This list of newspapers in Israel is a list of newspapers printed and distributed in the State of Israel. Most are published in Hebrew, but there are also newspapers catering to Arabic speakers, and newspapers catering to immigrants speaking a variety of other languages, such as Russian, English and French.
As of July 31, 2023, a TGI survey indicated that Israel Hayom, distributed for free, is 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%.[1]
Name | Translation | Language(s) | Frequency | Popularity (Jan-Dec 2023)[2][3] | Founded | Owner | Audience | Logo |
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All Israel News | English, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Korean, Chinese | Daily | 2020 | |||||
B'Sheva | At Seven | Hebrew | Weekly | 5.4% (1.2%) | 2002 | Arutz Sheva | Religious Zionists | |
Calcalist | Economist | Hebrew | Daily | 11.3% (0.8%) | 2008 | Yedioth Ahronoth Group | Business journalism | |
Courier | Russian | Daily | 1991 | Israel Libo Feigin | Russians in Israel | |||
Globes | Hebrew, English | Daily | 3.0% (0.7%) | 1983 | Fishman Group | Business journalism | ||
Haaretz | The Land | Hebrew, English | Daily | 4.8% (0.4%) | 1919 | Haaretz Group | Left wing Jews
Socialist socially liberal meretz advocates |
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Hamodia | The Informer | Hebrew, English, French | Daily | 1950 | World Agudath Israel | Haredi Jews | ||
Israel Hayom | Israel Today | Hebrew (website also in English) | Daily | 26.6% (1.7%) | 2007 | Sheldon Adelson | Israeli conservative Jews | |
Al-Ittihad | The Union | Arabic | Daily | 1944 | Maki | Arab citizens of Israel | ||
The Jerusalem Post | English, French | Daily | 1932 | Eli Azur | English speakers | |||
Kul al-Arab | All Arabs | Arabic | Weekly | 1987 | Al-Arab Group | Arab citizens of Israel | ||
Maariv | Evening | Hebrew | Daily | 11.8% (3.0%) | 1948 | Eli Azur | Israeli centrist Jews | |
Al-Madina | The City | Arabic | Weekly | 2004 | Rana Asali | Arab citizens of Israel | ||
Makor Rishon | Primary Source | Hebrew | Weekly | 4.1% (0.2%) | 1997 | Sheldon Adelson | Educated Religious Zionists | |
Novosti Nedeli | Weekly News | Russian | Weekly | 1989 | Eli Azur | Russians in Israel | ||
TheMarker | Hebrew | Daily | 5.5% (0.3%) | 2008 | Haaretz Group | Business news | ||
Yated Ne'eman | Reliable Basis | Hebrew | Daily | 1985 | Degel HaTorah | Haredi Jews | ||
Yedioth Ahronoth | Latest News | Hebrew (websites also in English and Spanish) | Daily | 26.4% (0.4%) | 1939 | Yedioth Ahronoth Group | Centrist Israeli Jews | |
LaIsha | To Women | Hebrew | Weekly | 7.0% (0.3%) | 1947 | Yedioth Ahronoth Group | Women Israeli Jews | |
Epoch Times Israel | Hebrew (also operating worldwide) | Monthly | 1.6% (0.6%) | 2005 | The Epoch Times | Israeli Jews |
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The following are the Israeli newspapers exposure rates according to the Target Group Index (TGI), with surveys from 2016, 2019 and 2020.[4][5][6]
Name | Weekday %
(as of 2021)[7] |
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Israel Hayom | 31% |
Yedioth Ahronoth | 23.9% |
Haaretz | 4.7% |
Maariv | 3.5% |
During the Mandate era and the first decades following independence, there were numerous newspapers owned and associated with political parties. They had mostly been discontinued by the 1970s, though a few remain, including Hamodia (Agudat Yisrael), al-Ittihad (Maki) and Yated Ne'eman (Degel HaTorah).