Ruth Dorrit Yacoby exhibition presents path through pain to healing

For artist and poet Ruth Dorrit Yacoby, who lived and created in southern Israel, exposure to the desert elements was an integral part of her work. A new exhibition at the Askila Gallery in Jaffa presents her works, including some never shown before, in a path through pain to hope. Curator Etay Gab…