{{Short description|Israeli daily newspaper}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}} {{use American English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox newspaper | name = Israel Hayom | logo = Israel Hayom.svg | logo_alt = ישראל היום | image = Israel Hayom front page.png | image_alt = border | caption = Front page, 27 July 2016 | motto = | type = Free daily newspaper | format = Tabloid | owner = | publisher = Miriam Adelson | president = | editor = | chief_editor = Omer Lachmanovitch | deputy_editor = | associate_editor = | managing_editor = | general_manager = Amir Finkelstein | news_editor = Uri Dagon | opinion_editor = | photo_editor = Ami Shooman | launched = {{Start date and age|2007|07|30|df=yes}} | political_position = {{nowrap|Centre-right<ref>{{cite book |editor1=Bernard Reich |editor2=David H. Goldberg |title=Historical Dictionary of Israel |date=2016 |page=271 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |isbn=9781442271852 }}</ref> to right-wing<ref name=iHaYomLargestLAT2016/>}}<br />Conservatism<br />National liberalism | language = {{plainlist| * Hebrew (print and online) * English (online)}} | headquarters = 2 Ha-Shlosha St., Tel Aviv | publishing_country = Israel | circulation = 275,000 | circulation_date = 2017 | circulation_ref = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://centerpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/March-4.pdf |title=Israel and the Middle East News Update |date=4 March 2015 |publisher=S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace |access-date=26 November 2016 |archive-date=25 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125112728/http://centerpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/March-4.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> | readership = {{plainlist| * 31% * (as of 2021)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ice.co.il/research/news/article/842505|title=ישראל היום או ידיעות? זה העיתון הנקרא בישראל | סקר TGI|date=31 January 2022|work={{Ill|ICE (Israel)|he|אייס (אתר אינטרנט)}}|accessdate=28 July 2024}}</ref>}} | sister_newspapers = ''Makor Rishon''<ref name=makornrg>{{cite news |last=Ronen |first=Gil |date=30 April 2014 |title=Israel Hayom Buys Makor Rishon, NRG Website |url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/180103 |website=Arutz Sheva |access-date=23 November 2016}}</ref> | ISSN = | oclc = 234764640 | website = {{URL|https://www.israelhayom.com/|israelhayom.com}}<br/>{{URL|https://www.israelhayom.co.il|israelhayom.co.il}} | free = {{URL|http://digital-edition.israelhayom.co.il/Olive/APA/Israel/|digital-edition.israelhayom.co.il}} }}
'''''Israel Hayom''''' ({{langx|he|יִשְׂרָאֵל הַיּוֹם|lit=Israel Today}}) is an Israeli Hebrew-language free daily newspaper. Distributed for free around Israel,<ref name="IndyUK2011iHaYom">{{cite news |last=Stewart |first=Catrina |date=23 October 2011 |title=The press baron who's making news in Israel |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/the-press-baron-whos-making-news-in-israel-2039091.html |access-date=28 November 2015 |newspaper=The Independent}}</ref> it is the country's most widely distributed newspaper.<ref>{{cite news |last=Yaakov |first=Yifa |date=30 March 2014 |title=Bennett lashes Israel Hayom over Makor Rishon bid |url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/bennett-lashes-israel-hayom-over-makor-rishon-bid |newspaper=The Times of Israel |access-date=13 November 2015}}</ref><ref name=iHaYomLargestLAT2016>{{cite news |newspaper=The Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-trump-israel-20160317-story.html |title=Meet the Israelis praying for a Trump win|date=March 17, 2016}}</ref> Owned by the family of Sheldon Adelson, the casino mogul and political donor, ''Israel Hayom'' has been noted for its right-wing editorial stance and coverage of Israeli politics, often sparking debate about its political alignment.
