Haaretz (lang-he????) (lit. "The Land", originally Hadshot Haaretz - "News of the Land") is Israels oldest daily newspaper. It was founded in 1918 and is now published in both Hebrew (Hebrew language) and English (English language) in Berliner (Berliner (format)) format. The English edition is published and sold together with the International Herald Tribune. Both Hebrew and English editions can be read on the Internet. In North America, it comes out as a weekly newspaper, combining articles from the Friday edition with a roundup from the rest of the week.

Compared to other mass circulation papers in Israel, Haaretz uses smaller headlines and print. Less space is devoted to pictures, and more to political analysis. Its editorial pages are considered influential among government leaders. Apart from the news, Haaretz publishes feature articles on social and environmental issues, as well as book reviews, investigative reporting and political commentary. The newspaper itself has reported a paid subscribership of 65,000, daily sales of 72,000 copies, and 100,000 on weekends. The English edition has a subscriber base of 15,000. During the last six months of 2009, Haaretz readership fell from 7.4 to 6.6 percent of the public.

Despite its relatively low circulation, Haaretz is considered Israels most influential daily newspaper. Its readership includes Israels intelligentsia and its political and economic elites. Surveys show that Haaretz readership has a higher-than-average education, income, and wealth; most are Ashkenazim (Ashkenazi Jews). Shmuel Rosner, the newspapers former U.S. correspondent, told The Nation, "people who read it are better educated and more sophisticated than most, but the rest of the country doesnt know it exists."