Haaretz Is an Independent Daily Newspaper With a Broadly Liberal Outlook Both on Domestic Issues and on International Affairs. It Has a Journalistic Staff of So
The first edition of Haaretz's English newspaper was published 25 years ago, on September 1, 1997, offering English speakers a greater insight into events in Israel. And when it went online a few years later, the world started reading – including U.S. presidentsOn September 1, 1997, on one of the biggest news days in history,
Yoel Marcus, 'one of the greatest commentators in the history of Hebrew journalism,' has worked as a reporter for more than 60 years and revealed plans for an Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza
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Haaretz is an independent daily newspaper with a broadly liberal outlook both on domestic issues and on international affairs. It has a journalistic staff of some 330 reporters, writers and editors. The paper is perhaps best known for its Op-ed page, where its senior columnists - among them some of Israel s leading commentators and analysts - reflect on current events.
Haaretz plays an important role in the shaping of public opinion and is read with care in government and decision-making circles.
Haaretz was founded in Jerusalem in 1919 by a group of Zionist immigrants, mainly from Russia. Among its staffers was the Revisionist leader, Ze ev Jabotinsky. The writer Ahad Ha am was a frequent contributor during those early years.