Israel National News was founded in 1995 by Yaakov Katz, a religious Zionist activist and journalist. Katz established the news outlet, originally known as Arutz Sheva (Channel 7), with the goal of providing an alternative voice in Israeli media that would reflect the perspectives of Israel's religious and nationalist communities. The idea for the platform came from Katz's belief that these viewpoints were underrepresented in mainstream Israeli media. Today, Israel National News is owned and operated by the Beit El Yeshiva Center, a religious educational institution located in the West Bank settlement of Beit El. Based in Israel, Israel National News covers a wide range of topics related to Israeli and Jewish affairs. The website provides reporting on Israeli politics, security issues, diplomacy, economics, and social matters. It also features news about Jewish communities worldwide, religious and cultural content, and commentary on international events that impact Israel and the Jewish people. While the primary focus is on issues relevant to Israel and the Jewish world, the publication also includes coverage of global news from an Israeli perspective. Israel National News offers content in multiple languages, including English, Hebrew, and French, to reach a diverse international audience interested in Israeli affairs. One interesting fact: A unique aspect of Israel National News is its unconventional beginnings as a pirate radio station. Before becoming a prominent online news source, Arutz Sheva operated as an unlicensed radio station broadcasting from a ship in the Mediterranean Sea to circumvent Israeli broadcasting regulations. This offshore operation continued for over a decade until 2003 when legal pressure forced the station to cease its radio broadcasts. The transition from a controversial pirate radio station to a mainstream online news platform demonstrates the organization's resilience and adaptability in the face of regulatory challenges.