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Public confidence in Israel's education system has fallen to strikingly low levels, according to a poll conducted for The 100 Initiative civic organization and released ahead of the start of the new school year. According to The One Hundred Initiative, the highly centralized, bureaucratic system needs to be restructured in a way that transfers greater authority to local authorities, school principals and communities. Polly Bronstein, CEO and founder of The One Hundred Initiative, spoke to KAN reporter Naomi Segal (Photo: Ayal Margolin/Flash90. Inset: Courtesy)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The photographs in the new exhibition at the Beit Avichai Gallery in Jerusalem, "Aliza Auerbach: I Stood in Jerusalem" span almost three decades: they begin immediately after the Six-Day War in 1967 and end with the funeral of Yitzhak Rabin in 1995. The exhibition offers a close-up look at Auerbach's photographs in Jerusalem: intimate and everyday moments during momentous times. Beit Avi Chai Gallery associate curator Rika Grinfeld Barnea spoke to KAN reporter Naomi Segal. (Photo: Aliza Auerbauch)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hezbollah launches two explosive drones at Israeli forces in southern Lebanon. US-Iran trade strikes. Amid outcry over wife's conspiracy claims, Netanyahu says there was internal betrayal on October 7. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An agreement was officially announced between United Arab List leader MK Mansour Abbas and former Yesh Atid MK Yoav Segalovitz to run together in the upcoming Knesset election. What impact will the deal have on Israel's standing in the world? KAN's David Ze'ev discussed that with former longtime Associated Press journalist, and a past Foreign Press Association head in Israel, Dan Perry. (Photo: Mansour Abbas, right, and Yoav Segalovitz. Michael Giladi/Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

25 years ago, the World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance took place in Durban, South Africa. It was August 31-September 7, 2001, extended by a day to the 8th. Israel's ambassador to South Africa at the time was Tova Herzl. She speaks to KAN's David Ze'ev about the conference and her tumultuous time in South Africa which led to her early retirement from the foreign service. (Photo: The Israeli team at the International Court of Justice in a case filed by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide, in 2024/Associated Press) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

IDF says several targets hit in Gaza to remove threats to security forces. Prime minister's wife Sara insinuates head of opposition Democrats party had prior knowledge of October 7 attack. 2.6 million Israeli youth begin new school year See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A gathering will be held on Wednesday in Jerusalem to protest the ongoing attacks in the West Bank by Jewish residents against Palestinian civilians. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Liora Hadar from the settlement of Alei Zahav in Samaria. (Photo: KAN)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new poll released by Kan on Sunday night sees both Bezalel Smotrich’s Religious Zionism and Ofer Winter’s Amha Yisrael passing the electoral threshold in the October election. If Winter recommends Netanyahu for PM — as he has indicated he would — the Bibi bloc would rise to 52, still far below a 61-seat majority. Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar leads the poll with 24 seats; Likud has 21; B’Yachad 14; KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with political analyst Shmuel Rosner about the latest election polls.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hostilities resume in the Strait of Hormuz. Israel and Greece sign massive defense deal. protest marks 2 years since six hostages killed in Gaza.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Since the passing of Dolly Parton last week, the tributes have been coming in describing the diverse ways she impacted people's lives. Among the many things for which Dolly Parton will be remembered is the Imagination Library, and also a project which it inspired, the PJ Library. KAN's David Ze'ev spoke to Shira Hutt, executive vice president of the Jewish Federations of North America. (Photo: Dolly Parton performs on NBC's "Today" show in 2014. Associated Press) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In response to the findings of a new survey by Geocartography, commissioned by the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, the Fellowship will provide assistance through its Back to School with Fellowship initiative, as children prepare for the new school year and reservist families face a compounding financial crisis. KAN's David Ze'ev spoke with Ayelet Shiloh Tamir, director of the Fellowship. (Photo: IDF reservists on the Golan Heights take a break in a hot water spring. Michael Giladi/Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shin Bet confirms a real and significant threat forced Yair Netanyahu to be rushed out of US last December. Two teens from Haifa area indicted for spying for foreign Iranian agent. Haredi soldiers enlist into the Hashmonaim Brigade.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More than 1,300 people are missing – including at least 700 foreigners – after catastrophic flash flooding hit Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday. The death toll in Nepal has climbed to more than 350 people as search and rescue operations are hampered by a lack of connectivity, roads and power. IsraAID, Israel's largest non-governmental humanitarian aid agency, has deployed an emergency response team to Nepal following the devastating flooding and landslides. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with IsraAID’s communications director Ethan Schwarz.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

