Haaretz
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
| Format | Broadsheet |
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| Owner | Schocken Family |
| Editor | David Landau and Tami Litani |
| Founded | 1919 |
| Political allegiance | Zionism and Liberal conservatism[citation needed] with strong support for territorial concessions and tolerance towards Post-Zionism |
| Headquarters | Tel Aviv |
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| Website: www.haaretz.co.il - Hebrew Edition www.haaretz.com - English Edition |
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Haaretz (Hebrew: הארץ, "The Land", in Hebrew this term usually refers to the Land of Israel) is an Israeli newspaper, founded in 1919. It is published in Hebrew, with an abridged English edition published as an annex to the International Herald Tribune edition distributed in Israel. Hebrew and English editions also appear on the Internet.
In comparison to the other daily Hebrew newspapers, Maariv and Yedioth Ahronoth, Haaretz is relatively high brow, with longer articles, smaller print, fewer pictures and daily science and literature pages. It is attributed to classical Zionism and Liberal conservatism but with considerable tolerance towards post-Zionism, and with strong support for territorial concessions.
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[edit] Editorial policy
The position of the newspaper in Israel's religious spectrum is decidedly secular. Although space is often given to issues of social justice (exemplified by Ruth Sinai's frequent columns on this topic), the paper's editorial line on economic issues is primarily classical-liberal in the spirit of The Economist. It supports privatization, free-trade, reduction in welfare, lower taxes and strict fiscal practices.[citation needed] Haaretz strongly supported the Oslo Accords with the PLO.
[edit] Management
The newspaper's editorial line was defined by Gershom Schocken, who was editor-in-chief between 1939 and 1990. Prior to that, revisionist Zionist Ze'ev Jabotinsky was a frequent contributor. Haaretz is owned by the Schocken family. The current editor and managing editor are (resp.) David Landau and Tami Litani, who replaced Hanoch Marmari and Yoel Esteron in April 2004.
As of August 2006 DuMont Schauberg has been the owner of 25 percent of shares of the Haaretz group. This German publisher, based in Cologne, controls 4 percent of the German market with 4 daily newspapers, a dozen of other publications and shares in the various radio stations. The deal was negotiated with the help of the 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! which is one of the most popular Internet sites in Israel.
[edit] Internet Editions
Haaretz operates both Hebrew and English language websites. See External links.
[edit] Notable reporters and publicists in Haaretz
- Aluf Benn - diplomatic affairs correspondent
- Meron Benvenisti - political columnist
- Bradley Burston - political columnist
- Akiva Eldar - diplomatic affairs analyst
- Amos Elon - (1954-2001): correspondent, editor, writer
- Amos Harel - military correspondent
- Amira Hass - columnist on Palestinian affairs (lives in Ramallah)
- Avi Issacharoff - military correspondent
- Gideon Levy - Palestinian affairs journalist
- Yoel Marcus - political commentator, publicist
- Amir Oren - military reporter
- Shmuel Rosner - United States correspondent
- Danny Rubinstein - political affairs journalist
- Yossi Sarid - retired politician, publicist
- Ze'ev Schiff - military and security affairs commentator
- Tom Segev - political commentator
- Ari Shavit - journalist, columnist
- Nehamia Shtrasler - economy reporter, publicist
- Yossi Verter - political reporter
- Benny Ziffer - literature, publicist
[edit] Supplements
On weekdays, Haaretz comes with several supplements containing feature articles, columns, television and radio listings and a quick crossword. 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
[edit] References
- Le Figaro, page 20, August 14 2006 (DuMont Schauberg's purchase of 25 percent of shares of the Haaretz group)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
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Newspapers of Israel
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The Jerusalem Post | Yated Ne'eman | Makor Rishon | Yedioth Ahronoth |
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