==History== ''Israel Hayom''{{'}}s print edition, "financed by the American casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson,"<ref name=iHayomNetObsHISimageNYT2018>{{cite news |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/03/world/middleeast/netanyahu-corruption-israel.html |title=Netanyahu's Obsession With Image Could Be His Downfall |date=December 3, 2018}}</ref> was launched on 30 July 2007, competing directly with ''Israeli'', another free daily. That same year, ''Maariv'' editor Dan Margalit left the newspaper to write for ''Israel Hayom''. A weekend edition was launched in October 2009. In 2014, ''Israel Hayom'' bought Israeli media outlets ''Makor Rishon'' and ''nrg מעריב''.<ref name=makornrg/>
[[File:Israel Hayom building.jpg|thumb|left|The ''Israel Hayom'' headquarters in Tel Aviv]] In May 2014 the name מעריב (Maariv) was removed from nrg log,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ice.co.il/media/news/article/385199 |title=סיומה של תקופה: לאחר עשור - המילה 'מעריב' הוסרה הערב מהלוגו של NRG |website=ice.co.il |accessdate=28 July 2024}}</ref> and it was rebranded as nrg. Following the acquisition, an antitrust complaint was filed against ''Israel Hayom'', which resulted in a court order that requested the transfer of the maariv domain name to ''Maariv'' weekly.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.globes.co.il/news/article.aspx |title=ביהמ"ש: הדומיין "מעריב" יעבור לרשות "מעריב השבוע" |date=5 June 2014 |newspaper=Globes |last=אברבך |first=לי-אור }}</ref> In 2017, nrg was renamed to nrg360, and on 10 January 2018 the website closed; all of its content was merged into the Makor Rishon website.
Later that year, it is believed, was when Sheldon Adelson invested at least $50 million in ''Israel Hayom''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pfeffer |first=Anshel |date=12 November 2014 |title=Everything You Need to Know About the Israel Hayom (Or anti-Sheldon Adelson) Law |url=https://www.haaretz.com/2014-11-12/ty-article/.premium/a-primer-on-the-israel-hayom-law/0000017f-f86b-d887-a7ff-f8efef110000 |newspaper=Haaretz |access-date=28 November 2015}}</ref> Critics of Adelson's involvement claimed that the distribution of free newspapers hurt free enterprise and targeted Israel's print newspaper industry, as ''Israel Hayom'' was then Israel's only free-of-charge national newspaper. The bill passed the first reading in the Knesset, but not subsequent ones.<ref>{{cite news |last=Harkov |first=Lahav |date=12 November 2014 |title=Israel Hayom bill 'shames the Knesset,' PM says |url=https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Knesset-approves-bill-to-ban-Israel-Hayom-in-early-vote-381588 |newspaper=The Jerusalem Post |access-date=28 November 2015}}</ref> In 2016, Adelson's attorney announced that although it was commonly believed that Adelson owned the newspaper, it was owned by a relative of his.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/adelsons-attorney-says-billionaire-doesnt-own-israel-hayom/|title=Adelson's attorney says billionaire doesn't own Israel Hayom | The Times of Israel|website=The Times of Israel |date=9 February 2016 |accessdate=28 July 2024}}</ref>
In January 2021, Saudi-American independent academic researcher, Najat Al-Saied, became the first person from the Arab states of the Persian Gulf to join ''Israel Hayom''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Yaakov |first=Yifa |date=30 March 2014 |orig-date=30 march 2014 |title=Bennett lashes Israel Hayom over Makor Rishon bid |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/bennett-lashes-israel-hayom-over-makor-rishon-bid/ |access-date= |website=Times Of Israel}}</ref>
In June 2024, Israel Hayom announced a significant partnership with the tabloid Bild, Germany's biggest Springer news outfit. It involves joint articles and investigations that are published simultaneously in both countries.<ref>{{cite news |first=Hanno |last=Hauenstein |url=https://www.woz.ch/2438/israel-palaestina/axel-springer-profitiert-von-illegalen-siedlungen/!4J6TFFK2M87F |title=Axel Springer profitiert von illegalen Siedlungen |newspaper=WOZ Die Wochenzeitung |date=2024-09-19 |accessdate=2025-09-12}}</ref>
==Political leaning== {{Conservatism in Israel}} ''Israel Hayom'' has been described as having a center-right to right-wing political alignment since its establishment in 2007. From its inception, the paper has reflected conservative and national-liberal ideologies, focusing on national security and economic policy. Early analyses suggested that ''Israel Hayom'' frequently aligned with conservative values, advocating for a robust national defense and skepticism toward diplomatic concessions, especially during major political events, such as national elections.
