Claim: The HaMashkif is a Hebrew-language daily newspaper that was founded in 1948 and was owned by Hatzohar which included contributors such as Avraham Shekhterman, who edited its political section and later served as a member of the Knesset for Gahal and Likud.
Evidence: The newspaper was established in 1938 in Tel Aviv, succeeding the Revisionist journals Hazit HaAm and HaYarden.