Ha-Levanon () was the first Hebrew-language newspaper to be published in the Land of Israel. Published between 1863 and 1886, its chief editor was . Ha-Levanon was distributed in Jerusalem, Paris, Mainz and London.
History
Ha-Levanon was established in Jerusalem in early 1863 by , and Yoel Moshe Salomon. The newspaper was written from a Misnagdim viewpoint, and was opposed to the establishment of new settlements in the Land of Israel (with the exception of Motza). In December 1863, it was shut down by Ottoman authorities after being reported to them by Yisrael Bak, the editor of rival paper .
In 1865, Bril re-established Ha-Levanon in Paris as a bi-weekly magazine. Three years later, it began to be published on a weekly basis. Publication ceased following the Siege of Paris, and it was relocated to Mainz in Germany. There, it was released as a weekly supplement to until 1882, when Bril helped Russian farmers move to Ottoman Palestine, leaving him unable to continue the newspaper's publication.
In 1886, Bril resumed Ha-Levanon's publication in London, before dying later that year, which resulted in the newspaper's discontinuation.
Kvod Ha-Levanon
Ha-Levanon included a supplement called Kvod Ha-Levanon. It acted as a journal for halakha (Jewish law), alongside publications in the field of Wissenschaft des Judentums.