# Haaretz

> Haaretz is a news source in the TOLD catalogue, based in Israel. TOLD classifies its editorial position as **Left**.

- **Domain:** haaretz.com
- **Website:** https://www.haaretz.com
- **Country:** Israel
- **Region:** Middle East
- **Language:** Hebrew, with a dedicated English edition.
- **Editorial position on TOLD:** Left
- **Founded:** 1918

## About

Haaretz speaks in the voice of Israel's liberal left, the country's oldest daily and its most willing to indict its own government. In Hebrew and English it pairs rigorous reporting with unsparing opinion, which is why ratings land it clearly on the left while crediting its accuracy. That defiance has a price: in 2024 the government voted to boycott it, cutting state advertising over the publisher's remarks.

## Profile

- **Ownership:** Controlled by the Schocken family, with publisher Amos Schocken holding the majority and investor Leonid Nevzlin a large minority.
- **Funding:** Subscriptions, as the first Israeli paper to launch a digital paywall, plus advertising.
- **Focus areas:** Israeli and Middle East news, politics, economy, culture, and opinion.


## What the position means

TOLD classifies what an outlet publishes over time, based on ownership, funding
and focus. It describes a pattern; it is not a rating of quality and not a
ranking. Nothing in TOLD sorts, hides or promotes a source by its position.
State-aligned and partisan outlets are in the catalogue on purpose, labelled.

## Assessment note

Latest assessment: 2026-05-29. Generated with TOLD Source Prompt Brief v1.2.7. TOLD summarizes framing patterns and third-party classifications; it does not assess factual accuracy, intent, or legitimacy. External classifications: 9 (4 themes).

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