Dossier
communications minister
Coverage of communications minister in the Nexus archive.
- Coalition passes media overhaul law, giving government greater regulatory control
The coalition passed a media overhaul law that grants the government greater regulatory control. The law includes provisions benefiting pro-government Channel 14, and the communications minister thanked Netanyahu for assigning him the task, which appears to violate the PM's conflict of interest deal.
- After backlash, Karhi drops bid to grant Netanyahu additional power over media during elections
Communications Minister Karhi withdrew a proposal to grant Netanyahu expanded authority over media during elections after facing backlash. Opposition MKs criticized the last-minute amendment to the broadcast overhaul bill, with one describing it as 'suddenly appearing in the middle of the night,' while the communications minister dismissed critics as 'clowns.'