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Is Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal close?
US President Donald Trump has urged Hamas to accept a proposal for a 60-day Gaza ceasefire whose terms he says Israel has agreed to. Dr. Gadi Hitman, chair of the Middle Eastern studies and political science department at Ariel University, spoke to KAN reporter Naomi Segal about the developments.- 8 דקות
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Talking with Syria
Israel and Syria are reportedly holding direct talks on "minimum security arrangements." Ksenia Svetlova, executive director of ROPES, the Regional Organization for Peace, Economics and Security, said that normalization was possible. She told reporter Arieh O’Sullivan there was now an opportune chance for Israel to expand its coalition with the Arab world against the Iranian axis. -
Workers' wages suffer due to war
The Forum Against Poverty says that the government's existing compensation mechanisms for workers whose income suffered due to the war excludes certain sectors. Attorney Becky Cohen-Keshet of the Forum Against Poverty spoke to KAN reporter Naomi Segal about the organization's recommendations to protect workers rights.- 10 דקות
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Hilltop settler youth are out of control
Amid rampage by extremists in West Bank Medad, a resident of Samaria with his finger on the pulse of events , said the so-called hill-top youth were distrustful of the Israeli establishment for not protecting the Jewish communities from terrorism. He told reporter Arieh O’Sullivan that were behaving as the “ideological vanguard” for the redemption of the Jewish people and they were out of control. -
Prices of some prescription drugs to drop July 1
From July 1st, prices of some 1500 prescription medicines are set to drop by about 4.5%, due to the Israeli shekel's gains against the euro in a periodic review of the exchange rate. David Pappo, Chair of the Pharmaceutical Association of Israel, told KAN reporter Naomi Segal that the price adjustment will primarily be felt by those who pay for the medicines out of pocket.- 5 דקות
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Helping university students serving in IDF reserves
The ongoing war has presented significant challenges for Israel's university students, many of whom have served prolonged duty in IDF reserves. Gidi Etzion, Vice President Innovation and External Relations at the Azrieli College of Engineering Jerusalem, spoke to KAN reporter Naomi Segal about what supports the college is providing and ways the government can offer assistance.- 7 דקות
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Amid push for Gaza ceasefire, Trump calls to cancel Netanyahu trial
Amid a push for a Gaza ceasefire, US President Donald Trump again called for cancelling Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's criminal trial. Dr. Gayil Talshir, professor of political science at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, spoke to reporter Naomi Segal about the intersection of Trump's interference in Israeli internal affairs with Netanyahu's political interests.- 12 דקות
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Why is Israel's economy so robust despite the never-ending wars?
Despite the war the Israeli economy appears to be strong, with the shekel up against the dollar and the euro and the TASE performing strongly. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Prof Avi Weiss from the Economics department of Bar Ilan university and president of the Taub Center.- 6 דקות
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