''Ha-Levanon'' () was the first

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newspaper to be published in the Land of Israel. Published between 1863 and 1886, its chief editor was . ''Ha-Levanon'' was distributed in Jerusalem, Paris,

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and London.

History

''Ha-Levanon'' was established in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

in early 1863 by , and

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. The newspaper was written from a Misnagdim viewpoint, and was opposed to the establishment of new settlements in the Land of Israel (with the exception of

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). In December 1863, it was shut down by Ottoman authorities after being reported to them by

Yisrael Bak Yisrael Bak (Hebrew: ישראל ב"ק) (1797 Berdichev - November 1874, Jerusalem) (also called by the Yiddish surname Drucker, which means "printer") was a printer, a publisher and public figure in the Old Yishuv in the Land of Israel in the ...

, the editor of rival paper . In 1865, Bril re-established ''Ha-Levanon'' in Paris as a bi-weekly magazine. Three years later, it began to be published on a weekly basis. Publication ceased following the Siege of Paris, and it was relocated to

in Germany. There, it was released as a weekly supplement to until 1882, when Bril helped Russian farmers move to Ottoman Palestine, leaving him unable to continue the newspaper's publication. In 1886, Bril resumed ''Ha-Levanon's'' publication in London, before dying later that year, which resulted in the newspaper's discontinuation.

Kvod Ha-Levanon

''Ha-Levanon'' included a supplement called Kvod Ha-Levanon. It acted as a journal for ''

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'' (Jewish law), alongside publications in the field of

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History

Kvod Ha-Levanon

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