This list of newspapers in Israel is a list of

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s printed and distributed in the

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. Most are published in

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, but there are also newspapers catering to Arabic speakers, and newspapers catering to immigrants speaking a variety of other languages, such as Russian,

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. In 2022, a TGI survey indicated that ''

Israel Hayom ''Israel Hayom'' ( he, יִשְׂרָאֵל הַיּוֹם, lit=Israel Today) is an Israeli national Hebrew-language free daily newspaper. First published in 2007, ''Israel Hayom'' is Israel's most widely distributed newspaper. Owned by the fam ...

'', distributed for free, is Israel's most read newspaper, with a 31% weekday readership exposure, followed by ''

Yedioth Ahronoth ''Yedioth Ahronoth'' ( he, יְדִיעוֹת אַחֲרוֹנוֹת, ; lit. ''Latest News'') is a national daily newspaper published in Tel Aviv, Israel. Founded in 1939 in British Mandatory Palestine, ''Yedioth Ahronoth'' is the largest paid n ...

'', with 23.9%, ''

Haaretz ''Haaretz'' ( , originally ''Ḥadshot Haaretz'' – , ) is an Israeli newspaper. It was founded in 1918, making it the longest running newspaper currently in print in Israel, and is now published in both Hebrew and English in the Berliner f ...

'' with 4.7%, and '' Maariv'' with 3.5%.

National newspapers

Readership

The following are the Israeli newspapers exposure rates according to the

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(TGI), with surveys from 2016, 2019 and 2020.

Local newspapers

;Jerusalem *''

Kol Ha'ir ''Kol Ha'ir'' (, lit ''The Whole City'', also a homophone for ''Voice of the City'') is a weekly local newspaper published in Jerusalem. It is part of the Schocken Group publishing network. See also *List of Israeli newspapers This list of ne ...

'' ;Tel Aviv *''

Ha'ir ''Ha'ir'' (, lit ''The City'') is a weekly local newspaper published in Tel Aviv, Israel. The tabloid-sized newspaper was first published in October 1980. Since April 2005 when there was a major shakeup in the business structure of newspaper's p ...

'' *'' Zman Tel Aviv''

Defunct newspapers

;Party–affiliated During the Mandate era and the first decades following

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, there were numerous newspapers owned and associated with

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. They had mostly been discontinued by the 1970s, though a few remain, including '' Hamodia'' ( Agudat Yisrael), ''

al-Ittihad Al-Ittihad (Arabic: الاتحاد "The Union"), sometimes transliterated as Al-Etihad or Al-Ettihad may refer to: Sports Football Libya *Al-Ittihad Club (Tripoli), a football club based in Bab Ben Gashier * Al Ittihad Gheryan, a football club bas ...

'' ( Maki) and '' Yated Ne'eman'' ( Degel HaTorah). *''

HaZvi ''HaZvi'' (, also ''Hatzevi'', literally 'The Gazelle') was a Hebrew-language newspaper published in Jerusalem from 1884 to 1914 by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, a pioneer of the revival of Hebrew as a spoken tongue. History The first issue of ''HaZvi'' w ...

'' (1884–1914, Hebrew) published by

Eliezer Ben-Yehuda Eliezer Ben‑Yehuda ( he, אֱלִיעֶזֶר בֵּן־יְהוּדָה}; ; born Eliezer Yitzhak Perlman, 7 January 1858 – 16 December 1922) was a Russian–⁠Jewish linguist, grammarian, and journalist, renowned as the lexicographer of ...

*Ha'or (1908–?, Hebrew), name change of HaZvi, banned by the Ottoman government. *''

Al HaMishmar ''Al HaMishmar'' ( he, על המשמר, ''On Guard'') was a daily newspaper published in Mandatory Palestine and Israel between 1943 and 1995. The paper was owned by, and affiliated with Hashomer Hatzair as well as the Hashomer Hatzair Workers Pa ...

'' (1943–1995, Hebrew), associated 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 group ...

*''

Davar ''Davar'' ( he, דבר, lit. ''Word'') was a Hebrew-language daily newspaper published in the British Mandate of Palestine and Israel between 1925 and May 1996. It was relaunched in 2016, under the name ''Davar Rishon'' as an online outlet by th ...

