Israeli news in English, and the part you are missing.
A few Israeli newsrooms publish in English. Most of the press Israelis actually read does not. Here is where to read each, and how to follow all of it on your phone.
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Where Can I Read Israeli News in English?
The English-language Israeli outlets are The Times of Israel, The Jerusalem Post, Haaretz English, Ynetnews and i24NEWS. Each one is a single newsroom’s view of the day. They are good sources, and they are also a small slice of the Israeli press: the main TV news sites, the Haredi papers, the Arabic press and the Russian-language press mostly publish in Hebrew, Arabic or Russian only.
To read that wider press in English, use an aggregator. baba News reads 40+ Israeli newsrooms, groups every report about the same event, and shows in English who ran it, who skipped it, and how each outlet worded it.
The English-Language Options, Side by Side
What each one is, and what to know before you rely on it.
| Source | What it is | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| The Times of Israel | An English-language newsroom in Jerusalem with its own reporters and a live blog. | Free to read, with a membership option and its own app. |
| The Jerusalem Post | Israel's long-running English-language daily. | Free to read, with a premium tier. |
| Haaretz English | The English edition of Haaretz, a left-leaning Hebrew daily. | Most articles need a subscription. |
| Ynetnews | The English-language site of Ynet, part of the Yedioth Ahronoth group. | A selection of Ynet coverage, not the full Hebrew site. |
| i24NEWS | An Israeli television news channel with English, French, Arabic and Hebrew channels. | Video first. |
| baba News | An aggregator that reads 40+ Israeli newsrooms in Hebrew, Arabic, Russian and English. | Free to read, with an optional News Plus subscription. English summaries, with a link to every original article. |
What an English-Only Reader Misses
Israel’s biggest news audiences read in Hebrew: N12, Channel 13, Kan, Maariv and Israel Hayom lead the day’s agenda, and their full coverage is not in English. The Haredi press (Kikar HaShabbat, Behadrei Haredim), the religious-Zionist press (Srugim), the Arabic press (Arab48, Panet) and the Russian-language press (Vesty, NEWSru) each cover stories the others leave out.
That gap is where the interesting part of Israeli news often sits. A story can lead every right-leaning outlet and appear nowhere on the left, or the other way round. Reading only in English, you would not know it happened, or that half the country read a different version of it.
How baba News Covers the Gap
The same wire on the web and in the app. The app adds alerts, follows and offline reading.
Every newsroom on one story
The same event grouped across the press, with each outlet’s own headline side by side.
Not Everywhere (News Plus)
Stories that ran widely on one side of the Israeli press and not at all on another, with the side that skipped it named. Part of the optional News Plus subscription.
Who filed first
A timeline of which outlet moved first and how long the others took.
Alerts on your phone
Breaking and developing stories, the morning brief, and the people or topics you follow, with quiet hours on Jerusalem time.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I read Israeli news in English?
The main English-language outlets are The Times of Israel, The Jerusalem Post, Haaretz English, Ynetnews and i24NEWS. Each is one newsroom’s view. To read the Hebrew, Arabic and Russian press as well, in English, use an aggregator such as baba News, which groups the same story across 40+ Israeli newsrooms.
Is most Israeli news published in English?
No. A handful of outlets publish in English, but most of the Israeli press, including the main TV news sites, the Haredi press, the Arabic press and the Russian-language press, publishes only in Hebrew, Arabic or Russian. English readers see a small part of what Israelis read.
What is the best app for Israeli news in English?
It depends on what you want. If you want one newsroom’s reporting, the English outlets have their own apps. If you want to see how the whole Israeli press covered a story, which outlets ran it and which skipped it, baba News is built for that. It is free to download and read on iPhone and Android.
Is baba News a newsroom?
No. baba News does no original reporting. It writes a short English summary, labelled as its own, and links to each newsroom’s original article with their advertising and paywall intact.
How do I see Israeli media bias on a story?
Compare how outlets on different sides worded the same event. baba News gives each newsroom a lean (left, center, right or unrated) and a press side such as Haredi, Arabic, Russian or business, and groups coverage so you can see what each side ran and what it left out.
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