DAVAR

Davar: translation

(The Word)

A dailyHebrew-languagenewspaper published inTel Aviv. It was founded in 1925 by theHistadrutand was the third Hebrew daily newspaper to appear inPalestineunder theBritish mandate. As a result of the dominance of the Labor Movement in the leadership of theWorld Zionist Organizationand theJewish Agencyunder the mandate and in Israeli government after independence,Davarbecame, for all practical purposes, the unofficial organ of the leadership and government of Israel. It ceased publication in the mid-1990s.