The Jerusalem Post
An Israeli English-language newspaper and digital news publisher based in Jerusalem.
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Overview
The Jerusalem Post is an Israeli English-language newspaper and digital news publisher headquartered in Jerusalem. Its direct publishing lineage reaches back to The Palestine Bulletin, established in 1925 by Jacob Landau in connection with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. In 1931, Gershon Agronsky, a Jewish journalist who had immigrated to Mandatory Palestine from the United States, became the bulletin's editor. Following a dispute over the publication's future, Agronsky and Landau reorganized the operation as a new jointly owned newspaper. The first issue of The Palestine Post Incorporating The Palestine Bulletin appeared on 1 December 1932, and the masthead was subsequently shortened to The Palestine Post. During the British Mandate period, the paper supported the creation of a Jewish national home in Palestine and opposed British restrictions on Jewish immigration. That position gave it an important role in the political and public-information environment of the period. Its Jerusalem offices were bombed on 1 February 1948 in an attack that killed four people, including three people associated with the newspaper, injured others, and destroyed the printing press. The paper nevertheless published a reduced edition using a nearby press. In 1950, two years after Israel's establishment, the publication adopted its present name, The Jerusalem Post. For much of the period from 1950 through 1989, it broadly supported Israel's Labor movement. Hollinger Inc., the media company associated with Conrad Black, acquired the newspaper in 1989. The ownership change was accompanied by a noticeable movement to the political right, and some departing journalists subsequently established The Jerusalem Report, a magazine that was later sold to the Post. Editorial positioning has varied over time. The newspaper has described itself as occupying Israel's political center, while outside observers have often characterized it as center-right, particularly during parts of the Hollinger period. Its editorial and opinion coverage has included criticism of political corruption, support for separating religion and state, and advocacy for stronger Israeli investment in Jewish communities and educational initiatives around the world. The paper publishes reporting and commentary on Israeli politics, security, diplomacy, the wider Middle East, business, technology, culture, religion, and international affairs. In November 2004, Hollinger sold the newspaper to Mirkaei Tikshoret, an Israeli publishing company controlled by investor Eli Azur. A proposed investment by Canada's CanWest Global Communications did not ultimately proceed after a dispute that went to arbitration. Subsequent editorial leadership included David Horovitz, Steve Linde, Yaakov Katz, Avi Mayer, and Zvika Klein. The paper has also developed a broader publishing and events operation, including JPost.com, The Jerusalem Report, IVRIT, Jerusalem Post Lite, conferences, special publications, and annual influence lists. JPost.com launched in December 1996 and operates as a digital news service with reporting shared in part with the newspaper but with separate management and staff structures. Its offerings have included an electronic edition, mobile products, archives, magazines, premium content, and special digital features. The print newspaper is published daily from Sunday through Friday, except on specified Jewish religious holidays and Israel's Independence Day, and does not publish a Saturday edition because of the Jewish Sabbath. The Jerusalem Post now serves Israeli readers as well as Jewish, diplomatic, academic, business, and general international audiences seeking English-language coverage of Israel and the Middle East.
History
The Jerusalem Post's publishing ancestry begins with The Palestine Bulletin, founded in January 1925 by Jacob Landau of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Although the bulletin was legally a separate publication, it operated closely with the agency and supplied English-language news in Mandatory Palestine. Gershon Agronsky took over its editorship in November 1931. A disagreement between Agronsky and Landau in 1932 led to an agreement to transform the bulletin into a new jointly owned newspaper rather than continue the existing publication unchanged. The final issue of The Palestine Bulletin appeared on 30 November 1932. The following day, 1 December, the new publication appeared under the title The Palestine Post Incorporating The Palestine Bulletin. In 1933, the masthead was shortened to The Palestine Post, although the paper retained references to its earlier lineage for a time. The paper became an important English-language advocate for the Zionist movement and for Jewish immigration during the British Mandate. Its coverage and editorials challenged British restrictions and sought to influence British officials and international opinion concerning the future of Palestine. The newspaper's Jerusalem premises were attacked on 1 February 1948. A stolen British police vehicle carrying explosives was driven to the building on Solel Street, where the bomb was detonated. The building housed several offices and organizations in addition to the newspaper. Four people were killed, including three people connected with the Post, while many others were injured and the printing machinery was destroyed. The paper published a smaller two-page edition using a nearby commercial printer, demonstrating the publication's continuity during the final months of the Mandate and the 1948 conflict. After the establishment of Israel, the publication was renamed The Jerusalem Post in 1950. For the following decades it generally supported the Labor Party and the broader Labor movement. In 1989, Hollinger Inc., controlled by Conrad Black, purchased the paper. The acquisition produced a marked editorial shift toward the political right and prompted a number of journalists to leave and establish The Jerusalem Report. During the Hollinger years, the paper's editorial direction was not static: David Makovsky led it toward a centrist defense position around 1999–2000, Bret Stephens brought a more conservative orientation when he became editor-in-chief in 2002, and David Horovitz assumed the editorship in 2004. Hollinger sold the newspaper on 16 November 2004 to Mirkaei Tikshoret, a Tel Aviv-based Israeli publisher associated with Eli Azur. CanWest Global Communications had announced an agreement to acquire half of the newspaper after the sale, but the proposed transaction deteriorated and ended in arbitration. Under the new ownership, Horovitz continued as editor until 2011, when managing editor Steve Linde succeeded him. Linde emphasized balanced reporting and a range of political perspectives. Yaakov Katz became editor-in-chief in April 2016, followed by Avi Mayer in March 2023 and Zvika Klein later that year. The brand expanded beyond its print edition. JPost.com launched in December 1996 as a separately managed digital operation that shares some reporting resources with the newspaper. Its development included online archives, electronic editions, mobile applications, premium content, and a paywalled Premium Zone. The group also publishes The Jerusalem Report, a fortnightly news magazine; IVRIT, a monthly easy-Hebrew magazine for language learners; and Jerusalem Post Lite, an easy-English weekly launched in 2009. The organization has held the Jerusalem Post Conference in New York since 2012 and has published an annual list of influential Jewish figures since 2010. The newspaper has also faced scrutiny over editorial standards, sponsored or influenced content, fabricated opinion identities, cybersecurity, and wartime reporting. In 2020, investigations reported payments connected to material criticizing human-rights movements and described opinion articles associated with false personas. In January 2022, the website was defaced in an apparent pro-Iranian attack. In December 2023, the paper removed and apologized for a false article about a deceased Palestinian infant. These events form part of the modern public record surrounding a news organization operating in a highly polarized and conflict-affected information environment.
- 2022
JPost.com suffers a cyberattack
[1]The website homepage is replaced with threatening imagery in an attack widely attributed to pro-Iranian actors.
- 2012
Jerusalem Post Conference begins
[1]The organization begins holding an annual conference in New York for senior figures in Israeli public life and the Jewish world.
- 2009
Jerusalem Post Lite launches
[1]The group launches an easy-English weekly designed for readers improving their English as a second language.
- 2008
Wall Street Journal partnership announced
[1]The paper announces a partnership involving joint marketing and exclusive Israeli publication of The Wall Street Journal Europe.
- 2004
Mirkaei Tikshoret becomes owner
[1]Hollinger sells the newspaper to Mirkaei Tikshoret, an Israeli media publisher associated with Eli Azur.
- 1996
JPost.com launches
[1]The Jerusalem Post enters online publishing with the launch of JPost.com in December.
- 1989
Hollinger acquires the newspaper
[1]Hollinger Inc. purchases the publication, after which its editorial orientation shifts noticeably to the right.
- 1950
The paper adopts its current name
[1]The Palestine Post is renamed The Jerusalem Post.
- 1948
Jerusalem offices are bombed
[1]A bombing destroys the printing press, kills four people, and forces the newspaper to publish a reduced edition from another printer.
- 1932
The Palestine Post launches
[1]The first issue of The Palestine Post Incorporating The Palestine Bulletin is published on 1 December.
Products and positioning
An internationally oriented Israeli English-language news brand with a Jerusalem base, generally perceived as center-right while presenting itself as politically centrist. It combines daily reporting, opinion journalism, Jewish-world coverage, educational publishing, magazines, events, and digital subscriptions.
Daily newspaper · 1932
The Jerusalem Post
The core English-language broadsheet newspaper, published from Sunday through Friday except on specified Jewish holidays and Israel's Independence Day. It covers Israeli and Middle Eastern politics, security, diplomacy, business, culture, religion, and international affairs, and carries regular opinion columns.
Digital news platform · 1996
JPost.com
The group's principal digital news service, launched in 1996. It provides breaking news, analysis, opinion, archives, electronic newspaper access, mobile products, magazines, special features, and premium or paywalled material. The site is managed separately from the print newspaper while sharing some reporting resources.
News magazine
The Jerusalem Report
A fortnightly glossy print and online news magazine associated with the Jerusalem Post publishing group. It focuses on Israeli, Jewish-world, regional, and international affairs in a longer-form magazine format.
Language-learning magazine
IVRIT
A monthly easy-Hebrew magazine for readers learning Hebrew. It uses simplified language and vowel notation to make Hebrew reading more accessible, particularly for learners building basic reading comprehension.
Educational newspaper · 2009
Jerusalem Post Lite
An easy-English weekly created for people studying English as a second language. Its articles are graded by difficulty and accompanied by contextual vocabulary support, exercises, and crosswords, combining current-affairs material with accessible reading practice.
Controversies
2023
False report about deceased Gaza infant
The newspaper published and then removed an article falsely claiming that a dead five-month-old Palestinian baby was a doll. The Post said the article failed to meet its editorial standards and retracted it publicly.
2020
Investigation into ministry-funded anti-BDS content
A three-year investigation published by +972 Magazine reported that Israel's Ministry of Strategic Affairs paid large sums to The Jerusalem Post and other outlets for content opposing human-rights movements, including material concerning BDS. The reporting also referred to a ministry-produced documentary screened through the newspaper's platform.
2020
Fabricated opinion identities and influence networks
Reuters and The Daily Beast reported that the Jerusalem Post had published opinion pieces attributed to nonexistent people or connected with networks of false online personas. The reports raised concerns about source verification and the use of media outlets in coordinated influence efforts.
Marketing campaigns
- 2012Jerusalem Post Conference
United States · Israel · Global Jewish community
The group launched an annual New York conference bringing together senior Israeli officials, public figures, and representatives of the Jewish world. The event extends the newspaper brand into live forums and institutional networking.
Outcome. The conference became a recurring Jerusalem Post Group event managed by the group's executive organization.
- 201050 Most Influential Jews
Global
The Jerusalem Post began publishing an annual ranking of influential Jewish figures, timed around Rosh Hashanah. The list became a recurring editorial and brand feature connecting the newspaper with international Jewish public life.
Outcome. The feature continued as an annual list and was expanded in 2023 with a congress and awards ceremony for honorees.
Brand decisions
2023
Change in editor-in-chiefOtherBackground
Yaakov Katz stepped down after leading the newspaper's editorial operation.
Action taken
Avi Mayer replaced Katz in March, and Zvika Klein replaced Mayer approximately nine months later.
Aftermath
Klein became the newspaper's editor-in-chief amid continuing political polarization and wartime news pressures.
2009
Launch of Jerusalem Post LiteProduct launchBackground
The group identified demand for people wishing to improve their English outside formal schools and university courses.
Action taken
It launched an easy-English weekly with graded articles, contextual vocabulary, exercises, and crosswords.
Aftermath
The product extended the brand into language education and accessible news publishing.
2008
Wall Street Journal Europe partnershipStrategyBackground
The group pursued international brand and content relationships to strengthen its business and English-language reach.
Action taken
The Jerusalem Post announced joint marketing with The Wall Street Journal and exclusive publication in Israel of The Wall Street Journal Europe.
Aftermath
The agreement broadened the group's international media affiliations and product offering in Israel.
2004
Sale to Mirkaei TikshoretM&ABackground
Hollinger divested the newspaper as part of a broader restructuring of its media holdings.
Action taken
Mirkaei Tikshoret purchased The Jerusalem Post. A proposed CanWest investment later collapsed and went to arbitration.
Aftermath
The newspaper remained under Israeli media ownership associated with Eli Azur and continued expanding its print, digital, magazine, and event activities.
1996
Launch of JPost.comProduct launchBackground
The newspaper sought to extend its reach beyond the print edition as internet news publishing expanded.
Action taken
The organization launched JPost.com as a digital news operation.
Aftermath
The digital service developed into a major part of the brand, adding archives, electronic editions, mobile products, premium content, and special features.
1989
Hollinger acquisitionM&ABackground
The newspaper entered a new ownership phase after decades of association with Israel's Labor movement.
Action taken
Hollinger Inc. acquired The Jerusalem Post.
Aftermath
The editorial line shifted noticeably toward the political right, and departing journalists founded The Jerusalem Report.
1950
Rename the publication The Jerusalem PostStrategyBackground
Following the creation of the State of Israel, the publication moved away from its Mandatory Palestine-era title.
Action taken
The Palestine Post was renamed The Jerusalem Post.
Aftermath
The new name became the enduring identity of the newspaper and later its wider publishing group.
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