IDF eliminates to Hamas terrorists in Gaza Strip who infiltrated Re'im base on October 7 attack. British-Israel tensions over settlements. Israeli national out of contact in Nepal flash flood disasterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new Shoresh Institution study has found a substantial skills gap between teachers in Israel and their counterparts in OECD countries – with Israeli teachers ranking 17th in skills among 20 developed countries. The report also found significant skills gaps within Israel among teachers from the different education streams. Prof. Dan Ben-David, President of the Shoresh institution and a professor of economics at Tel Aviv University, spoke to KAN's Naomi Segal (Photo: File. A classroom in Tel Aviv. Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Report: Israeli prime minister's oldest son, Yair Netanyahu, was target of thwarted Iranian assassination plot. Britain's prime minister reportedly considering sanctions on Israeli settlements. Egypt warns against transfer of Gazans to SinaiSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the latest in a series of interviews with different parties ahead of the October 27 Knesset election, KAN's David Ze'ev speaks with Yisrael Beytenu MK Oded Forer, who tells the story of when party leader Avigdor Liberman quit as defense minister, pre-October 7, because he wanted Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to take tougher action against Hamas in Gaza. (Photo: MK Oded Forer in the Knesset plenum. Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The newly announced sanctions against Iran indicate that the US is holding off military force, for now. At the same time, it remains unclear how effective the sanctions will be, according to Prof. Gerald Steinberg, Professor Emeritus at Bar-Ilan University and President of NGO Monitor, who spoke to KAN's Naomi Segal (Photo: Reuters)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Outcry after far-right lawmaker smashes terrorists' monument while under IDF escort. Israel reportedly told Board of Peace kite launches from Gaza must stop within three days or IDF will ramp up strikes in strip. IDF says its destroyed Hamas weapons stores located in mosquesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The United States was set on Monday to unveil new sanctions aimed at increasing economic pressure on Tehran in a bid to break the stalemate in the US-Iran conflict. Dr. Yonatan Freeman, an international relations expert at the Open University of Israel, spoke to KAN reporter Naomi Segal about the developments. (Photo: Getty Images)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How much did we already know about where the Altalena ship was located? Is there a message from the 1948 Altalena disaster that should guide us now ahead of the 2026 Knesset election? KAN's David Ze'ev spoke with Yisrael Medad, a research fellow at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center. (Photo: Soldiers and civilians look on as the Altalena burns off the coast of Tel Aviv, June 1948/Government Press Office) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Defense Minister Katz warns Hamas of sharp response if kites and balloons continue to fly from Gaza into Israel. Syria officially confirms senior security talks with Israel, with US mediation. The Altalena ship is located off the Israeli coast, even as historians say its location was previously known. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The resurgence of kites launched from Gaza toward western Negev communities has area residents concerned. Kibbutz Nirim resident Adele Raemer spoke to KAN's Naomi Segal about the unsettling deja vu and said the government and IDF must take the development seriously. (Photo: File, April, 2026)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The IDF hit the Abu al-Duhur military air base in northern Syria last week after it received intelligence that Turkey was seeking to station a radar and an air defense system manned by Turkish troops there. U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack, said the Israeli strike could have triggered a direct confrontation with Turkey, accusing Israel of "baiting the Turks." After a series of mutual accusations between the countries, Turkey requested an Interpol Red Notice against PM Netanyahu for “genocide” in connection with the Gaza flotilla affair. Netanyahu responded in a statement from his office. “Israel has long since ceased to be impressed by Turkey’s hypocrisy,” he said. “Erdoğan is an antisemitic dictator who has massacred Kurds, supports Hamas’ massacre and oppresses his own people. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Alon Liel. (Photo: AP)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Israel moderately wounded in West Bank stabbing.3 killed in East Jerusalem family feud - 2 from police fire. Syria wants security talks with Israel.