The Times of Israel media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give The Times of Israel one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 40 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is The Times of Israel biased?
The rating organisations do not give The Times of Israel one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is The Times of Israel left or right?
The rating organisations do not give The Times of Israel one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are AllSides: Centre; Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is The Times of Israel reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for The Times of Israel are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What The Times of Israel has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with The Times of Israel’s own report linked underneath.
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to allow Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to address the 81st session via video link. The decision follows the United States' denial of a visa to Abbas, preventing his in-person attendance in New York.
The Times of Israel reported it asUS rejects Abbass entry visa forcing him to again address UN virtually (opens The Times of Israel in a new tab)
US Representative Gregory Meeks has placed a hold on a $2.8 billion arms sale to Israel, citing concerns about the use of 40,000 bombs in densely populated areas. The Trump administration is planning the sale, which could be bypassed from normal congressional review.
The Times of Israel reported it asTop Democrat on US House committee says he will not support Israel bomb sale (opens The Times of Israel in a new tab)
A Pentagon Inspector General report estimates Iranian attacks caused $184 million in damage to U.S. diplomatic facilities in Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. The report also details U.S. war costs and casualties.
The Times of Israel reported it asUS military says Iran war led to munitions shortfall, reveals base and aircraft damage (opens The Times of Israel in a new tab)
Mohammad Eslami, head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, was prevented from attending an IAEA meeting in Vienna. Austria cited a UN travel ban, while Iran accused the US of pressuring Vienna to deny the visa.
The Times of Israel reported it asIran blames US for blocking nuclear chief’s travel to Vienna conference (opens The Times of Israel in a new tab)
An Israeli soldier shot a Palestinian man in the leg during a confrontation over grazing land in the West Bank. Eyewitnesses claim settlers initiated the conflict, leading to Israeli forces firing on villagers. The IDF confirmed a soldier fired and has launched an investigation.
The Times of Israel reported it asIsraeli rights group says harm to West Bank living conditions ‘eliminating’ Palestinian collective existence (opens The Times of Israel in a new tab)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian amid ongoing West Asia tensions. Modi reiterated India's stance on resolving issues through dialogue and diplomacy and stressed the need for regional stability and freedom of navigation.
The Times of Israel reported it asIndia’s Modi stresses need to protect navigation, seafarers in talks with Iran’s Pezeshkian (opens The Times of Israel in a new tab)
German investigators have identified two suspects in the attempted drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport, with at least one allegedly linked to Russia's GRU military intelligence. The drone, found near Ukrainian cargo aircraft, was laden with explosives.
The Times of Israel reported it asGerman security officials reportedly suspect Russian GRU agent helped plan failed Leipzig airport attack (opens The Times of Israel in a new tab)
An Israeli soldier shot a Palestinian man in the leg during a confrontation over grazing land in the West Bank. Eyewitnesses claim settlers initiated the conflict, leading to Israeli forces firing on villagers. The IDF confirmed a soldier fired and has launched an investigation.
The Times of Israel reported it asPalestinian man shot in leg during clash with settlers, soldiers in northern West Bank (opens The Times of Israel in a new tab)
Satellite data has detected a large fire and thermal anomalies near Saudi Arabia's East-West oil pipeline. Unconfirmed reports suggest Houthi forces may be responsible, though Saudi authorities have not confirmed the incident.
The Times of Israel reported it asSaudi Arabia shutters major oil pipeline struck by drones from Iraq (opens The Times of Israel in a new tab)
Israel's military announced it killed Mohammed Abdel Salam al-Yazouri in a Gaza airstrike on Thursday. Hamas's armed wing confirmed his death, stating he was involved in planning the October 7, 2023 attacks. The strike also reportedly killed two other commanders.
