''Israel Post'' ( he, ישראל פוסט), originally ''Metro Israel'', was an Israeli Hebrew-language
free daily newspaper
Free newspapers are distributed free of charge, often in central places in cities and towns, on public transport, with other newspapers, or separately door-to-door. The revenues of such newspapers are based on advertising. They are published at d ...
tat existed between 2007 and 2016. It was based on the concept of the ''
Metro
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Geography
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* A metropolitan area, the populated region including and surrounding an urban center
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'' newspapers. Co-owned by Eli Azur (who owns controlling interest in ''
The Jerusalem Post
''The Jerusalem Post'' is a broadsheet newspaper based in Jerusalem, founded in 1932 during the British Mandate of Palestine by Gershon Agron as ''The Palestine Post''. In 1950, it changed its name to ''The Jerusalem Post''. In 2004, the paper ...
'') and David Weisman, it was first published on August 5, 2007. It was Israel's only afternoon newspaper and distributed mainly in establishments owned by Weisman, such as
Blue Square supermarkets, the
AM-PM convenience stores and
Dor-Alon gas stations. Part of the material is translated from the
English-language ''Jerusalem Post'' and ''The Business Post'' newspapers. Most of the advertisements during the preliminary period were of Weisman's businesses.
In July 2010, a TGI survey of the media reported that ''Israel Post'' had overtaken ''
Haaretz'' as the fourth largest newspaper in terms of exposure with a rate of 7.6% versus Haaretz's rate of only 6.5%.
''Israel Post'' was distributed for free around Israel.
The publishing company was Metro Israel Ltd., located in
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...
. The chief editor was Golan Bar Yosef.
See also
*
List of newspapers in Israel
References
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Free daily newspapers
Hebrew-language newspapers
Daily newspapers published in Israel
Publications established in 2007
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2007 establishments in Israel