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Arab Hadash, Ta’al and Balad parties announced on Wednesday that they have agreed to run on a joint slate in the upcoming Knesset election. Hadash chair Yousef Jabareen will head the list, followed by Ta’al head Ahmad Tibi and Balad chair Sami Abou Shahadeh. Ra’am, headed by Mansour Abbas, will run separately. Polls show that Arab Israelis would be more likely to vote in higher numbers if the parties representing them run together as opposed to splintering into several factions. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Kan’s Eran Zinger. (Photo:Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar has rejected criticism from his British counterpart Ed Miliband, who called the tender issued this week for construction in E1 , between Jerusalem and Ma'ale Adumim, an "unacceptable and destructive act" that risks separating the West Bank from East Jerusalem. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke about the E1 tender with Maale Adumim deputy mayor Brenda Horwitz-Prawer. (Photo:Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Strike causes Ben-Gurion airport chaos. Iran defiant in face of Trump's economic D-Day threat.DM Katz warns Erdogan against deploying troops in Syria.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Democrats party candidate Eran Etzion says Prime Minister Netanyahu and others are trying to reframe what is at stake in the October 27 Knesset election. Etzion, a former deputy head of the National Security Council, spoke with KAN's David Ze'ev. (Photo: Democrats party leader Yair Golan looks out on southern Lebanon. Ayal Margolin/Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MK Moshe (Kinley) Tur-Paz says his B'Yachad party, headed by Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, would not sit in a government coalition with Binyamin Netanyahu, nor with haredi and Arab parties. His hopes rest upon an October 27 election result that would grant a combined majority in the 120-seat Knesset to B'Yachad, Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party, Avigdor Liberman's Yisrael Beytenu, and Yair Golan's Democrats. Tur-Paz spoke with KAN's David Ze'ev. (Photo: MK Moshe Tur-Paz is removed from a Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting. Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

IDF releases findings of probes into five Gaza war incidents. Israel says Syria airbase strike was to thwart deployment of Turkish forces. New KAN election poll shows Eisenkot's Yashar party edging ahead of Netanyahu's Likud by one seatSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A documentary titled "Cancelled" is the story of Australian Jewish artists who have been cancelled in their own country since October 7, 2023. The producer and director of the documentary, Danny Ben-Moshe, spoke with KAN's David Ze'ev. (Photo: Pro-Palestinian protesters in Adelaide, Australia/Reuters)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Top 4 in Likud primary: Eli Cohen, Amir Ohana, Yariv Levin, Miri Regev. Pm says he is pleased. IDF finds body of Yehuda Katz in Lebanon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he is very pleased with the results of the Likud primaries. Eli Cohen came top , followed by Amir Ohana, Yariv Levin and Miri Regev. Ministers Ze’ev Elkin, Gila Gamliel, May Golan, Idit Silman and Avi Dichter are likely not to make it into the next Knesset. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke about the Likud primaries with Dr Ilana Shpaizman from the Department of Political studies at Bar Ilan university.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amid these hostile times for Israelis, and Jews in general, in various countries, a platform was set up called "Safe for Jews," founded by Shay Yaish, who explains to KAN's David Ze'ev about how it works. (Photo: Vigil for victims of the Yom Kippur attack at a Manchester, England synagogue in 2025/Reuters) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The latest KAN election poll ahead of the Knesset ballot in October shows that the Likud has weakened by a seat to 23, the same number as Yashar, headed by Gadi Eisenkot. Dudi Hasid, general manager of the Kantar company, and pollster for KAN, breaks down the numbers with KAN's David Ze'ev. (Photo: Gadi Eisenkot ponders in the Knesset plenum in 2022. Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Netanyahu's Likud party holds primary for Knesset election. Wall Street Journal reports on "Iran's secret plan to escalate the war." After talks with Hamas in Cairo, Jared Kushner meets Netanyahu in Israel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Yesh Atid Knesset member Yoav Segalovitz met on Thursday with MK Mansour Abbas, head of the United Arab List. The two are said to have discussed principles for working together and measures to be taken to fight violence in the Israeli Arab sector. After the meeting, Dr. Ilana Shpaizman, a senior lecturer at the Dept. of Political Studies at Bar-Ilan University, spoke to KAN's David Ze'ev about the ramifications. (Photo: Then-MK Yoav Segalovitz at the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee/Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Among the films being shown at the Docutext documentary film festival