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IDF detains activists aiding the Palestinian West Bank olive harvest
The organization 'Rabbis for Human Rights' claimed that the IDF on Wednesday detained about 80 volunteers from the organization and American activists who were accompanying Palestinian farmers during the olive harvest in the village of Nahalin in the Bethlehem area. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Anton Goodman , the acting director of Rabbis for Human Rights.- 6 דקות
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Understanding the unrest in France
In France, localized overnight curfews in Paris and other major cities restored a measure of calm, after protests that began in September as student-led demands for education reforms expanded and devolved over the weekend into the worst rioting seen in France for several years. Dr. Miriam Rosman, a historian and expert on Israel-France relations at Forum Dvorah, spoke to KAN's Naomi Segal.- 15 דקות
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More than 40 Haredi draft dodgers detained at Ben Gurion airport
Some 50 Chabad Hassidim were detained upon their arrival from New York on Tuesday morning on suspicion of draft evasion. The Hassidim had returned from a year of studying abroad in New York's Chabad Headquarters. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Yehoshua Pfeffer, a Jerusalem community rabbi , the founder of the IYUN Institute and the chair of the Haredi Public Party's rabbinical committee.- 7 דקות
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Former Israeli diplomats protest against Jewish extremist violence
Former Israeli diplomats demonstrated outside the Foreign Ministry building in Jerusalem on Sunday against escalating settler violence in Judea and Samaria. They warned that the government's failure to stop Jewish extremist violence is harmful to Israel's international standing. Former Israeli ambassador to Germany Jeremy Issacharoff, spoke to KAN's Naomi Segal.- 10 דקות
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The Magic Flute comes to the Israeli Opera
The Israeli Opera is opening its 2026–2027 season with The Magic Flute, Mozart's timeless fantasy opera. Originally scheduled for March but postponed due to the war, performances will take place October 16th through 29th in Tel Aviv. Israeli Opera Music Director and Conductor Dan Ettinger spoke earlier with KAN reporter Naomi Segal.- 7 דקות
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Ashkelon gathering to boost Israel-Morocco relations
Ashkelon Academic College will hold an international conference on Monday, whose main goal is to strengthen the close bond and academic partnership between Israel and Morocco, as part of the spirit of the Abraham Accords. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Dr Noam Stillman.- 10 דקות
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In "My Underground Mother," journalist uncovers mother's hidden Holocaust past
In the documentary "My Underground Mother," journalist and filmmaker Marisa Fox explores the daring sisterhood and hidden traumas of survivors of Jewish women’s camps during the Holocaust, as she uncovers her own late mother's secret identity. Ahead of the October 14th screening at the Jerusalem Women's Film Festival, Fox spoke with KAN's Naomi Segal.- 14 דקות
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Does Navi Pillay deserve the Nobel peace prize and will US sanctions end the ICC?
Former UN human rights chief and International Court of Justice judge Navi Pillay has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. She is best known in Israel for ruling that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza. Just a few hours earlier, the US issued fresh sanctions against the International Criminal Court. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Nick Kaufman , a defense counsel at the ICC,- 6 דקות
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