| − | 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 [[Conrad Black]], after which the paper became more supportive of Israel's [[right-wing]] [[Likud Party]]. | + | 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]]. |