Jerusalem Post
| The Jerusalem Post | |
| Country |  Israel |
|---|---|
| Language (s) | English , French |
| Frequency | Daily |
| Format | Large Format |
| Genre | General |
| Founder (s) | Gershon Agron |
| Date founded | 1December 1932 |
| Editor | Jerusalem |
| Owner | Mirkaei Tikshoret |
| Editor | David Horovitz |
| ISSN | 0021-597X |
| Website | http://www.jpost.com/ |
The Jerusalem Post is a newspaper Israeli speaking English , which is also available on the Internet - www.jpost.com. There is also a publishing weekly French international.
History
Founded on December 1, 1932 as the Palestine Post by Gershon Agron , the paper supports the struggle for a Jewish homeland in Mandatory Palestine and openly opposed British policy on the restriction of Jewish immigration. The newspaper was renamed Jerusalem Post in 1950 after Israel's independence.
It positions itself for decades the center-left and supports the Labour Party until 1989 after its acquisition by Hollinger Inc.. under the control of the Canadian conservative tycoon Conrad Black. The Jerusalem Post changes its editorial line and supports the Likud. Many journalists resigned and founded the Jerusalem Report. Currently, the views of The Jerusalem Post on the news is perceived as the center-right, although there are items left regularly.
His positions on the economy is close to neo-liberalism. He advocates and others to reform the Israeli system, strict control of public spending, limiting welfare, lower taxes and the introduction of laws against the creation of monopoly enterprises.
The Jerusalem Post is a competitor of the center-left newspaper Haaretz , which also publishes an edition in English since the 1990s. Like other Israeli newspapers, the Jerusalem Post published every day except Saturday (day of the Sabbath ) and Jewish holidays. The current editor is David Horovitz. On 16 November 2004 , Hollinger sold the newspaper to a newspaper publisher in Israel Tel Aviv , Mirkaei Tikshoret Limited. The media group CanWest Global Communications Announces Agreement to enter at 50% interest in the newspaper.
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