Conversation so far:
What is Adelsons connection to the Israeli press?
In 2007, Adelson made an unsuccessful bid to purchase the Israeli newspaper Maariv.
Why was the bid unsuccessful?
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What else does the Israeli press have to do with Adelson?
When this failed, he proceeded with parallel plans to publish a free daily newspaper to compete with Israeli.
Does Adelson own anything Israeli?
he had co-founded in 2006 but had left.
Any other interesting information?
On March 31, 2014, Adelson received the go-ahead from a Jerusalem court to purchase Maariv and the conservative newspaper Makor Rishon.

Question: Does Adelson still own the newspaper?
Self-contained rewrite: Does Adelson still own Maariv?