'' (1925–1996, Hebrew), associated with the

Histadrut Histadrut, or the General Organization of Workers in Israel, originally ( he, ההסתדרות הכללית של העובדים בארץ ישראל, ''HaHistadrut HaKlalit shel HaOvdim B'Eretz Yisrael''), is Israel's national trade union center ...

*'' Die Woch'' (1959–?, Yiddish), associated with Mapai *''

HaBoker ''HaBoker'' ( he, הבוקר, lit. ''The Morning'') was a Hebrew-language daily newspaper in Mandate Palestine and Israel associated with the General Zionists. History The paper was established in 1935 by the right-wing of the General Zionists,

'' (1934–1965, Hebrew), associated with the

General Zionists The General Zionists ( he, הַצִיּוֹנִים הַכְּלָלִיים, translit. ''HaTzionim HaKlaliym'') were a centrist Zionist movement and a political party in Israel. The General Zionists supported the leadership of Chaim Weizmann an ...

*'' HaMashkif'' (1938–1948, Hebrew), associated with Hatzohar *''

HaTzofe :This article is about a newspaper; see Emanuel Hatzofe for the Israeli sculptor ''HaTzofe'' ( he, הצופה, ''The Observer'') was a Hebrew-language daily newspaper published in Israel. In April 2007, it was reduced to weekly publication until ...

'' (1937–2008, Hebrew), associated with the

National Religious Party The National Religious Party ( he, מִפְלָגָה דָּתִית לְאֻומִּית, ''Miflaga Datit Leumit'', commonly known in Israel by its Hebrew acronym Mafdal, ) was a political party in Israel representing the religious Zionist moveme ...

*''

Hazit HaAm ''Hazit HaAm'' ( he, חזית העם, lit. ''Front of the People'') was a weekly newspaper associated with Revisionist Zionism published in Palestine between January 1932 and June 1934. The paper was established in 1931 by Yehoshua Lichter. It clo ...

'' (1931–1934, Hebrew), associated with Hatzohar *''

Herut Herut ( he, חֵרוּת, ''Freedom'') was the major conservative nationalist political party in Israel from 1948 until its formal merger into Likud in 1988. It was an adherent of Revisionist Zionism. History Herut was founded by Menachem Begin ...

'' (1948–1965, Hebrew), associated with

*'' Israel Shtime'' (1956–1997, Yiddish), associated with

Mapam Mapam ( he, מַפָּ״ם, an acronym for , ) was a left-wing political party in Israel. The party is one of the ancestors of the modern-day Meretz party. History Mapam was formed by a January 1948 merger of the kibbutz-based Hashomer Hatz ...

*''

Kol HaAm ''Kol HaAm'' ( he, קול העם, lit. "Voice of the People") was a Hebrew-language newspaper in Mandatory Palestine and Israel. It was initially published by the Palestine Communist Party and later by its successor, the Israeli Communist Party. H ...

'' (1937–1975, Hebrew), associated with Maki *''

LaMerhav ''LaMerhav'' () was a Hebrew language daily newspaper published in Israel between 1954 and 1971.Ahdut HaAvoda Ahdut HaAvoda ( he, אַחְדוּת הַעֲבוֹדָה, lit. ''Labour Unity'') was the name used by a series of political parties. Ahdut HaAvoda in its first incarnation was led by David Ben-Gurion. It was first established during the period ...

*'' Walka'' (1958–1965, Polish), associated with Maki ;Independent *'' Hadashot'' (1984–1993, Hebrew) *''

Israel-Nachrichten ''Israel-Nachrichten'' (meaning "Israel news") was a German language daily newspaper published in Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, tr ...

'' (1935–2011, German) *'' Israel Post'' (2007-2016, Hebrew) *''

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'' (2006–2008, Hebrew) *'' Új Kelet'' (1948–2015, Hungarian) *''

Vesti Vesti may refer to: Media * Vesti (German newspaper), a Serbian-language newspaper in Germany * ''Vesti'' (Israeli newspaper), a Russian-language newspaper in Israel * Vesti (TV channel), the former name of the news channel Russia-24 * Vesti ...

'' (1992–2018, Russian)

References

External links

The Printed Media
at the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs website * {{Asia topic, List of newspapers in

Newspapers A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports ...

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 ...