''Kikar HaShabbat'' () is a Hebrew–language Israeli news website directed toward
Haredi
Haredi Judaism (, ) is a branch of Orthodox Judaism that is characterized by its strict interpretation of religious sources and its accepted (Jewish law) and traditions, in opposition to more accommodating values and practices. Its members are ...
audience. It is named after
an intersection in Jerusalem in a neighbourhood inhabited by
Haredi Jews
Haredi Judaism (, ) is a branch of Orthodox Judaism that is characterized by its strict interpretation of religious sources and its accepted (Jewish law) and traditions, in opposition to more accommodating values and practices. Its members are ...
. A
Globes
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study in 2017 found it as Israel's 9th most used news website.
History
''Kikar HaShabbat'' was started in 2009 by journalist
Mordechai Lavi. In 2012, Israeli website
Ynet
Ynet (stylized in all lowercase) is an Israeli news and general-content website, and the online outlet for the '' Yedioth Ahronoth'' newspaper.
History
Ynet launched on June 6, 2000, in Hebrew, following other Hebrew outlet's website launches ...
acquired half of ''Kikar HaShabbat''.
From its founding to 2012 Menachem Cohen was the chief editor.
See also
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Media of Israel
There are over ten different languages in the Israeli media, with Hebrew language, Hebrew as the predominant one. Press in Arabic language, Arabic caters to the Arab citizens of Israel, with readers from areas including those governed by the Pa ...
References
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2009 establishments in Israel
Haredi Judaism in Jerusalem
Haredi media
Hebrew-language websites
Internet properties established in 2009
Israeli news websites
Israeli political websites
Websites about Jews and Judaism
Words and phrases in Modern Hebrew
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