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In which language did he edit the newspaper?

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In 1861, Yosef Navon (also spelled Naveh) began to edit a Hebrew newspaper called Ha-Melitz, a Hebrew weekly that was published in Odessa, Russian Empire. This newspaper was an important voice for Jewish life in the region, and it was one of the first Hebrew-language newspapers in the world. Navon was a prominent Jewish journalist and intellectual, and he played a significant role in the development of the Hebrew language.
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