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The '''Jerusalem Post''' is a daily [[English]]-[[language]] [[Israel|Israeli]] [[newspaper]], founded on December 1, 1932, by U.S.-born journalist [[Gershon Agron]] as the ''The Palestine Post''. The newspaper's name was changed in 1950, two years after the state of [[Israel]] was declared and the [[Mandate of Palestine]] ended. | The '''Jerusalem Post''' is a daily [[English]]-[[language]] [[Israel|Israeli]] [[newspaper]], founded on December 1, 1932, by U.S.-born journalist [[Gershon Agron]] as the ''The Palestine Post''. The newspaper's name was changed in 1950, two years after the state of [[Israel]] was declared and the [[Mandate of Palestine]] ended. | ||
| − | Before 1989, the Jerusalem Post supported the [[Israeli Labor Party]] and was generally considered [[left-wing]]. In 1989 it was purchased by [[Canadian]] [[conservative]] newspaper magnate | + | Before 1989, the Jerusalem Post supported the [[Israeli Labor Party]] and was generally considered [[left-wing]]. In 1989 it was purchased by [[Canadian]] [[conservative]] newspaper magnate [[Conrad Black]], after which the paper became more supportive of Israel's [[right-wing]] [[Likud Party]]. |
[[category:newspapers]] | [[category:newspapers]] | ||
Revision as of 00:52, June 9, 2008
The Jerusalem Post is a daily English-language Israeli newspaper, founded on December 1, 1932, by U.S.-born journalist Gershon Agron as the The Palestine Post. The newspaper's name was changed in 1950, two years after the state of Israel was declared and the Mandate of Palestine ended.
Before 1989, the Jerusalem Post supported the Israeli Labor Party and was generally considered left-wing. In 1989 it was purchased by Canadian conservative newspaper magnate Conrad Black, after which the paper became more supportive of Israel's right-wing Likud Party.