Revealed: These are the newspapers MKs receive at our expense

Official Knesset data reveals the distribution of newspaper subscriptions among members of Knesset: Yedioth Ahronoth leads with 46 subscriptions, Haaretz with 34. Alongside benefits for current MKs, former MKs are also entitled to one-time or lifetime payments.

Official Knesset data reveals which newspapers receive the highest number of subscriptions at public expense. The leading newspaper is Yedioth Ahronoth with 46 subscriptions, followed by Haaretz with 34 subscriptions. In third place are Globes and Makor Rishon with 18 subscriptions each. In total, the Knesset's response lists 153 newspaper subscriptions. Alongside subscriptions for current MKs, former MKs are also entitled to financial benefits: a current MK is entitled to two newspapers per year, a former MK who served a full Knesset term is entitled to a one-time payment of 2,004 shekels, and those who served before the 17th Knesset are entitled to lifetime payment. The information was provided in an official letter signed by Shmulik Hezkiya, Deputy Director of Information and the official responsible for implementing the Freedom of Information Law in the Knesset, following a freedom of information request submitted by the organization B'Tzalmo.