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Haaretz

Haaretz newspaper, front page of Hebrew and English editions
Type Daily Newspaper
Format Berliner
Owner Schocken Family
Editor David Landau
Associate Editor Tami Litani
Founded 1919
Language Hebrew & English editions
Headquarters Flag of Israel Tel Aviv, Israel
Website: http://www.haaretz.co.il
http://www.haaretz.com

Haaretz (help·info) (Hebrew: הארץ‎, literally "The land", referring to the Land of Israel), founded in 1918, is Israel's oldest daily newspaper. It is published in Hebrew in Berliner format. Haaretz English Edition is the translated English edition of the paper. In Israel, it is published and sold together with the International Herald Tribune. In North America, it comes out as a weekly newspaper, combining articles from the Friday edition with a roundup from the rest of the week. Both the Hebrew and English editions of Haaretz can be read on the Internet.

Compared to other mass circulation papers printed in Israel, especially Maariv and Yedioth Ahronoth, the headlines and print in "Haaretz" are smaller, less space is devoted to pictures, and the articles more analytical. Its editorial pages are considered more influential among government leaders.[1] Apart from the news, Haaretz publishes feature articles on social and environmental issues, as well as book reviews, investigative reporting and political commentary.

The Hebrew edition has a core readership of 65,000. The English edition is subscribed to by 15,000 readers (though many more readers are only website visitors). A weekly edition is available in print in North America.[2][3]

In a CAMERA (Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America) conference in October 2007, executive director Andrea Levin was quoted saying in a speech that "No other newspaper in Israel matters [internationally] because Haaretz is an elite publication and it has such an amazing English-language website. It is read by millions around the world." [4]

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Haaretz was first published in 1918 as a newspaper sponsored by the British military government in Palestine. [5] In 1919 it was taken over by Russian Zionists. Initially, it was called Hadashot Ha'aretz ("News of the Land"). The literary section of the paper attracted the leading Hebrew writers of the time.[6] It was first published in Jerusalem, but moved to Tel Aviv in 1923, under the editorship of Moshe Gluecksohn, who served as editor from 1922 to 1937. [7] Salman Schocken, a wealthy German Jewish Zionist who owned a chain of department stores in Germany, bought the paper in 1937. His son, Gershom Schocken, became the chief editor and held that position until 1990. [8]

Haaretz embraces a moderate liberal stance, but the op-ed pages of the paper are open to a wide variety of political opinions. [9]

According to the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America, articles from Haaretz and its staff writers are often quoted by anti-Israel commentators.[10] The left-wing magazine The Nation described Haaretz as "Israel's Liberal Beacon" due to its editorial board's opposition to the occupation of the West Bank, the security barrier around Gaza, discrimination against Israel's Arab citizenry, and the Second Lebanon War. [11]

The newspaper's editorial policy was defined by Gershom Gustav Schocken, who was editor-in-chief from 1939 to 1990. Haaretz is owned by the Schocken family. The editor of the paper today is David Landau, and the assistant editor is Tami Litani. Landau and Litani replaced Hanoch Marmari[12] and Yoel Esteron in April 2004. Adar Primor was the editor of Haaretz English Edition in 2005-2007.

In August 2006, DuMont Schauberg acquired 25 percent of the shares of the Haaretz group. This German publisher, based in Cologne, owns four daily newspapers and a dozen other publications. It is also a partial owner of various radio stations. The deal was negotiated with the help of former Israeli ambassador to Germany Avi Primor. According to the CEO of the Haaretz group Amos Schocken, the proceeds from the sale will allow the company to augment its stake at Walla!, an Israeli Internet site.

Haaretz operates both Hebrew and English language websites.

  • Rosner's Domain [2], by Shmuel Rosner, Haaretz Chief U.S. Correspondent. [14] This section focuses on issues relating to Israel in the US, as well as issues relating to American Jewry and issues relating to Zionism in the United States. Rosner maintains a column called "The Israel Factor" that ranks US Presidential Candidates from Worst for Israel to Best for Israel [3] and a Column called "Rosner's Guest" that features interviews he regularly conducts, usually with guests that live in the United States. [4]

On weekdays, Haaretz comes with several supplements containing feature articles, columns, television and radio listings and a Sudoku puzzle. Other supplements included during the week are:

  • All week -
    • News (including Op-Ed, political commentary)
    • Gallery (Culture and entertainment, television and radio listings)
    • TheMarker (business supplement)
  • Sunday - Sports (extended)
  • Wednesday - Literature
  • Friday -
    • Extended News
    • Musaf Haaretz (weekend magazine)
    • Literature
    • Real Estate
    • Local news

  1. ^ Beckerman, Gal (September/October 2005). "Disengaged". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved on 2007-06-21. 
  2. ^ Haaretz. "Subscribe to Haaretz", Haaretz, 2007-10-26. 
  3. ^ Stephen Glazin. "Ha'aretz, Israel's Liberal Beacon", The Nation, 2007-09-06. 
  4. ^ Iraq comes home: the war of ideas, by Philip Weiss. "The Israel Lobby Targets Haaretz", Mondoweiss, 2007-10-23. 
  5. ^ http://www.tau.ac.il/institutes/bronfman/contents.html
  6. ^ Encyclopedia Judaica, Newspapers, Hebrew, vol. 12, Keter Books, Jerusalem, 1978
  7. ^ http://www.tau.ac.il/education/arch/e-reka23.doc
  8. ^ http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=209509&contrassID=2&subContrassID=4&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y
  9. ^ Yossi Klein. "A sketch, in black and white", Haaretz. Retrieved on 2007-09-26. 
  10. ^ Andrea Levin. "Ha'aretz Fuels Anti-Israel Bias", Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America, 2001-08-06. Retrieved on 2007-10-14. 
  11. ^ Stephen Glazin. "Ha'aretz, Israel's Liberal Beacon", The Nation, 2007-09-06. 
  12. ^ Hanoch Marmari speaks about Haaretz http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:fIMAMItDFyMJ:www.pij.org/details.php%3Fid%3D376+gershom+gustav+schocken&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=4
  13. ^ Haaretz Online, Shimon Peres. "Peres Online", Haaretz, 2007-11-07. 
  14. ^ Haaretz Online, Shmuel Rosner. "Shmuel Rosner - biography", Haaretz, 2007-11-09. 
  15. ^ http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/762913.html
  16. ^ http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/909483.html
  17. ^ http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/922255.html
  18. ^ http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/917773.html
  19. ^ http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/917773.html
  20. ^ (http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/905834.html)
  • Le Figaro, page 20, August 14 2006 (DuMont Schauberg's purchase of 25 percent of shares of the Haaretz group)

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