The Jewish Press

As I continue to make my way through Douglas Reed's "The Controversy of Zion", I was struck by this following observation of his that is as true now as when he finished writing that book in 1956:

Debate and comment are largely free in the Jewish press, which is intended chiefly for perusal "among ourselves", and the newspaper-reader, anywhere in the world, who takes the pains regularly to obtain Jewish newspapers of all opinions will find himself much better informed about what goes on in the world. The black-out is in the non-Jewish press.

This is a fact that I only recently discovered for myself when I realised that those few alt-media personalities, who actually speak out about Zionism and Israel, were often quoting from Israeli publications such as Haaretz, The Jerusalem Post, The Times of Israel and others. These publications are not shy in drawing attention to and discussing what is going in Israel and elsewhere in the world, even if it is critical of the Jewish state. So much so, that one learns a lot about anti-Zionist and anti-Israel activity around that world that, as Douglas Reed says, does not find its way into the non-Jewish press.

Of course only the English-language online newspapers are accessible to me so I'm looking here in more detail at the major Israel-based ones. These are:

The Times of Israel

The Times of Israel is an Israel-based, primarily English-language online newspaper launched in 2012. It was co-founded by journalist David Horovitz, who is also the founding editor, and American hedge fund manager Seth Klarman. It covers "developments in Israel, the Middle East and around the Jewish world." Along with its original English-language site, The Times of Israel publishes in Arabic, French and Persian editions. On May 1, 2019, it launched a Hebrew news site, Zman Yisrael. In addition to publishing news reports and analysis, the website hosts a multi-author blog platform. In February 2014, two years after its launch, The Times of Israel claimed a readership of 2 million. In 2017, readership increased to 3.5 million unique monthly users. Source

The Jerusalem Post

The Jerusalem Post is a broadsheet newspaper based in Jerusalem, founded in 1932 during the British Mandate of Palestine by Gershon Agron as The Palestine Post. In 1950, it changed its name to The Jerusalem Post. In 2004, the paper was bought by Mirkaei Tikshoret, a diversified Israeli media firm controlled by investor Eli Azur. In April 2014, Azur acquired the newspaper Maariv. The newspaper is published in English and French editions. Formerly regarded as left-wing, the paper underwent a noticeable shift to the right in the late 1980s. From 2004, under then editor-in-chief David Horovitz, the paper took a more centrist position, competing against the staunchly left-liberal Haaretz. Its former editor Steve Linde aimed to provide balanced coverage of the news along with views from across the political spectrum. In April 2016, Linde stepped down as editor-in-chief and was replaced by Yaakov Katz, a former military reporter for the paper who previously served as an adviser to Education and Diaspora Affairs Minister Naftali Bennett. Source

Israel National News

Arutz Sheva (Hebrew: ערוץ 7, lit. Channel 7), also known in English as Israel National News, is an Israeli media network identifying with Religious Zionism. It offers online news articles in Hebrew, English, and Russian, as well as live streaming radio, video and free podcasts. It also publishes a weekly newspaper, B'Sheva, with the third-largest weekend circulation in the country. Source

Haaretz

Haaretz (Hebrew: הָאָרֶץ‎) (lit. "The Land [of Israel]", originally Ḥadashot Ha'aretz – Hebrew: חַדְשׁוֹת הָאָרֶץ‎, IPA: [χadaˈʃot haˈʔaʁets] – "News of the Land [of Israel]" in English The Palestine News) is an Israeli newspaper. It was founded in 1918, making it the longest running newspaper currently in print in Israel, and is now published in both Hebrew and English in the 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 is published as a weekly newspaper, combining articles from the Friday edition with a roundup from the rest of the week. It is known for its left-wing and liberal stances on domestic and foreign issues. As of 2016, the newspaper had a weekday exposure rate of 3.9% in Israel. According to the Center for Research Libraries, among Israel's daily newspapers, "Haaretz is considered the most influential and respected for both its news coverage and its commentary." Source

Of course, these are the online versions of hard copy newspapers. As well as these, there are plenty of other websites providing information about Israel, such as:

Ynetnews

Ynetnews is the English-language edition of Ynet, Israel's largest and most popular news and content website. Founded in 2005, Ynetnews is part of the prominent Yedioth Media Group, which publishes Yedioth Ahronoth – Israel's most widely-read daily newspaper – as well as several popular magazines and dozens of local publications. As such, Ynetnews is committed to the same professional standards and unwavering journalistic ethics as Ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth, as well as to being an authoritative, accurate and fast source of online news and content. Ynetnews is designed to give its readers a holisitic news experience, covering both the Israeli and international arenas. It offers its readers up-to-the-minute breaking news, world-class news reporting and in-depth commentary, with a focus on Israel, the Jewish World and the Middle East.  

 i24news

International 24-hour news and current affairs television channel located in Tel Aviv.

There are probably many more but these of course are all mainstream and decidedly pro-Israel so one can't hope for objective reporting but, as Douglas Reed said, one is likely to find more "debate and comment" upon controversial issues and less of the "black-out" that exists in the non-Jewish press.