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Points of view from across the Jewish world

Jonathan S. Tobin
Jonathan S. Tobin
Editor-in-Chief
Ruthie Blum
Senior Contributing Editor
Fiamma Nirenstein
Fiamma Nirenstein
Senior Contributing Editor
Melanie Phillips
Melanie Phillips
Senior Contributor
Anti-Israel protesters associated with a “boycott ride” against Jewish- and Israeli-owned restaurants in Philadelphia were met with thousands of pro-Israel supporters on Nov. 8, 2026. Photo by Jonathan S. Tobin.
Editor-in-Chief
Kristallnacht eve wasn’t the day to ‘shelter in place’ against antisemites
Philly residents resoundingly responded to a “boycott ride” that targeted Jewish- and Israeli-owned eateries. Yet the very existence of a group employing Nazi tactics reflects a growing acceptance of Jew-hatred.
November 9, 2026 07:50 PM
Jonathan S. Tobin
Navi Pillay, chair of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, addresses a press conference. Credit: Jean-Marc Ferré/U.N. Photo.
Senior Contributing Editor
A ‘peace prize’ for the vilification of Israel
Honoring Navi Pillay highlights the moral rot of the United Nations and Nobel Committee.
October 9, 2026 08:34 AM
Ruthie Blum
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot attend a ceremony following the swearing-in of the 26th Knesset at the Knesset in Jerusalem
Senior Contributing Editor
Can Netanyahu and Eisenkot find common ground on Israel’s security?
A two-hour meeting between the prime minister and his would-be successor raises an intriguing possibility: Could the Iranian threat bring political rivals together?
November 12, 2026 05:00 PM
Fiamma Nirenstein
Anti-Israel protesters associated with a “boycott ride” against Jewish- and Israeli-owned restaurants in Philadelphia on Nov. 8, 2026. Photo by Jonathan S. Tobin.
Senior Contributor
The absolute necessity of fighting back
Iran has turned its weakness into strength because America has turned its strength into weakness.
November 12, 2026 04:00 PM
Melanie Phillips
Mitchell Bard
Mitchell Bard
Featured Columnist
Ben Cohen. Credit: Courtesy.
Ben Cohen
Featured Columnist
Rabbi Yossy Goldman. Credit: Ricci Goldstein Photography.
Rabbi Yossy Goldman
Featured Columnist
Benjamin Kerstein. Credit: Courtesy.
Benjamin Kerstein
Featured Columnist
Yisrael Medad. Credit: Courtesy.
Yisrael Medad
Featured Columnist
Israeli journalist Amit Segal in Tel Aviv, Sept. 15, 2024. Photo by Yehoshua Yosef/Flash90.
Amit Segal
Guest Columnist
Seesaw. Credit: GoranH/Pixabay.
Jewish Religion & Thought
The seesaw of life
Don’t curse the darkness. Kindle a flame.
Nov. 9, 2026
Rabbi Yossy Goldman
Statue of Liberty
Diaspora Jewry
Israel was not a major factor in Republican midterm losses
Israel should begin preparing for aliyah from the United States.
Nov. 13, 2026
Menachem Fischer
Menachem Fischer. Credit: Courtesy.
Opinion
When America no longer feels like the last Diaspora refuge
Menachem Fischer
Or Horvitz. Credit: Courtesy.
Opinion
The ‘America First’ case for Israel
Or Horvitz
Israeli journalist Amit Segal in Tel Aviv, Sept. 15, 2024. Photo by Yehoshua Yosef/Flash90.
Opinion
Man standing in the way of a government with the Haredim isn’t even in the Knesset
Amit Segal
Masha Merkulova
Opinion
I’ve seen this cartoon before
Masha Merkulova
Alan Newman. Credit: Courtesy.
Opinion
The incredulity of Donald Trump
Alan Newman
Eyal Dror. Credit: Courtesy.
Opinion
Damascus is fighting Hezbollah, too
Eyal Dror
Joshua Wikoff. Credit: Courtesy.
Opinion
The centuries we leave out of Israel’s story
Joshua Wikoff
Jason Shvili. Credit: Courtesy.
Opinion
Israel’s enemies use cheap ‘olive harvest’ theater to besmirch the Jewish state
Jason Shvili
Rob Blum. Credit: Courtesy.
Opinion
Israel’s next miracle should be building an arsenal of its own
Rob Blum
Morton A. Klein. Credit: Courtesy.
Opinion
JD Vance is wrong: Israel was not a major factor in Republican losses
Morton A. Klein