On December 1, 1932, Gershon Agron founded the Palestine Post, a newspaper that openly supported Jewish citizens in Palestine and critically opposed the British policy of limiting Jewish immigration during the Mandate. Following a bombing of the Post building in 1948, believed to have been carried out by two British Army deserters, the Post was reduced to a two-page newspaper. In 1950, two years after Israel declared statehood, the newspaper officially became the Jerusalem Post. Today the Jerusalem Post is a daily newspaper printed every day except Saturdays and Jewish holidays. It is Israeli-owned, based in Jerusalem, and is written in English but is also available in French. The Jerusalem Post was a supporter of the Labor Party in Israel until it was purchased by Hollinger Inc. in 1989. At the time Hollinger Inc. was controlled by Conrad Black and was the third largest English-language newspaper empire in the world. With this shift in power, the Post's political views changed, as did its audience and staff. With Black at the helm the Post went from a left-wing newspaper to a right-wing newspaper. Many staff members left, and half of the Post's circulation disappeared. The Jerusalem Post underwent another change of power in 2004, when it was sold to Mirkali Tikshoret Ltd. Mirkali Tikshoret is an Israeli newspaper publisher based in Tel Aviv and the current owner of the Jerusalem Post. When Israel declared its statehood on May 14, 1948, the United States was the first country to recognize Israel. That same day, President Truman issued a statement of recognition. The United States played an important role in the founding of Israel, and we have been committed to its security ever since. One of the main objectives of this security... half of the document... Strategic Dialogue." US-Israel Strategic Dialogue. US Department of State, July 31, 2008. Web. March 5, 2014. "US Relations with Israel." Department of US State. US State Department, November 28, 2012. Web. March 4, 2014. .Wilner, Michael. “United States: We Were Ready to Take Action Against Iranian Weapons Shipment, But Israel Volunteered.” com. Mirkali Tikshoret Ltd., 5 March 2014. Web. 5 March 2014. .Reuters “US suspends military engagements with Russia over Ukraine crisis.” 05 March. 2014. .