Galei Tzahal

The Lod District Court ordered journalist Hadas Shteif and Galei Tzahal to pay 450,000 shekels to former Bar Association head Efi Nave for privacy violations linked to phone hacking.

An 84-year-old kibbutz resident was charged in Nazareth with threatening to shoot Defense Minister Israel Katz over the decision to close Army Radio.

The Supreme Court determined that the dominant motive for closing the station was dissatisfaction with the content broadcast. Although given the opportunity, the state failed to prove otherwise.

A balanced and clear Supreme Court ruling: Galei Tzahal will continue to broadcast, but a government that wishes to change this will be able to do so, if only it proves that its motives are not a desire to silence criticism and impose submissive broadcasting.

Tensions in the ruling party: immediately after the Supreme Court disqualified the closure of Galei Tzahal, Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi attacked Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana. Ohana responded by urging against wasting energy on internal quarrels for likes.

Defense Minister Israel Katz commented today (Thursday) on the Supreme Court's unanimous decision to strike down the government's move to close the Galei Tzahal radio station, clarifying that he intends to revisit the issue if the government regains public trust in the next elections.

The High Court's ruling against the government's decision to close the Galei Tzahal radio station sparked a surprising reaction this Thursday. Program host Noam Amir commented on the verdict with irony.

Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir attacked on Thursday the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the government's resolution to close Galei Tzahal. In a response published by the Otzma Yehudit media team, Ben Gvir called the decision "a coup against democracy."

The Supreme Court today (Thursday) unanimously overturned the government's decision to close Galei Tzahal, but within the ruling lies a significant determination: the three judges did not rule that the government exceeded its authority in the very decision to close the station. On the contrary, the court explicitly stated that the government is authorized to make such a decision.

The Supreme Court, sitting as the High Court of Justice (Bagatz), today (Thursday) unanimously overturned the government's decision to close the Galei Tzahal radio station. The judges determined that the decision was based on improper considerations, specifically the dissatisfaction of officials with broadcast content that contradicted their political views.

Tomer Aizner, a Galei Tzahal technician, boarded the station's traffic helicopter for a routine mission. Hours later, he was hanging in the air, struggling to save a 100 kg stranger in a dramatic rescue kept secret for years. The 'Digging Journalism' podcast revisits this event from 35 years ago.