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31-543: The wire service was launched in September 2011 with an exclusive U.S. distribution deal with free Israeli daily Israel Hayom . It is published by Russel Pergament and Joshua Katzen. Its editor-in-chief is American journalist Jonathan S. Tobin By 2013, JNS was growing quicker, which left-leaning Jewish newspaper The Forward crediting JNS's pro-Israel perspective and cheaper price point compared to its much larger and older competitor,

62-651: A JNS news brief about someone in Israel inventing a new flavor of ice cream, but they won’t run anything that’s kind of scary," he told the Jewish Press. JNS has been described as conservative, right-leaning, and more hawkish than the JTA. According to Rick Kestenbaum of the American Jewish Press Association , editors of Jewish media outlets are aware of JNS's ideology and difference from JTA. The Adelson Foundation

93-481: A Shabbat pamphlet that was distributed free of charge in synagogues and contained condensed articles from the Makor Rishon newspaper and from other sections, but was canceled towards the end of 2010. The newspaper's Shabbat supplement deals with the topics of Jewish philosophy, literature and Torah thought and has been in print since 2004. Yoav Shurek was the editor from its inception until 2012. The current editor

124-474: A music review by Amichai Chasson ; Chayuta Deutsch's column "Lipnai U’lifnim"; "B’safa Acheret" – a monthly overview of periodicals from around the world by Zeev Shpeidel; "Yashan Mipnei Chadash", a book column by Admiel Kosman ; and a section dealing with rabbinic leaders in Jewish communities around the world written by Rabbi Eliyahu Birenbaum. The newspaper claims several exclusives to its credit, such as exposing

155-671: A robust national defense and skepticism toward diplomatic concessions, especially during major political events, such as national elections . By 2016, Israel Hayom extended its influence beyond Israel, endorsing the presidential campaign of Donald Trump , marking a notable alignment with conservative movements on a global scale. This endorsement reinforced the perception of the paper as a supporter of right-wing ideologies not only in Israel but also internationally. Being distributed for free, Israel Hayom has an advantage over other daily newspapers in Israel. In July 2010, Israel Hayom surpassed Yedioth Ahronoth in weekday exposure rate in

186-444: Is Rabbi Elchanan Nir, with Shmuel Faust for book reviews. The Shabbat supplement combines Jewish content with articles on literature and the arts, in a format similar to Haaretz 's " Culture and Literature " supplement. Shabbat deals with more extensive subject matter and is far longer than a regular literary supplement. It has 24 pages which has been the case for nearly all the years it has been in existence. The supplement

217-477: Is a semi-major Israeli newspaper associated with Religious Zionism and the educated liberal-conservative right-wing . The newspaper considered as high quality journalism in israel. Presenting different voices in Israel from the religious viewpoint. Makor Rishon was founded as a weekly magazine in July 1997 in order to create an independent newspaper with a Jewish religious and nationalistic slant. The paper

248-405: Is highly regarded and is considered a respectable platform where authors, poets, translators, researchers and Torah scholars can publish regularly. It also serves as a forum to publish short stories and poetry. The supplement's format has only undergone minor changes since its inception. The front page features a work of art (a drawing or a photograph ) together with a quotation. The supplement

279-414: Is published in a similar format as Maariv's culture supplement, entitled " Erev Shabbat" , which contains exclusive material including weekly columns by Dov Elboim and Yair Sheleg. The sections in the supplement are: a regular column on the weekly Torah portion whose author changes from Chumash to Chumash; "Arachim from a Jewish Lexicon" by Professor Shalom Rosenberg; a poetry review by Yonatan Berg,

310-615: Is sold on weekends, a move intended to increase sales and subscribers for the Friday edition. On March 9, 2014, Ben-Tzvi's request for a two-month injunction to halt bankruptcy proceedings against the Makor Rishon and Ma’ariv newspapers was approved by the court. On March 30, 2014, the Jerusalem District Court approved selling the newspaper to Israel Hayom for 14 million shekels. and Antitrust Commissioner David Gilo approved

