Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026The petition, filed by Channel 12 News, says the communications minister told the company CEO Avi Weiss he sought to change the law such that broadcasters would "act in accordance with" the prime minister's requests to interfere in news contentShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeTheMarker02:09 AM • July 24 2026 IDTChannel 12 News petitioned the High Court of Justice on Thursday to strike down Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi's recently passed broadcasting bill, saying he sought to allow Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to influence news content.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel High CourtKnessetIsraeli politicsBenjamin NetanyahuIsrael's MediaCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesTrumpEisenkotMamdani-NetanyahuPalestinian AuthorityLindsey GrahamIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastNetanyahu Coalition Turns Democrats' Primary Into Latest Attack on EisenkotShin Bet Chief Zini's Doctrine: Be Loyal to Netanyahu and Redefine the EnemyCampaign Crocodiles and Animal Cruelty Ahead of Israel's ElectionFirst We Take the Western Wall, Then the Temple MountIf Calling Israel an Apartheid State Is Beyond the Pale, What Else Can't We Say?Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Most Optimistic Israeli in Jerusalem Is Leaving the CountryAs Ground Invasion Looms, U.S. and Iran Want Wild-card Israel Out of the FightThe Original Ozempic Society of Ancient RomeBetween Messi and Milei: How Argentina Became Israel's Team at the World Cup'Choose Hope': Natalie Portman Backs Arab-Jewish Party Ahead of Israeli ElectionHélène Cixous: 'I Accept Israel's Existence, but I Don't Identify With It'