Tel Aviv: A popular Hebrew language Israeli daily newspaper, Considered “middle of the road,” it is controlled by the Nimrodi family. Founded initially by a breakaway group of a large number of journalists and staffers from Yediot Ahronot that year. The breakaway group was led by Azriel Carlebach, who had just resigned as Editor of Yediot.
[Not to be confused with the Jewish religious evening service, Ma’ariv, of the same name, (a.k.a. Arvit) and preceding the newspaper historically by 2000–3300 years, depending on different strains of religious historical tradition.]