341-581: Is the country's most widely distributed newspaper. Owned by the family of the late Sheldon Adelson , a businessman and political donor , Israel Hayom has been noted for its editorial stance and coverage of Israeli politics, often sparking debate about its political alignment. Israel Hayom ' s print edition, "financed by the American casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson," was launched on 30 July 2007, competing directly with Israeli , another free daily. That same year, Maariv editor Dan Margalit left

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372-512: The Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA), which is considered the " Associated Press of Jewish media". The wire employed five staff members. Approximately 40 new outlets used JNS, compared to 88 outlets using JTA. Subscribers to JNS paid between $ 400 to $ 700 per month, with the first year free, for access to the wire service. In 2015, JNS had between 40 and 55 newspapers, with a third in the free trial period. The editor-in-chief until 2016

403-619: The " Voice of the Red Sea " radio station. The newsroom was established in the "Pirsum Yisrael" offices located in Givat Shaul in Jerusalem and included religious and secular journalists and editors. The majority of the newspaper's editors in its early years were secular and included Meir Uziel, Michael Ruzulio, Yehuda Levi (journalist) and Ofer Shapira . Earnings from the paper were low and its financial situation worsened. The paper closed down at

434-481: The JNS board included Middle East Forum president and pro-Israel hawk Daniel Pipes and neoconservative Harvard professor Ruth Wisse . JNS's publisher Russel Pergament described the wire service as a "nonpartisan, objective, straight down the middle newswire with no axe to grind except one: to see that Israel gets a fair shake in the news." "There are some editors who do not want to upset their readers so they’ll publish

465-555: The Persian Gulf to join Israel Hayom . Defunct Defunct Israel Hayom has been described as having a center-right to right-wing political alignment since its establishment in 2007. From its inception, the paper has reflected conservative and national-liberal ideologies, focusing on national security and economic policy. Early analyses suggested that Israel Hayom frequently aligned with conservative values, advocating for

496-451: The end of October 1999, after which the owners filed for bankruptcy. Makor Rishon was reestablished after five weeks, in December 1999, under the auspices of a company named "The New Makor Rishon" – a move that enabled its purchaser, Michael Karash, to derive benefit from the newspaper's name without having to be burdened by past debts. Karash worked to broaden the subscriber base and to make

527-541: The logo "Makor Rishon-HaTzofe". Shlomo Ben-Tzvi , who until then had been the newspaper's CEO , was appointed the editor-in-chief. Makor Rishon was then published as a daily for the next two years. In November 2008, the newspaper entered into financial difficulties. The employees requested the court liquidate the assets of the paper. The newspaper dealt with the crises by drastically cutting content, raising prices, firing workers, and closing down its website and article archives, among other actions. Starting from June 2009,

558-455: The newspaper to write for Israel Hayom . A weekend edition was launched in October 2009. In 2014, Israel Hayom bought Israeli media outlets Makor Rishon and nrg מעריב . In May 2014 the name מעריב (Maariv) was removed from nrg log, and it was rebranded as nrg. Following the acquisition, an antitrust complaint was filed against Israel Hayom , which resulted in a court order that requested

589-491: The paper financially viable. Over the course of 2003, the paper was purchased by businessman Shlomo Ben-Tzvi. After the buyout, changes were made that included a significant increase in the number of pages and journalists as well as a move to a broadsheet newspaper format. Until mid-2007, Makor Rishon was published as a weekly. On April 25, 2007, the HaTzofe daily was incorporated into Makor Rishon , which started appearing with

620-403: The paper returned to being a weekly. A reduced daily edition was distributed only to subscribers but was made available on the newspaper's website, and a weekend edition was also attainable at newsstands. On February 16, 2012, the newspaper began distributing a free expanded edition at various locations throughout the country, that contained many references to the newspaper's flagship edition that

651-457: The sale one month later. On September 23, 2014, the daily edition was printed for the last time. Starting from this date, only the weekend edition is published. Defunct Defunct In the past, the newspaper had only included a main news section, a news journal and a weekly magazine, Diyukan , that also included a cultural supplement. After Shlomo Ben-Tzvi purchased the newspaper in 2003, new supplements began appearing, which culminated with

