Ynet (stylized as ynet) is one of the major
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 ...
i
news
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and general-content websites, and is the online outlet for the ''
Yedioth Ahronot'' newspaper. However, most of Ynet
's content is original work, published exclusively on the website and written by an independent staff.
History
Ynet was launched in June 2000 in
Hebrew
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only; and in 2004 launched its online
English
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edition Ynetnews. In addition, Ynet hosts the online version of Yedioth Aharanot's media group magazines:
Laisha (which also operates Ynet's fashion section),
Pnai Plus, Blazer,
GO magazine
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, and Mentha. For two years, Ynet had also an Arabic version, which ceased to operate in May 2005. Ynet
's main competition comes from
Walla!
Walla! Communications Ltd. ( he, וואלה! תקשורת בע"מ) is an Israeli internet company headquartered in Tel Aviv and is fully owned by The Jerusalem Post. Until 2020, it was fully owned by Bezeq. Walla!'s web portal provides news, sea ...
Mako and
Nana
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. Since 2008, Ynet is Israel's most popular internet portal, as measured by
Google Trends
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.
In celebration of
Israel's independence day in 2005, Ynet conducted a poll to determine whom Ynet readers consider to be the greatest Israelis of all time.
The top 200 results were published, with
Yitzhak Rabin
Yitzhak Rabin (; he, יִצְחָק רַבִּין, ; 1 March 1922 – 4 November 1995) was an Israeli politician, statesman and general. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Israel, serving two terms in office, 1974–77, and from 1992 until h ...
placing first in the survey, and
David Ben-Gurion
David Ben-Gurion ( ; he, דָּוִד בֶּן-גּוּרִיּוֹן ; born David Grün; 16 October 1886 – 1 December 1973) was the primary national founder of the State of Israel and the first prime minister of Israel. Adopting the name ...
placing second.
[ Due to the nature of the poll used to select and rank the Israelis, the results do not pretend to be an objective assessment.][
]
''Ynetnews''
''Ynetnews'' is the online English-language
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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 ...
i news website of ''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 ...
'', and the Hebrew
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news portal, ''Ynet''.
''Ynetnews'' was established in 2005 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 ...
to provide reporting and news from Israel and the Middle East
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to the Israeli community and its readers.
The founding editor of ''Ynetnews'', Alan Abbey
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...
, left in the summer of 2005 to serve as Internet Director for Shalom Hartman Institute
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in Jerusalem. The current managing editor, Sara Miller, has previously headed the websites of ''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 ...
'' English edition and ''The Jerusalem Post
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''.
''Ynetnews'' translators and editors provide coverage of news from Israel, Jewish World and the Middle East, based on the reporting and writing from ''Ynet'', ''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 ...
'', and other publications of its parent, the Yedioth Group. It regularly features renowned Yedioth commentators such as Nahum Barnea, Ron Ben-Yishai, Eitan Haber, Smadar Perry, Ronen Bergman
Ronen Bergman ( he, רונן ברגמן; born June 16, 1972) is an Israeli investigative journalist and author. He is a senior political and military analyst for ''Yedioth Ahronoth'', Israel's largest-circulation daily.
Bergman has written for ' ...
, Shimon Shiffer, and Ariana Melamed. It also produces original content and in-depth reporting, commentary, and analysis.
See also
*Media of Israel
The mass media in Israel refers to print, broadcast and online media available in the State of Israel. The country boasts dozens of newspapers, magazines, and radio stations, which play an important role by the press in political, social and cu ...
References
External links
Israel News - Ynet
Israel News - Ynetnews
The English-language version of Ynet
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Mass media in Tel Aviv
Israeli news websites
Israeli brands
Internet properties established in 2000
Hebrew-language websites