Yesh Atid Chairman Yair Lapid had some choice words for the newspaper Ha’aretz after the left-wing daily ran a ferociously anti-Israel article by left-wing extremist Gideon Levy. During the last campaign in Gaza an article written Levy in Haaretz criticized the Israel Airforce pinpoint bombing campaign and the IDF's use of excessive force to minimize casualties and the duration of the action.
The piece, entitled “After me, for murder” – a mocking satire of the IDF slogan “after me” – offers the same sort of anti-Israel, anti-IDF screed that Levy has become famous – or infamous – for. Other recent pieces by Levy include “Israel is reborn into a monster”, in which the writer accused Israel of being “a nation so corrupt” that it cannot “be brought back to the straight and narrow.”
In his latest article, Levy launches into yet another rant targeting the Israeli army.
“Kill, soldiers, kill. Nothing bad at all will happen to you if you blow away a young Palestinian with three bullets fired at short range – your officers and Yair Lapid will cheer you on.”
“Shoot stone throwers without any worry, shoot at everyone suspicious – so long as they are Palestinian. And let’s be clear: [that means] shoot to kill. Not to stop, not to wound, but to kill. The legendary [IDF] slogan of “after me [into battle]” has now become “after me, to kill children; after me, to murder”.
Lapid, who found himself the target of Levy’s slings and arrows, responded on Thursday, blasting Ha’aretz, the article, and its author.
“This is a monstrous text, [published by] a newspaper that long ago went completely off the rails. He even accuses me of killing in the article, but I’m willing to forgo my own honor. But I’m absolutely unwilling to forgo the IDF’s honor.”
“Anyone who portrays our soldiers as indiscriminate murderers is both knowingly lying and legitimizing violence against them. In all of military history there has never been an army that did more to maintain a high ethical standard in combat and purity of arms [than Israel], but Ha’aretzdoesn’t care. We’re talking about a paper filled with the self-hatred of the radical left, and this article - like many others – is the paper’s way of legitimizing terrorism.
Haaretz (Hebrew: הארץ) (lit. "The Land [of Israel]", originally Ḥadashot Ha'aretz – Hebrew: חדשות הארץ, IPA: [χadaˈʃot haˈʔaʁets] – "News [of] the Land [of Israel]"[3]) is Israel's oldest daily newspaper. It was founded in 1918 and is now published in both Hebrew and English in Berliner format. The English edition is published and sold together with the International New York Times. Both Hebrew and English editions can be read on the Internet. In North America, it comes out as a weekly newspaper, combining articles from the Friday edition with a roundup from the rest of the week. It is known for its strongly left-wing and liberal stances on domestic and foreign issues.
History and ownership
Haaretz was first published in 1918 as a newspaper sponsored by the British military government in Palestine. In 1919, it was taken over by a group of socialist-oriented Zionists, mainly from Russia.[5] The newspaper was established on 18 June 1919 by a group of businessmen including prominent philanthropist Isaac Leib Goldberg, and initially, it was called Hadashot Ha'aretz ("News of the Land"). Later, the name was shortened to Haaretz. The literary section of the paper attracted leading Hebrew writers of the time.
The newspaper was initially published in Jerusalem. From 1919 to 1922, the paper was headed by a succession of editors, among them Leib Yaffe. It was shut down briefly due to a budgetary shortfall and reopened in Tel Aviv at the beginning of 1923 under the editorship of Moshe Glickson, who held the post for 15 years. The Tel Aviv municipality granted the paper financial support by paying in advance for future advertisements.
Salman Schocken, a wealthy German Jewish Zionist who owned a chain of department stores in Germany, bought the paper in 1937. His son, Gershom Schocken, became the chief editor in 1939 and held that position until his death in 1990.
Until August 2006, the Schocken family owned 100% of the Haaretz Group, but then the German publisher M. DuMont Schauberg acquired 25 percent of the shares The deal was negotiated with the help of former Israeli ambassador to Germany, Avi Primor. This deal was seen as controversial in Israel as DuMont Schauberg's father, Kurt Neven DuMont, was member of the German Nazi party, while his publishing house promoted Nazi ideology.
On 12 June 2011, it was announced that Russian-Israeli businessman Leonid Nevzlin had purchased a 20% stake in the Haaretz Group, buying 15% from the family and 5% from M. DuMont Schauberg. This means that the Schocken family now owns 60% and M. DuMont Schauberg and Leonid Nevzlin have 20% each.
In October 2012, a union strike mobilized to protest planned layoffs by the Haaretz management. As a consequence, both the Haaretz newspaper and its TheMarkerbusiness supplement were not printed for one day. According to Israel Radio, it was the first time since 1965 that a newspaper did not go to press on account of a strike.
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| Type | Daily Newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Berliner |
| Owner(s) | Schocken Family (60%) M. DuMont Schauberg(20%) Leonid Nevzlin (20%) |
| Publisher | Amos Schocken |
| Editor | Aluf Benn[1] |
| Founded | 1919 |
| Political alignment | liberal, political left |
| Language | Hebrew and English editions |
| Headquarters | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Circulation | 72,000 (Weekends: 100,000)[2] |
| Website | http://www.haaretz.co.il http://www.haaretz.com |
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