Haaretz

Political leaning and stance

Haaretz is consistently critical of Israel, and most sharply of Benjamin Netanyahu, whose headlines read as hostile through the first half of the period and as critical and skeptical since early summer. Donald Trump draws steady skepticism, and the United States is treated critically for its policy on Iran and Israel, with some neutral stretches. Palestine is covered with sympathy when civilian suffering and Israeli actions are the subject, and neutrally otherwise. Iran and Ali Khamenei are treated critically, and Lebanon critically where Hezbollah is concerned and neutrally in other stretches. The stance is measured from headlines toward countries and persons; it is not a rating of accuracy.

Based on headlines from January 2026 to August 2026.

Who owns Haaretz

Haaretz was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv. It is a privately held newspaper controlled by the Schocken family since Salman Schocken bought it in 1935, with Leonid Nevzlin as a minority shareholder.

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What Haaretz covers

The regions covered most are Israel, the United States, Iran and Palestine, followed by the Levant and the Gulf States. Politics and security dominate the mix, society takes a smaller share and economy a small one, so the focus stays on Israel and its regional conflicts.