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What to watch on TV this week: Israeli election satire and a Hersh Goldberg-Polin tribute

TV Time: An election-night battle of comedy shows, plus sea creatures and a celebrity divorce.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
'Below' is about a small community in Newfoundland that is menaced by a mysterious giant squid.
KAN News camera director Itzik Barashi.

KAN 11 news director Itzik Barashi killed in bicycle accident on Highway 44

Barashi was 56 at the time of the accident, according to Maariv, which occured while he was riding along the highway with a group of friends.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israel Police officers operate against suspected extremist settler vandals who allegedly targeted a mosque near Nablus, West Bank, published September 1, 2026.

Israel Police arrest eight suspected extremist vandals after graffiti sprayed on West Bank mosque

The graffiti also denounced KAN News journalists who wrote news reports, and US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee who condemned West Bank extremist settler violence as "terrorism."

|ByJAMES GENN
Minister of Communications Shlomo Karhi attends the Special Committee for the Communications Law at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, June 29, 2026

High Court hears petition as public broadcaster KAN faces risk of having no council, executive

Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara and the five serving council members support the substance of the temporary proposal.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN

'Sovietzka,' 'The Bear,' 'Painkiller': What's new to watch on Israeli TV

Without meaning to, I got hooked on Painkiller, the new Netflix series which presents a fictionalized drama based on the story of OxyContin, the Sackler family, and the opioid epidemic.

AUGUST 16, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
‘SOVIETZKA’ (Sitting, from left) Evgenia Dodina as the mother, Fira Kantor as the grandmother, and Gera Sandler as the father. (Standing, from left) Lena Fraifeld, Daniel Styopin and Suzanna Papian.

Shows about charming kids, seniors hit Israeli TV

This is the first season that has been produced since the lockdowns of the COVID pandemic made such activities impossible.

JUNE 8, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
‘OLD PEOPLE’S Home for Four-Year-Olds’

Israeli minister accuses Kan's Arabic-Language channel of violating the law

The allegations come amidst growing concern regarding the channel's editorial choices and narratives.

MAY 18, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi attends digital journalism Conference at the Reichman University in Herzliya, January 9, 2023.

Holocaust Remembrance Day to be marked through movies and documentaries

No matter how much I thought I knew, there is always more to learn, and movies can help to look at the events of the Shoah from different angles.

APRIL 13, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
A SCENE FROM ‘My Father’s Secrets.’

Kan is the big winner in Israeli TV awards

Kan was slated to be closed earlier this year but was kept open after the move was greatly protested.

APRIL 4, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
Gal Malka from ‘Dismissed’ accepts her award.

Hugh Laurie to join new season of Israeli hit show 'Tehran’

Laurie is best known for starring as Dr. Gregory House in the Fox medical drama House for eight seasons.

FEBRUARY 11, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hugh Laurie at Keshet’s Innovative TV Conference in Jerusalem

Public broadcasting like KAN is key to a democracy - editorial

We endorse the president’s support for the broadcaster - our democracy needs a diversity of programming.

FEBRUARY 9, 2023ByJPOST EDITORIAL
FILE PHOTO: Employees work in the offices of Kan, the new Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation, in Tel Aviv, Israel November 3, 2016.

Herzog comes out in support of public broadcasting amid shutdown plans

Herzog expressed the importance of public broadcasting, especially with upcoming political anniversaries.

FEBRUARY 8, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
FILE PHOTO: Employees work in the offices of Kan, the new Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation, in Tel Aviv, Israel November 3, 2016.

Israel's coalition is dead set on passing the judicial reform - analysis

The coalition is continuing to further the judicial reform while holding back on defunding Kan and bringing Deri back as minister.

FEBRUARY 2, 2023ByELIAV BREUER
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu sits alongside sacked cabinet minister Arye Deri in the Knesset, on Monday. In Israel, the coalition controls the legislature and executive, thus the need to keep its hands off judicial appointments, says the writer.

Plan to defund Israel's public broadcast service delayed indefinitely

The proposal to shut down KAN was brought forward by Communications Minister Shlomo Kahri.

FEBRUARY 2, 2023ByELIAV BREUER, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Workers of the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation "KAN" and supporters protest against the new government's intention to close "KAN", in Tel Aviv, January 25, 2023.