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 31 July 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%.

National newspapers Name Translation Language(s) FrequencyPopularity (Jan-Dec 2023) Founded Owner Audience Logo B'Sheva At Seven Hebrew Weekly5.4% (1.2%) 2002 Arutz Sheva Religious Zionists Calcalist Hebrew Daily11.3% (0.8%) 2008 Yedioth Ahronoth Group Business journalism Courier Russian Daily 1991 Israel Libo Feigin Russians in Israel Globes Hebrew, English Daily3.0% (0.7%) 1983 Fishman Group Business journalism Haaretz Hebrew, English Daily4.8% (0.4%) 1919 Haaretz Group Left-wing Israelis Hamodia Hebrew, English, French Daily 1950 World Agudath Israel Haredi Jews Israel Hayom Israel Today Hebrew (website also in English) Daily26.6% (1.7%) 2007 Sheldon Adelson conservative Israelis Arabic Daily 1944 Maki Arab citizens of Israel English, French Daily 1932 Eli Azur English speakersAll Israel NewsEnglish, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Korean, ChineseDaily2020Near East MediaPro-Israel, Zionist Evangelicals, Jews Kul al-Arab All Arabs Arabic Weekly 1987 Al-Arab Group Arab citizens of Israel Maariv Evening Hebrew Daily11.8% (3.0%) 1948 Eli Azur Centrist Israelis Arabic Weekly 2004 Rana Asali Arab citizens of Israel Makor Rishon Primary Source Hebrew Weekly4.1% (0.2%) 1997 Sheldon Adelson Religious Zionists Novosti Nedeli Weekly News Russian Weekly 1989 Eli Azur Russians in Israel Hebrew Daily5.5% (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) Daily26.4% (0.4%) 1939 Yedioth Ahronoth Group Centrist Israelis LaIshaFor the WomenHebrewWeekly7.0% (0.3%) 1947Yedioth Ahronoth GroupWomenEpoch Times IsraelHebrew (also operating worldwide)Monthly1.6% (0.6%) 2005The Epoch TimesHebrew speaking IsraelisMagazina Magazine for the right women Hebrew Monthly 2014Rina Ben-YehudaWomen with content on fashion, beauty, health, food, and general lifestyle trends

Readership

The following are the Israeli newspapers exposure rates according to the Target Group Index (TGI), with surveys from 2016, 2019 and 2020.

Name Weekday % (as of 2021) Israel Hayom 31% Yedioth Ahronoth 23.9% Haaretz 4.7% Maariv 3.5%

Local newspapers Jerusalem Kol Ha'ir Tel Aviv Ha'ir Zman Tel Aviv Ashkelon Kan Ashkelon Ashkelon News Ashkelon Net Beer Sheva B7Net Br7News

Defunct newspapers

Party–affiliated 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).

HaZvi (1884–1914, Hebrew) published by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda Ha'or (1908–?, Hebrew), name change of HaZvi, banned by the Ottoman government. Al HaMishmar (1943–1995, Hebrew), associated with Hashomer Hatzair Davar (1925–1996, Hebrew), associated with the Histadrut Die Woch (1959–?, Yiddish), associated with Mapai HaBoker (1934–1965, Hebrew), associated with the General Zionists HaMashkif (1938–1948, Hebrew), associated with Hatzohar HaTzofe (1937–2008, Hebrew), associated with the National Religious Party HaYom (1966–1969, Hebrew), associated with Gahal Hazit HaAm (1931–1934, Hebrew), associated with Hatzohar Herut (1948–1965, Hebrew), associated with Herut Israel Shtime (1956–1997, Yiddish), associated with Mapam Kol HaAm (1937–1975, Hebrew), associated with Maki LaMerhav (1954–1971, Hebrew), associated with Ahdut HaAvoda Walka (1958–1965, Polish), associated with Maki

Independent Hadashot (1984–1993, Hebrew) Derekh HaNitzotz (folded in 1988, Hebrew) Israel-Nachrichten (1935–2011, German) Israel Post (2007–2016, Hebrew) Israeli (2006–2008, Hebrew) Új Kelet (1948–2015, Hungarian) Vesti (1992–2018, Russian)

See also

Newspapers of Israel List of Jewish newspapers Media of Israel

References

External links

The Printed Media at the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs website