There’s no other country in the world that garners as much news coverage as Israel, that little slice of land in the Middle East. Most of the time that coverage veers towards the negative and the never-ending crawl towards peace with its neighbors the Palestinians, but there is so much more going on in the Holy Land than the “bad” stuff, trust us (please, browse through this site!).
Many Israelis are news junkies, particularly so when news of events in the Holy Land place Israel on the front pages of international newspapers. In times of trouble, you can often find Israelis huddled round TVs or radios. As a result, there are many news sources to get a daily fix. Unfortunately many of them are in Hebrew, with only a few decent sites in English. But yes, we’ve managed to compile a list of the top seven English news sites, in the table below.
By the way, if Israel HaYom decides to expand its English version of its site beyond what they stand for and how much it costs to advertise with them, we’ll gladly include it in the list of Israel news sources in English.
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Jerusalem Post – The mother of all English news sites in Israel, if slightly leaning to the right. Has some great articles and some good subsections and you’re always guaranteed up to the minute breaking news. This was the first newspaper I ever bought in Israel, and the original Friday afternoon read… |
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Ynet – The English version of the best-selling Hebrew newspaper in Israel. It doesn’t have a print version, but does have some good off-beat stories that’ll keep you entertained. It’s usually on the ball with the big stories, but sometimes misses out on the ones you might expect, especially sport… |
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Haaretz – The Jerusalem Post’s main print competitor, and probably second to it on the Web. Leaning to the left, it does a good job on the breaking news front and has some good subsections. The print version used to be my Friday afternoon read, before the Internet really took over… |
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Globes – If you’re looking to keep up to date with the business scene in Israel, this is the paper for you. The web version is also pretty on the ball, though the Hebrew version much more so; translations often mean articles take their time before appearing on the English site. |
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21c – “A non-profit educational foundation with a mission to focus media and public attention on the 21st century Israel that exists beyond the conflict.” It often has articles that you’ll never see on the BBC or CNN, a very different side from the one shown beyond Israel’s shores. |
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A7/IsraelNational News – Leaning quite strongly to the right and to the more religious reader, this website keeps things nationalistic and largely focused on the Jewish community. I don’t read their articles, but maybe you’ll find it your cup of tea. |
| Times of Israel – This site is probably the newest kid on the block in terms of seniority, but it’s become the go-to source for fair and centrist insights into the stories making the news in Israel and around the world (mostly Israel-focused though). |