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The opening as it read in 2025
The Times of Israel ( ToI ) is an Israeli multi-language online newspaper that was launched in 2012 and has since become the largest English-language Jewish and Israeli news source by audience size. It was co-founded by Israeli journalist David Horovitz , who is also the founding editor, and American billionaire investor Seth Klarman . Based in Jerusalem , it "documents developments in Israel, the Middle East and around the Jewish world ." Along with its original English site, The Times of Israel publishes in Hebrew (via its own edition, Zman Yisrael ), Arabic , French , and Persian . In addition to publishing news reports and analysis, the website hosts a multi-author blog platform. In February 2014, two years after its launch, The Times of Israel claimed a readership of two million. In 2017, readership increased to 3.5 million unique monthly users. By 2021, the paper had on average over nine million unique users each month and over 35 million monthly page views, while the paper's blog platform had 9,000 active bloggers. Reassessment of Netanyahu's Government Has Begun" . David Horovitz, the founding editor of the centrist Times of Israel "Is American media coverage of the Israel-Hamas war biased?" . Religion News Service . 21 November 2023. the centrist Times of Israel "Israeli media laud Obama 'bear hug' " . Politico . 22 March 2013. the politically centrist Times of Israel "U.N. rewrites history; Jews look on bright side" . The centrist Times of Israel "Israel just crossed a line it has never crossed before" . The Forward . 14 April 2013. the centrist Times of Israel "Migrant workers and refugees affected in the MENA region" . The Times of Israel . The Times of Israel .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
The Times of Israel is an online newspaper published in English, Arabic, French and Chinese, which covers "developments in Israel , the Middle East and around the Jewish world," according to the site's nameplate . In addition to publishing news reports and analysis, The Times hosts a multi-author blog platform. Its headquarters are in Jerusalem's German Colony neighborhood. The Times of Israel .
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Israel-based online newspaper The Times of Israel is an Israel -based, primarily English-language online newspaper launched in 2012.It was co-founded by journalist David Horovitz , who is also the founding editor, and American hedge fund manager Seth Klarman .It covers "developments in Israel, the Middle East and around the Jewish world." Along with its original English-language site, The Times of Israel publishes in Arabic, French, and Persian editions.On May 1, 2019, it launched a Hebrew news site, Zman Yisrael .In addition to publishing news reports and analysis, the website hosts a multi-author blog platform.In February 2014, two years after its launch, The Times of Israel claimed a readership of 2 million.In 2017, readership increased to 3.5 million unique monthly users.In 2019, the paper had on average over 5 million unique users each month and over 25 million monthly page views.It also maintains a blog platform, on which some 9,000 bloggers post.The World's Billionaires: Seth Klarman April 2014 "About The Times of Israel | The Times of Israel" . The Times of Israel . Times of Israel . 6 November 2019. : CS1 maint: url-status ( link )
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Israel-based online newspaper The Times of Israel is an Israeli multi-language online newspaper that was launched in 2012.It was co-founded by Israeli journalist David Horovitz , who is also the founding editor, and American billionaire investor Seth Klarman .Based in Jerusalem , it "documents developments in Israel, the Middle East and around the Jewish world ." Along with its original English site, The Times of Israel publishes in Hebrew (via its own edition, Zman Yisrael ), Arabic , French , and Persian . In addition to publishing news reports and analysis, the website hosts a multi-author blog platform. In February 2014, two years after its launch, The Times of Israel claimed a readership of two million. In 2017, readership increased to 3.5 million unique monthly users. By 2021, the paper had on average over nine million unique users each month and over 35 million monthly page views, while the paper's blog platform had 9,000 active bloggers. The Times of Israel . The Times of Israel .
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online newspaper published in english
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israeli multi-language online newspaper that was launched in 2012 and has since become the largest english-lang
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