at the National Library of Israel this week is "Safe Room," which tells the moving account of how a group of strangers transformed into family on October 7th, after finding shelter in the safe room of Dr. Gedalya Fendel of Moshav Shuva. The award-winning director of the documentary, Haley Geffen, spoke to KAN reporter Naomi Segal ahead of the August 17th screening and Q&A. (Photo:Tobias Hochstein)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Despite almost three years of war Gaza , Lebanon and the Iran front all remain volatile with peace elusive. KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with IDF Res Gen Noam Tibon about the security challenges facing Israel in the various arenas. (Photo: Reuters)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Saturday. It followed recent major earthquakes in Colombia and Venezuela. Are these seismic events related? KAN reporter Naomi Segal put the question to Prof. Shmulik Marco, professor in the department of geophysics at Tel Aviv University. (Photo: Earthquake-damaged house in Indonesia. Reuters)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Report: Possible Trump envoy Kushner meeting with Hamas representatives, mediator countries on Gaza agreement. IDF strikes Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon after 3 soldiers wounded by explosive drone. Police say motive still unclear for planned disappearance of Israeli mother, daughter, tracked down in ArgentinaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amid more Jewish terror, this time in Qusra, in the Nablus area, Karnei Shomron resident Sondra Oster Baras is among those living in Judea and Samaria speaking out against the violence. She spoke with KAN's David Ze'ev. (Photo: Jewish terrorists lay siege in Qusra village, apparently using stones to try to prevent access to the area by Israeli security forces/Reuters) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The power of music to heal is among the messages that emerge from The Bridge, a documentary film that follows ten survivors of the October 7th attacks as they travel from Israel to Los Angeles to attend the famed Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp, where iconic rock stars mentor the Israeli musicians. Ahead of the upcoming screening on August 19th at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem, David Fishof, founder of Rock'n'Roll Fantasy Camp, spoke to KAN reporter Naomi Segal (Photo: Courtesy)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

IDF forces dismantle two illegal outposts on outskirts of Palestinian village. Bank of Jerusalem stock drop amid rumors surrounding disappearance of Israeli woman and daughter in Austria. Veteran Israeli journalist and broadcaster Oren Nahari dies at the age of 70 after battle with ALSSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Reports this week of a new deal that will see the UN nuclear watchdog remove remnants of Assad-era nuclear material from Syria indicates an Israeli intelligence success in detection and surveillance and, no less, a strategic-political success in achieving the agreement, according to Dr. Ofer Israeli, an expert on international relations at the Ashkelon Academic College. He spoke to KAN reporter Naomi Segal. (Photo: File/Associated Press. Inset: Shabi Kedem)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last week, 25 students from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem took part in a summer program that combined academic study with agricultural volunteering at Kibbutz Sufa in the Gaza border region. It took place in cooperation with Ein Prat - The Academy for Leadership. One of the students was Itamar Weinstein, a second-year student in computational biology and computer science. He spoke with KAN's David Ze'ev. (Photo: Hebrew University of Jerusalem)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Columbia University in New York City has been one of the centers of anti-Israel and antisemitic activity on campus. However, Valerie Gerstein, a Columbia masters graduate, maintains that there is room for optimism. She spoke to KAN's David Ze'ev. (Photo: Protesters gather at the gates of Columbia University in 2024/Reuters)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Security forces confront Israeli settlers who set up illegal outpost next to a Palestinian home in Nablus area. Hamas debts of up to 400 million dollars to be covered as part of deal with Gaza Board of Peace. Trump confirms he was taken off Air Force One in flight from Turkey last month due to security threat.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ideal viewing conditions are expected for the peak of the Perseid meteor shower in Israel August 12-13. The best viewing hours are after midnight, in a dark sky location, making Israel's Negev a popular destination. KAN reporter Naomi Segal heard more from Ira Machefsky, the "Star Man of Mitzpe Ramon," who leads night sky tours out of the desert town. (Photo: Perseid meteor shower in southern Israel, 2021. Roey Sherman)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How much of the reporting on the US president's trip from the recent NATO summit in Turkey is factual, and how much might be conspiracy theory? KAN's David Ze'ev spoke to Eric Mandel, director of the US-based Middle East Political Information Network. (Photo: Reuters) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.