By 2016, ''Israel Hayom'' extended its influence beyond Israel, endorsing the presidential campaign of Donald Trump, marking a notable alignment with conservative movements on a global scale. This endorsement reinforced the perception of the paper as a supporter of right-wing ideologies not only in Israel but also internationally.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sterman |first=Adiv |date=17 March 2016 |title=Donald Trumps the Hebrew media |url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/donald-trumps-the-israeli-media/ |access-date=23 January 2017 |website=The Times of Israel}}</ref><ref>[https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Herzog-calls-on-Netanyahu-to-disavow-allies-who-support-Trump-471912 "Herzog calls on Netanyahu to disavow allies who support Trump"], Lahav Harkov, 11/07/2016, ''The Jerusalem Post''</ref>
==Market share== [[File:Reading the Morning Paper on Ben Yehuda Street - Jerusalem - Israel (5680692931).jpg|thumb|''Israel Hayom'' readers in Jerusalem]]
Being distributed for free, ''Israel Hayom'' has an advantage over other daily newspapers in Israel. In July 2010, ''Israel Hayom'' surpassed ''Yedioth Ahronoth'' in weekday exposure rate in the semi-annual Target Group Index (TGI) survey.<ref>{{cite news |last=Averbach |first=Li-or |date=28 July 2015 |title=After decades, 'Yediot' no longer top newspaper |url=http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-1000577741 |newspaper=Globes |access-date=29 November 2015}}</ref>
As of January 1, 2024, a TGI survey indicated that ''Israel Hayom'', distributed for free, is Israel's most read newspaper, with a 27.4% weekday readership exposure, followed by ''Yedioth Ahronoth'', with 22.4%, ''Haaretz'' with 5.4%, ''Maariv'' with 3.5%'', and Globes'' with 3.2%.<ref>{{Cite web |title=סקר TGI: ישראל היום או ידיעות אחרונות - זה העיתון החזק בישראל |url=https://www.ice.co.il/research/news/article/998306|access-date=1 January 2024 |website=Ice |date=1 January 2024 |language=he}}</ref> As of July 31, 2023, a TGI survey had indicated that ''Israel Hayom'', was Israel's most read newspaper, with a 29.4% weekday readership exposure, followed by ''Yedioth Ahronoth'', with 22.3%, ''Haaretz'' with 4.8%, ''Globes'' with 4% and ''Maariv'' with 3.9%.<ref>{{Cite web |title=סקר TGI: דרמה בצמרת הפרינט והפתעה בעיתונות סוף השבוע |url=https://www.ice.co.il/research/news/article/974349 |access-date=31 July 2023 |website=Ice |date=31 July 2023 |language=he}}</ref>
In January 2016, citing internal records from ''Israel Hayom'', ''Haaretz'' revealed that between 2007 and 2014, the newspaper lost about 730 million shekels ($190 million), approximately equal to a shekel per copy printed.<ref>{{cite news | author = Uri Blau | date = January 10, 2017 | newspaper = Haaretz | title = Adelson's pro-Netanyahu Free Daily Newspaper Lost $190 Million in Seven Years | url = https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2017-01-09/ty-article/adelsons-pro-netanyahu-daily-lost-millions/0000017f-ef49-d0f7-a9ff-efcd81580000}}</ref>
==Employees== ;Senior management<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.israelhayom.com/history/ |title=Senior Management |publisher=Israel Hayom |access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref> * Miriam Adelson – Publisher * Omer Lachmanovitch – editor-in-chief * Amir Finkelstein – CEO * Uri Dagon – news director * Nir Vitlem – chief technology officer * Moriya Idan – chief financial officer
;Staff<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.israelhayom.com/site/team.php?t=1 |title=Our team leaders - Editorial team |newspaper=Israel Hayom |access-date=23 November 2016}}</ref> {{col-float}} * Shlomo Cohen – editorial cartoonist * Gideon Alon – parliamentary correspondent * Ran Reznick – health correspondent * Dan Margalit – senior commentator * Naama Lanski – magazine correspondent * Eli Sahar – sports editor * Shir Ziv – television critic
{{col-float-break}} * Shlomo Cesana – diplomatic correspondent * Aviad Hacohen – legal affairs commentator * Ronen Dorfan – sports commentator * Yoav Kutner – music critic * Lilach Shoval – military correspondent * Mati Tuchfeld – political correspondent * Shlomo Scharf – sports commentator {{col-float-end}}
==See also== {{portal|Israel|Journalism}} *List of free daily newspapers *List of national newspapers *List of newspapers in Israel {{clear}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category-inline}} * {{Official website|https://www.israelhayom.com/}} {{in lang|en}} * {{Official website|https://www.israelhayom.co.il/}} {{in lang|he}}
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