''Al HaMishmar'' ( he, על המשמר, ''On Guard'') was a daily newspaper published in

Mandatory Palestine Mandatory Palestine ( ar, فلسطين الانتدابية '; he, פָּלֶשְׂתִּינָה (א״י) ', where "E.Y." indicates ''’Eretz Yiśrā’ēl'', the Land of Israel) was a geopolitical entity established between 1920 and 1948 i ...

and

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

between 1943 and 1995. The paper was owned by, and affiliated with

Hashomer Hatzair Hashomer Hatzair ( he, הַשׁוֹמֵר הַצָעִיר, , ''The Young Guard'') is a Labor Zionist, secular Jewish youth movement founded in 1913 in the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary, and it was also the name of the gro ...

as well as the

Hashomer Hatzair Workers Party of Palestine The Hashomer Hatzair Workers Party of Palestine ( he, מִפְלֶגֶת פּוֹעָלִים הַשׁוֹמֵר הַצָעִיר בְּאֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל ''Mifleget Poalim Hashomer Hatzair be'Eretz Yisrael'') was a Marxism, Marxist- ...

, which became Mapam after 1948, which itself became a component of

Meretz Meretz ( he, מֶרֶצ, ) is a left-wing political party in Israel. The party was formed in 1992 by the merger of Ratz, Mapam and Shinui, and was at its peak between 1992 and 1996 when it had 12 seats. It currently has no seats in the Knesset ...

after 1992.

History

The paper was established as '' Mishmar'' on 30 July 1943 as the journal of Hashomer Hatzair. At the top of the first page of every issue was the banner "For Zionism, Socialism and Brotherhood amongst Nations". Its readership was mainly based on subscriptions from Kibbutz Artzi, Hashomer Hatzair and Mapam members. The name "Al HaMishmar" first appeared on the edition of 25 January 1948.

Walter Laqueur Walter Ze'ev Laqueur (26 May 1921 – 30 September 2018) was a German-born American historian, journalist and political commentator. He was an influential scholar on the subjects of terrorism and political violence. Biography Walter Laqueur was ...

, Yoel Marcus, Eliezer Peri,

Tom Segev Tom Segev ( he, תום שגב; born March 1, 1945) is an Israeli historian, author and journalist. He is associated with Israel's New Historians, a group challenging many of the country's traditional narratives. Biography Segev was born in Jeru ...

, Shelly Yachimovich,

Avi Benayahu Brigadier General Avraham "Avi" Benayahu ( he, אברהם בניהו; born 1959), is a former Israel Defense Forces The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; he, צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל , ), alternatively referred to by ...

, Leah Goldberg, Avraham Shlonsky, Yehoshua Sobol and

Yitzhak Orpaz-Auerbach Yitshak Orpaz (Hebrew:יצחק אוורבוך אורפז) (born 1921 – 14 August 2015) was an Israeli writer. Biography Yitzhak Orpaz was born in the Soviet Union. He immigrated to Mandate Palestine at the age of 17. He enlisted in the Britis ...

were all contributors. The paper also had an Arabic version, ''al-Mersad'', of which Abd el-Aziz el-Zoubi and Muhammed Wattad were amongst the editors. Verdina-Shlonsky 0003

From 1993 Kibbutz Artzi members were no longer automatically subscribers, and in 1995 the paper was closed, with the last edition on 31 March.Al HaMishmar
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References

External links

Complete archive of ''HaMishmar'' through 1955
Historical Jewish Press {{DEFAULTSORT:HaMishmar Newspapers established in 1943 Hebrew-language newspapers Publications disestablished in 1995 Defunct newspapers published in Israel 1943 establishments in Mandatory Palestine 1995 disestablishments in Israel Daily newspapers published in Israel Hashomer Hatzair