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The Jerusalem Post
Front page ofThe Jerusalem Post;September 1, 2020
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)The Jerusalem Post Group
EditorZvika Klein
Founded1 December 1932;91 years ago(1932-12-01)
(asThe Palestine Post)
Political alignment
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersJerusalem
CountryIsrael
Circulation90,000
(Weekends: 120,000) (International: 50,000)[citation needed]
Sister newspapersJerusalem Post Lite
Maariv
Walla!
ISSN0792-822X
OCLCnumber15700704
Websitewww.jpost.comEdit this at Wikidata

The Jerusalem Postis abroadsheetnewspaper based inJerusalem,founded in 1932 during theBritish Mandate of PalestinebyGershon AgronasThe Palestine Post.In 1950, it changed its name toThe Jerusalem Post.In 2004, the paper was bought by Mirkaei Tikshoret, a diversified Israeli media firm controlled by investorEli Azur(who in 2014 also acquired the newspaperMaariv).[4]The Jerusalem Postis published in English. Previously, it also had a French edition.

Originally aleft-wingnewspaper, it underwent a noticeable shift to thepolitical rightin the late 1980s.[5][6]From 2004 onward, editorDavid Horovitzmoved the paper to thecenter,and his successor in 2011,Steve Linde,pledged to provide balanced coverage of the news along with views from across the political spectrum.[7][8]In April 2016, Linde stepped down as editor-in-chief and was replaced byYaakov Katz,[9]a former military reporter for the paper who previously served as an adviser to former Prime MinisterNaftali Bennett.[10]

In March 2023, Katz stepped down as editor-in-chief and was replaced by Avi Mayer.[11]Nine months later, Mayer was replaced by Zvika Klein.[12]

The paper professes to be in the Israelipolitical center,[13]yet is considered to be on the political right;[14]its editorial line is critical of political corruption,[15]and supportive of the separation of religion and state in Israel.[16]It is also a strong proponent of greater investment by the State of Israel in World Jewry and educational programs for theJewish diaspora.[17]

History[edit]

1925–1950[edit]

The first attempt to establish an English-language newspaper in Jerusalem wasThe Jerusalem News,established in 1919 under the auspices of theChristian Sciencemovement, but this had no relationship toThe Jerusalem Post.[18]The direct journalistic ancestry ofThe Jerusalem Postcan be traced toThe Palestine Bulletin,which was founded in January 1925 by Jacob Landau of theJewish Telegraphic Agency.[19]It was owned by the Palestine Telegraphic Agency, which was in practice part of the JTA even though it was legally separate.[19]

On 1 November 1931, editorship of theBulletinwas taken over byGershon Agronsky(later Agron), a Jewish journalist who had immigrated to Palestine from the United States.[20]In March 1932, a dispute arose between Landau and Agronsky, which Agronsky resolved to settle by establishing an independent newspaper.[19]Landau and Agronsky instead came to an agreement to transform theBulletininto a new, jointly owned newspaper.[19]Accordingly, thePalestine Bulletinpublished its last issue on 30 November 1932 andThe Palestine Post Incorporating The Palestine Bulletinappeared the following day, 1 December 1932.[19]On 25 April 1933, the masthead was reduced to justThe Palestine Postalthough its founding year still appeared as 1925.[21]It appeared on 24 August 1934[22]but not in the following issue, 26 August,[23]or later.

16 May 1948 edition ofThe Palestine Post

During its time asThe Palestine Post,the publication supported the struggle for aJewish homelandin Palestine and openly opposed British policy restrictingJewish immigrationduring the Mandate period. According to one commentator, "Zionistinstitutions considered the newspaper one of the most effective means of exerting influence on the British authorities. "[24]

1948 bombing[edit]

On the evening of 1 February 1948, a stolenBritish policecar loaded with half a ton of TNT pulled up in front of the Jerusalem office of thePalestine Post;the driver of a second car arrived a few minutes later,lit the fuse and drove off.[25]The building also contained other newspaper offices, the British press censor, the Jewish settlement police, and aHaganahpost with a cache of weapons. Arab leaderAbd al-Qadir al-Husayniclaimed responsibility for the bombing, but historian Uri Milstein reported that the bomb had been prepared by theNazi-trained Fawzi el-Kutub, known as "the engineer", with the involvement of two British armydeserters,Cpl. Peter Mersden and Capt. Eddie Brown.[26][27]Four people were killed in the bombing, including threePostemployees.[28]According to the Palestine Post at the time, a newspaper typesetter and two people who lived in a nearby block of flats died.[29]Dozens of others were injured and the printing press was destroyed. The morning paper came out in a reduced format of two pages, printed at a small print shop nearby.[25]

Palestine Post offices after car bomb attack, 1 February 1948, Jerusalem

1950–present[edit]

In 1950, two years after theState of Israelwasdeclared,the paper was renamedThe Jerusalem Post.[30]

