Conversation so far:
What does Sheldon have to do with the Israeli press?
he proceeded with parallel plans to publish a free daily newspaper to compete with Israeli, a newspaper he had co-founded in 2006.
Was he successful at the paper?
The first edition of the new newspaper, Israel Hayom, was published on July 30, 2007.

Question: Was he the owner of the paper?
Self-contained rewrite: Was Sheldon Adleson the owner of the Israeli press?