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Ynetnews

Israeli mainstream, center to center-left

Owned byPart of the Yedioth Media Group (Yedioth Ahronoth). Arnon "Noni" Mozes is the controlling shareholder. Reported figures put him at about 58% of the shares and 60% of the votes after a 2019 purchase of a further 34% stake.

FundingMostly advertising revenue. Ynetnews is the English edition of the Hebrew site Ynet and is supported by the Yedioth group's wider media business, which includes print, digital and magazines. It is not paywalled.

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Background

Ynet launched in Hebrew in 1996 as the online arm of Yedioth Ahronoth. Ynetnews, its English edition, was founded in 2005. Yedioth Ahronoth is one of Israel's two biggest paid dailies and has long competed with the pro-Netanyahu Israel Hayom. The group is controlled by Arnon Mozes, who increased his stake in 2019. Mozes was the subject of "Case 2000," a corruption investigation. Police reported having recordings of Prime Minister Netanyahu discussing mutual benefits with him, such as friendlier coverage in return for limits on Israel Hayom. Mozes was indicted in that case. The affair left the paper often seen as an adversary of Netanyahu, and its editorial line is commonly seen as centrist to center-left, though Israeli critics from the right accuse it of bias and critics from the left of timidity. Ynetnews mostly translates and adapts Hebrew-language reporting and commentary, with some original English content. In the second Trump term, its coverage has centered on how U.S. policy affects Israel, including Iran talks, sanctions on the ICC and Trump-Netanyahu meetings. Opinion pieces include warnings that Trump's ambitions could harm the West and also analysis of his Iran diplomacy.

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Profile compiled 2026-10-07; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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