Thebroadsheetnewspaper is published daily Sunday to Friday, except forJewish religious holidaysandIndependence Day,with no edition appearing on Saturday (theJewish Sabbath). Regular opinion columnists write on subjects such as religion, foreign affairs and economics. As of 2016the owner of the paper isEli Azur,editor-in-chief isYaakov Katzand the managing editor isDavid Brinn.[31]

In January 2008, the paper announced a new partnership withThe Wall Street Journal,including joint marketing and exclusive publication in Israel ofThe Wall Street Journal Europe.[32]

The Jerusalem Postalso publishes a monthly magazine,IVRIT,edited by Sarit Yalov. Its target audience is people learning theHebrew languageand it is described as "an easy-Hebrew" publication, meant for improving basic Hebrew reading skills. It uses thevowel notation systemto make comprehension of theHebrewabjadsimpler.[33]The Jerusalem Report,now edited bySteve Linde,is afortnightlyprint andonlineglossynewsmagazine.

Since 2012, the newspaper has held an annual conference in New York, The Jerusalem Post Conference, with the participation of senior figures in the Israeli government and the Jewish world. The conference was founded by the media entrepreneur Ronen Lefler, and is currently managed by the CEO of the Jerusalem Post Group, Inbar Ashkenazi.

In 2020,Reutersreported thatTheJerusalem Post,along withAlgemeiner,The Times of IsraelandArutz Sheva,had published op-eds written by non-existent people.[34][35]In 2020,The Daily Beastidentified a network of false personas used to sneak opinion pieces aligned withUAE governmentpolicy to media outlets such asThe Jerusalem Post.[36]Twitter suspended some of the accounts of these fake persons on its own platform.[37]

In January 2022,The Jerusalem Post'swebsite was hacked by pro-Iranian actors. TheJPost.comwebsite homepage was replaced with an image depicting a bullet shot from a red ring on a finger (likely in reference to the ring worn by the Iranian GeneralQasem Soleimani) and the caption "we are close to you where you do not think about it". The hack occurred on the second anniversary of theAssassination of Qasem Soleimaniand is largely seen as a threat towards Israel.[38][39]

The Jerusalem Posthas been publishing an annual list of the world's "50 most influential Jews" since 2010.[40]The list is released onRosh Hashanah.In 2023, The Jerusalem Post announced the launch of a "50 most influential Jews" congress, including an awards ceremony for the honorees.[41]

Ownership changes[edit]

Until 1989, the paper supported theLabor Party.In 1989, the paper was purchased byHollinger Inc.,owned byConrad Black.A number of journalists resigned from the Post after Black's takeover and foundedThe Jerusalem Report,a weekly magazine eventually sold to thePost.

Under editor-in-chiefDavid Makovsky,from 1999 to 2000, the paper took a centrist position on defense, but began to reject socialism.[2]In 2002, Hollinger hired the politically conservativeBret StephensofThe Wall Street Journalas editor-in-chief. David Horovitz took over as editor-in-chief on 1 October 2004.[42]On 16 November 2004, Hollinger sold the paper toMirkaei Tikshoret Limited,aTel Aviv-based publisher of Israeli newspapers.CanWest Global Communications,Canada's biggest media concern, had announced an agreement to take a 50 percent stake inThe Jerusalem Postafter Mirkaei bought the property, but the deal soured. The two sides went to arbitration, and CanWest lost.[43]

In 2011, Horovitz was succeeded by the paper's managing editor, Steve Linde, who professed to maintain political moderation and balance.[44]Yaakov Katz,the paper's former military analyst and a fellow at theNieman Foundation for Journalism,succeeded Linde in April 2016.

Websites[edit]

JPost.com[edit]

JPost.comwas launched in December 1996. Its current version also contains an ePaper version of thedaily newspaper,a range of magazines and other web versions of the Group's products.

The site is an entity separate from the daily newspaper. While sharing reporters, it is managed by different teams. Its staff is based in Tel Aviv, while the newspaper offices are located in Jerusalem.[45]

The site contains archives that go back to 1989, and the default search on the site sends users to archive listings, powered byProQuest,where articles can be purchased.[46]Free blurbs of the article are available as well, and full articles are available when linked to directly from navigation within JPost.com or from a search engine.

JPost.com includes the "Premium Zone", a pay-wall protected area, containing additional Jerusalem Post articles and special features. The site, which was given a graphic facelift in September 2014, recently[when?]relaunched its mobile and tablet applications, as well as its special edition for mobile viewing.

Editors[edit]

Agron family[edit]

Gershon Agronfounded the newspaper and served as its editor until he went into public service. One of his early reporters was his nephewMartin Agronsky,who later became a famous American political journalist.[49]Agronsky left the paper after only a year.[50]He felt he had been hired out ofnepotismand didn't like this, wanting to earn his jobs.[51][52]

Agron's sonDani Agronworked for the newspaper, serving as its business manager in the 1970s,[53]while his wife Ethel wrote forHadassah Magazine.[54]Martin Agronsky's sonJonathan Agronskybecame a journalist in the United States.[55]

See also[edit]

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External links[edit]

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