Israel Radio International

Israel Radio International or Reka (Hebrew: רשת קליטת עלייה Reshet Klitat Aliya, or רק"ע‎ Reka) is the radio service of the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC) for immigrants and listeners abroad.

In its early years, under the name "Kol Zion la'Gola" ('Voice of Zion to the Diaspora), Israeli broadcasts were the sole reliable and direct source of information for Jews living in the Arab countries and behind the "Iron Curtain".

However, broadcasts to Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America also emerged as an important aspect of Israel's public diplomacy around the world.

[2] Administered by the overseas broadcasting division, Israel Radio International currently transmits to listeners abroad in 14 languages: English, French, Russian, Bukharan, Georgian, Mugrabian (Judeo-Moroccan Arabic), Yiddish, Tigrinya, Ladino, Spanish, Romanian, Hungarian, Persian, Amharic and Aramaic.

As of the summer of 2007, the only Israel Radio International / Reshet Hey produced programming, is Persian.

The studio of Israel Radio's Persian service