Hebrew-language daily newspaper established in 1925 by Histadrut (Federation of Labour in the Land of Israel) in Palestine under the British Mandate. As the organ of Labor Zionism, Davar (Hebr.; "thing," "word," "expression") rapidly assumed a leading position in the media landscape of the Yishuv​. The paper was not only a prime medium for political debate in the foundation period of the State of Israel; it also made an important contribution to the development of modern Hebrew literature and culture.

The newspaper’s chief instigator was Berl Katznelson (1887−1944), th…