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682-407: The semi-annual Target Group Index (TGI) survey. As of January 1, 2024, a TGI survey indicated that Israel Hayom , distributed for free, is Israel's most read newspaper, with a 27.4% weekday readership exposure, followed by Yedioth Ahronoth , with 22.4%, Haaretz with 5.4%, Maariv with 3.5% , and Globes with 3.2%. As of July 31, 2023, a TGI survey had indicated that Israel Hayom ,

713-410: The start of the newspaper's switch to the new format, a vacation supplement was added, which became bi-weekly and was quickly cancelled. In June of 2006, several months after the cancellation of " Hashavuon ", a bi-weekly section entitled " Shishi Yisraeli " was added, that was planned to become a weekly. It was a glossy supplement in a small format and contained articles on topics of current affairs. It

744-462: The switch to a new format in May 2005. The newspaper has undergone frequent changes since Ben-Tzvi purchased it. In its current format, the paper includes eight sections: From January 1, 2005, until February 2006, the weekly " Hashavuon ", a culture supplement that also contained a calendar for scheduled broadcasts and plays. Tamar Nesher-Rati was the editor-in-chief. The assistant editor was Shai Tzeler. At

775-485: The transfer of the maariv domain name to Maariv weekly . In 2017, nrg was renamed to nrg360, and on 10 January 2018 the website closed; all of its content was merged into the Makor Rishon website. Later that year, it is believed, was when Sheldon Adelson invested at least $ 50 million in Israel Hayom . Critics of Adelson's involvement claimed that the distribution of free newspapers hurt free enterprise and targeted Israel's print newspaper industry, as Israel Hayom

806-586: Was Israel's most read newspaper, with a 29.4% weekday readership exposure, followed by Yedioth Ahronoth , with 22.3%, Haaretz with 4.8%, Globes with 4% and Maariv with 3.9%. In January 2016, citing internal records from Israel Hayom , Haaretz revealed that between 2007 and 2014, the newspaper lost about 730 million shekels ($ 190 million), approximately equal to a shekel per copy printed. [REDACTED] Media related to Israel Hayom at Wikimedia Commons Makor Rishon Makor Rishon ( Hebrew : מָקוֹר רִאשׁוֹן lit. "Firsthand Source")

837-513: Was Jacob Kamaras. In 2020, JNS's largest single donor was Sheldon Adelson . JNS won its first two Rockower Awards in 2019. Since then it has won awards each year. In 2015, The Forward described JNS as focusing heavily on Israeli security threats. Frequent columnists Ben Cohen and Stephen M. Flatow wrote often against the Iran Nuclear Deal and the Obama administration more generally, and

868-507: Was cancelled after around three months. The Kalkala supplement edited by economist Eran Bar-Tal and the sports section edited by Dotan Malach were originally separate entities, but since August 3, 2012 have been incorporated into the Motzash magazine. For a while, the newspaper published Shabbat Hagadol – an expanded Jewish philosophy supplement that appeared three times a year and was edited by Yoav Shurek. The paper also published Makori –

899-468: Was revealed in 2015 to be the largest single funder of JNS. Between 2013 and 2015, the Adelson Foundation had contributed over $ 1.2 million. In 2015, Adam Milstein donated $ 12,500. Israel Hayom Israel Hayom ( Hebrew : יִשְׂרָאֵל הַיּוֹם , lit.   'Israel Today') is an Israeli national Hebrew-language free daily newspaper . Distributed for free around Israel, it

930-564: Was the brainchild of its original owner, Rabbi Shmuel Tal . The Listenberg family, a National Religious family in the diamond business based in Belgium and Tel Aviv financed the founding of the newspaper. Journalist Meir Uziel was hired to recruit the staff. Uziel enlisted Michael Ruzulio to find writers. Ruzulio had served as a reporter for Yedioth Ahronoth as well as for the Second Authority for Television and Radio , and helped create

961-508: Was then Israel's only free-of-charge national newspaper. The bill passed the first reading in the Knesset, but not subsequent ones. In 2016, Adelson's attorney announced that although it was commonly believed that Adelson owned the newspaper, it was owned by a relative of his. In January 2021, Saudi-American independent academic researcher, Najat Al-Saied, became the first person from the Arab states of

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