The Times of Israel reported it asIDF says Gaza strike killed Hamas sniper commander (opens The Times of Israel in a new tab)
The US Treasury will sanction an unnamed large bank on Monday, September 14, 2026, as part of its economic pressure campaign against Iran. The sanction was postponed from Friday to honor the 9/11 attacks. This action is part of Operation Economic Outcast, which has targeted nearly 60 entities linked to Iran.
The Times of Israel reported it asHeadline Unavailable (opens The Times of Israel in a new tab)
Over 100 US military personnel are on the ground in Saudi Arabia, providing intelligence and targeting support for the kingdom's campaign against the Houthis. The US is sharing intelligence but not participating directly in strikes, operating within a newly established joint command.
The Times of Israel reported it asReport: US troops are in Saudi Arabia providing intel for strikes on Houthis (opens The Times of Israel in a new tab)
The Venice Film Festival has added 'NAZA,' a documentary directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, to its main competition. The film, produced by The Guardian and filmmakers behind 'The Zone of Interest,' examines the civilian impact of the Israel-Hamas war.
The Times of Israel reported it asDocumentary about killing of civilians in Gaza to premiere at Venice Film Festival (opens The Times of Israel in a new tab)
An Israeli-US company, Stardust Solutions, is developing solar geoengineering technology to cool the planet by spraying particles into the atmosphere. The plan involves using silica and calcium carbonate particles at a cost of $10 billion per million tons annually, but scientists warn of unpredictable global consequences.
The Times of Israel reported it asIsraeli tech company aiming to cool the Earth with masses of tiny particles (opens The Times of Israel in a new tab)
British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband claimed medicines were being blocked from Gaza, leading to child deaths. Israel's Foreign Ministry denied this, stating ample supplies entered. US Ambassador Mike Huckabee accused the UK government of anti-Semitism in response.
The Times of Israel reported it asHuckabee accuses UK gov’t of ‘Jew hate’ over claim Israel blocking medicine from Gaza (opens The Times of Israel in a new tab)
Ten people died when a fuel tanker exploded on a western Iran highway on 5 September 2026, after a traffic accident, according to state media. Officials called for drivers to exercise caution and obey safety regulations.
The Times of Israel reported it asIran reports 10 killed when fuel tanker explodes after crash on highway (opens The Times of Israel in a new tab)
More than 17 million barrels of oil passed through the Strait of Hormuz on 1 September 2026, the US Energy Secretary announced. The figure is the highest daily transit since the US and Israel attacked Iran in February, and close to pre-war levels of around 20 million barrels per day.
The Times of Israel reported it asUS says 17 million barrels of oil transited through Hormuz on Monday — most since war began (opens The Times of Israel in a new tab)
Britain is preparing a comprehensive package of measures concerning Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank, including potential trade restrictions and limits on British corporate involvement. Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar has warned of retaliation if the UK proceeds.
The Times of Israel reported it asUK to unveil ‘comprehensive’ response to Israeli West Bank settlement plans in coming weeks (opens The Times of Israel in a new tab)
A NATO official stated that Russia is increasing its hybrid actions in Europe, though the alliance currently perceives no imminent threat of attack. Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk cautioned that Russian provocations against NATO members cannot be discounted.
The Times of Israel reported it asNATO sees no imminent threat of attack, official says (opens The Times of Israel in a new tab)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has informed allied foreign ministers that the United States does not currently intend to launch new strikes against Iran. The administration is shifting its focus to economic pressure, sanctions, and maritime security.
The Times of Israel reported it asRubio says no new Iran offensive for now as US focuses on economic pressure (opens The Times of Israel in a new tab)
Who says so
3 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
Very high factuality
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
Who owns it
- Zmanei YisraelBillionairedirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel
- Official site
- timesofisrael.com
- Seen publishing on
- timesofisrael.com
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 40
- Reports listed
- 41
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
41 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. The Times of Israel is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 40 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than The Times of Israel’s on 4 of them. Overall it filed a median of 22 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 19 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 19 September 2026. Ratings pulled 3 September 2026.
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