HaYom (Hebrew: היום, lit.'Today') was a Hebrew-language daily newspaper that was published by the Gahal party between 1965 and 1969.[1]

Hayom
TypeDaily newspaper
EditorYosef Kremerman
Deputy editorYitzhak Rager
FoundedJanuary 11, 1966
Political alignmentGahal
LanguageHebrew
Ceased publicationDecember 14, 1969
HeadquartersMetzudat Ze'ev
CityTel Aviv
CountryIsrael

Establishment

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The Gahal party consisted of the Herut movement,[2] a political party in Israel which owned a newspaper called Herut, and the Israeli Liberal Party, which was affiliated with the newspaper HaBoker. In 1965, the two newspapers were merged into HaYom.[3]

The editorial board and printing of the newspaper were located at Metzudat Ze'ev in Tel Aviv. On the 4th floor was the newspaper system, on the number three linotype machines, the printing manager's room, and the proofreaders' room. The printing press was an independent economic entity called "Citadel Printing, Ltd.", and was located in the basement. The edited material was lowered with a pinch at the end of a rope that was dropped into the order room and the layout tables through an opening in the ceiling.

The first issue of HaYom was published on Tuesday, January 11, 1966, and cost 35 agorot to purchase. Its last publication was on December 14, 1969. The newspaper's budget manager was Avraham Eldan. Its editorial archive has not been preserved, but all its issues are located in the Jabotinsky Institute Archives [he].[citation needed]

Newspaper format

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Night shift at Hayom newspaper in Tel Aviv, 1969. Center: Executive editor Yossi Ahimeir

The format of the newspaper was usually consistent throughout its run. There was a Buchwald cartoon on the front page. There was a "Conversations of the day" section about personalities, places, and subjects on page 2. On Friday and holiday eve newspapers, articles about socio-political and economic issues were published by members of the Gahal board, such as Menachem Begin, Yohanan Bader, Peretz Bernstein, and Yosef Sapir. Attached to it was a special page of the weekly updates of the liberal Herut bloc in the Histadrut (later, the page was published in a newspaper called Tchelet and White).[citation needed]

Editorials were initially written for the first few months by the leaders of the Gahal. Later, there was a more independent editor free of direct influence by members of the Gahal party, which was specifically emphasized following the ideological departure from scrutiny, which distinguished it from other ideologically-driven papers at the time.[citation needed]

Staff

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Many prominent journalists and politicians worked for HaYom throughout its four-year run. Staff include:

References

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  1. ^ "ISRAEL PERIODICALS ON MICROFILM" (PDF). nypl.org. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  2. ^ Naor, Arye (1999). "The Security Argument in the Territorial Debate in Israel: Rhetoric and Policy". Israel Studies. 4 (2): 150–177. doi:10.2979/ISR.1999.4.2.150. ISSN 1084-9513. JSTOR 30245514.
  3. ^ Zvuloni, Noah (1994-08-24). "סגירת עתונים: ההיסטוריה - נח זבולוני - רנ"ז - מאמרים". ranaz.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  4. ^ "Streetwise: Sderot Yitzhak Rager, Beersheba". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
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