ALHAMISHMAR

Israeli daily newspaper founded inTel Avivon 30 July 1943 as the organ of the socialistZionist Hashomer Hatzairfaction within theHistadrutand of theMapamParty (following the merger of Hashomer Hatzair andAhdut Haavodaearly in 1948). Its literary supplement, edited for many years byAbraham David(Avraham)Shlonsky, became an important vehicle of artistic and political expression for young Israeli writers emerging from left-wing secularkibbutzim.