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The Jerusalem Post

Israeli center-right, pro-Israel-government/pro-Western

Owned byOwned by Eli Azur, an Israeli media businessman, through his company Mirkaei Tikshoret, which also owns Maariv and Walla! News

FundingDigital and print subscriptions, advertising, and revenue from Azur's broader Mirkaei Tikshoret media holdings

On the administrationbroadly supportive

Background

Founded in 1932 by Gershon Agron as The Palestine Post, it was renamed The Jerusalem Post after Israel's founding in 1948 and was long associated with the Labor-aligned establishment. In 1989 it was bought by Hollinger Inc. under Conrad Black, a shift that pushed the paper sharply to the political right and prompted a wave of journalist resignations (some of whom founded the rival Jerusalem Report, later reabsorbed by the Post). Hollinger sold the paper in 2004 to Mirkaei Tikshoret, owned by Eli Azur, who has since built a broader Israeli media portfolio including Maariv and Walla! News. Under Azur, the paper has continued to lean center-right and strongly pro-Israel-government, particularly on security and Iran policy, while also publishing English-language coverage aimed at Diaspora and international audiences. It has faced periodic criticism for close ties to Israeli government messaging and a hawkish editorial slant, though its news pages cover a range of Israeli political perspectives. It remains one of Israel's most-read English-language outlets internationally.

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Profile compiled 2026-09-27; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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