Israel news, front pages compared
Crosswire tracks 6 major Israel news outlets. Preview their homepages side by side below — switch between two, three and four columns, go compact, or translate every page into your language. Or jump straight to a curated comparison by political leaning.
The Israel media landscape on Crosswire
Crosswire lays Israel's front pages next to one another so you can see which stories lead where, how headlines are framed, and what one outlet foregrounds that another leaves out. The 6 titles tracked here span the spectrum — 1 we place on the left, 3 near the centre and 2 on the right — so a comparison can genuinely cross editorial lines rather than sampling one side twice.
By kind of outlet, the 6 titles break down as 2 digital-native outlets (The Times of Israel and Arutz Sheva), 2 news portals (Ynetnews and Walla) and 2 daily newspapers (Haaretz and The Jerusalem Post). Crosswire lists no public-service broadcaster for Israel, so the fixed point in a comparison has to be a wire service or the most widely read daily instead.
Israel sits in The Levant, on Crosswire's Middle East and North Africa hub. By outlets tracked it is 2nd of the 5 countries in The Levant and 2nd of the 20 across the Middle East and North Africa, where the average is 5 outlets per country. Its neighbours in The Levant with hubs of their own are Lebanon (6), Jordan (5), Syria (3) and Palestine (3).
Leaning groupings are approximate guides drawn from widely cited media-bias assessments — see the methodology and what the labels can and can't tell you. Counts are taken from the directory as of .
Which are Israel's main news outlets?
Across Israel's editorial spectrum, Crosswire currently lists on the left, Haaretz; near the center, The Times of Israel, Ynetnews and Walla; on the right, The Jerusalem Post and Arutz Sheva. Each outlet below links to a full profile — its facts, editorial leaning and a live front-page preview — and the comparison view above shows any of them side by side.
Haaretz is one of Israel's oldest daily newspapers, published in Hebrew and English from Tel Aviv. It covers national and international news, politics, and culture and is widely known for its liberal, left-leaning editorial orientation. It maintains print and digital editions and is regarded as an influential voice in Israeli journalism.
The Jerusalem Post is an Israeli English-language daily newspaper based in Jerusalem. It covers Israeli and Middle Eastern news, politics, and current affairs for domestic and international English-speaking readers. One of Israel's principal English-language outlets, it maintains print and digital editions and is generally regarded as centrist to conservative.
The Times of Israel is an English-language online news outlet based in Jerusalem. It covers Israeli politics, security, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Jewish-world affairs, and the wider Middle East. Founded as a digital-native publication, it has a substantial international readership and is among the most widely cited English-language sources on Israel.
Ynetnews is the English-language edition of Ynet, the news website associated with the major Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth. It covers Israeli politics, security, the Middle East, and Jewish-world news for international audiences. Ynet is one of Israel's most popular news platforms, with a broad general readership.
Arutz Sheva, also known as Israel National News, is a religious-Zionist media network founded in 1988 that grew from a radio station into one of Israel's principal right-wing news sites. Publishing in Hebrew at inn.co.il with a companion English edition, it is consistently characterized as right-wing, reflecting perspectives of the settler movement and national-religious community.
Walla is one of Israel's most-visited web portals, founded in 1995, with a Hebrew-language news operation covering politics, security, business, and culture. Long controlled by telecom group Bezeq, it featured centrally in the Case 4000 proceedings over allegedly favorable coverage, and has been owned by publisher Eli Azur's group since 2021. Its daily news coverage is broadly mainstream.
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