Ynet (stylized as ynet) is one of the major

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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

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only; and in 2004 launched its online

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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,

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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

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Mako and

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. Since 2008, Ynet is Israel's most popular internet portal, as measured by

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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

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placing first in the survey, and

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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

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

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

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to the Israeli community and its readers. The founding editor of ''Ynetnews'',

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, left in the summer of 2005 to serve as Internet Director for

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in Jerusalem. The current managing editor, Sara Miller, has previously headed the websites of '' Haaretz'' English edition and ''

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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'', ''

'', 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.

References

External links

Israel News - Ynet

Israel News - Ynetnews
The English-language version of Ynet {{Yedioth Ahronoth Yedioth Ahronoth Mass media in Tel Aviv Israeli news websites Israeli brands Internet properties established in 2000 Hebrew-language websites

History

''Ynetnews''

See also

References

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