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The '''Jerusalem Post''' is an Israeli, daily English language 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 an Israeli, daily English language 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 the [[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]].

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