Bamahane

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Bamahane (also BaMahane, Hebrew: במחנה, lit. in the base camp) was a Hebrew-language weekly magazine published by the Israel Defense Forces. It was first published in December 1934 by the Haganah and was published as a weekly until December 2016, when it was moved online until it was formally merged into the IDF's website in January 2020.

History

Bamahane 1941 clandestine newspaper, Haganah archive

Bamahane started in December 1934 as an underground publication by the Tel Aviv office of the Haganah. Its chief editor, until 1947, was Ephraim Talmi. Notable writers, such as Nathan Alterman and Leah Goldberg, wrote for it. At the end of 1947 it became the Haganah's national publication. During that time period, Moshe Shamir became its chief editor. With the founding of the IDF, Bamahane became the soldiers' newspaper.

Between 2000 and 2005, Bamahane consisted of 2 parts: one including news articles related to military and security matters, and the other containing editorials, interviews, photo-ops, etc. From January 2006 until December 2016, it was one publication in the form of a 68-page magazine.

While Bamahane was subordinate to the IDF's

Brigadier General Elazar Stern
, decided to close the publication, an order which did not come to pass.

Bamahane's circulation was in the tens of thousands, mainly read by soldiers who receive the magazine in their bases on Thursdays. Additionally, many Israeli civilians close to the IDF choose to subscribe to the publication.

Bamahane's final chief editor (from 2013–2016) was Tzachi Biran. Additionally, Bamahane employed about 20 writers. the editor before Tzachi was Yoni Shanfeld.

Controversies

In May 2001, the commander of the Education Corps at the time, Elazar Stern, ordered the closure of Bamahane, due to 'questionable material', including a front-page article about a homosexual colonel.

Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer
, Bamahane continued to exist.

In September 2005, 3 of Bamahane's writers were dismissed for not following a prohibition from the

Major General Elazar Stern, ordered each piece in the magazine to undergo careful inspection by the spokesperson's unit. Bamahane's staff accused him of attempting to turn the publication into another Pravda.[3]

Notable writers

References

  1. Walla!
    . 2001-05-15. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
  2. NRG Online. Archived
    from the original on 2007-11-28. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
  3. Walla!
    . Retrieved 2008-02-08.
  4. ^ Legendary Israeli Songwriter and Poet Yoram Taharlev Dies at 83, Haaretz

External links

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