# The Times of Israel

> The Times of Israel is a news source in the TOLD catalogue, based in Israel. TOLD classifies its editorial position as **Lean left**.

- **Domain:** timesofisrael.com
- **Website:** https://www.timesofisrael.com
- **Country:** Israel
- **Region:** Middle East
- **Language:** English, with additional Arabic, French, Chinese, and Persian editions.
- **Editorial position on TOLD:** Lean left
- **Founded:** 2012

## About

A paper that insists it has no political affiliation is also one fact-checkers say tilts pro-Israel when the shooting starts. Times of Israel covers the Jewish world and the Middle East in fast, English-language dispatches, anchored by a sprawling blog network of thousands of voices. During the Gaza war its traffic exploded and its objectivity came under sharper scrutiny, the twin signatures of a wartime newsroom.

## Profile

- **Ownership:** Founded in 2012 by editor David Horovitz; chaired and primarily funded by US investor Seth Klarman, whom the editor says has no editorial role.
- **Funding:** Advertising, a reader-membership program, and ongoing backing from its founding investor.
- **Focus areas:** Israel, the Middle East, and Jewish-world news and analysis.


## 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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