{"id":55176,"date":"2025-12-20T18:22:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T23:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/israels-cabinet-to-vote-on-army-radio-closure-proposal-on-sunday\/20\/12\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T18:22:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T23:22:51","slug":"israels-cabinet-to-vote-on-army-radio-closure-proposal-on-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/israels-cabinet-to-vote-on-army-radio-closure-proposal-on-sunday\/20\/12\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel&#8217;s cabinet to vote on Army Radio closure proposal on Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Defense Minister Israel Katz argued that the station\u2019s original purpose as a platform serving IDF soldiers and their families has been overshadowed by political content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Defense Minister Israel Katz is expected to bring his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/israeli-govt-vote-army-radio-164712222.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:proposal to close Army Radio;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">proposal to close Army Radio<\/a> after 75 years of broadcasting to a cabinet vote on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If approved, the closure would go into effect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/israel-katz-moves-shut-down-092529348.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:on March 1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">on March 1<\/a> next year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Katz\u2019s decision is based on the recommendation of a professional committee, but critics have argued that the panel was handpicked to ensure Katz\u2019s desired outcome.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The committee had described the very existence of a military radio station broadcasting to the general public as \u201ca democratic anomaly that has no equal in the world,\u201d adding that Army Radio\u2019s involvement in current affairs and news \u201charms the IDF\u2019s status as the people\u2019s army.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Katz: Army Radio&#8217;s original purpose has been overshadowed<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Katz argued that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/army-radio-pillar-israeli-journalism-121545491.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:the station\u2019s original purpose;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">the station\u2019s original purpose<\/a> as a platform serving IDF soldiers and their families has been overshadowed by political content that, in his view, undermines the army.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAs I have made clear, what was is not what will be. The Israeli government established Army Radio as a military station to serve as a mouthpiece and an ear for IDF soldiers and their families \u2013 not as a platform for voicing opinions, many of which attack the IDF and the soldiers themselves,\u201d he has said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz seen in the Knesset plenum, December 16, 2024 (credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG\/FLASH90)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There was no clear public explanation for why Army Radio could not be partially privatized while severing its direct link to the IDF, as many experts have suggested as a compromise to salvage one of the country\u2019s premier media outlets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Attorney-General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/high-court-justice-nullifies-govt-120959602.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Gali Baharav-Miara;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Gali Baharav-Miara<\/a> has said the move \u201craises concerns about political interference in public broadcasting and questions regarding the violation of freedom of expression and the press.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Yonah Jeremy Bob contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/israels-cabinet-vote-army-radio-221012706.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Defense Minister Israel Katz argued that the station&rsquo;s original purpose as a platform serving IDF soldiers and their families has been overshadowed<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/israels-cabinet-to-vote-on-army-radio-closure-proposal-on-sunday\/20\/12\/2025\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":55177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/jerusalem_post_articles_818\/1d8ea4349cae3675863ba6a2fd701829","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55176"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55176"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55176\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}