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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
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a ceremony following the swearing-in of the 26th Knesset in Jerusalem, Nov. 10, 2026. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90
Senior Contributing Editor
Netanyahu warns of the enemy within
The Israeli prime minister’s explosive Knesset speech raises a fundamental question: Can democracy survive when its own freedoms are weaponized against it?
November 10, 2026 06:00 PM
Fiamma Nirenstein
Democratic senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed speaks onstage after declaring victory in Michigan's Senate race in Detroit on Nov. 4, 2026. Photo by Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images.
Senior Contributor
Not waving but drowning
Political momentum in the United States steadily supports the red-green alliance because centrists lack a moral and intellectual spine.
November 5, 2026 12:29 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
A protester in a “Batman” costume holds a Palestinian flag during a demonstration organized by GenZ regelt! (“Gen Z has got this!”) in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on Oct. 31, 2026. Such rallies have been inspired by similar movements across Europe, including in France and Italy, where younger protesters are voicing anger at political elites they accuse of ignoring their concerns. Photo by Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images.
Anti-Israel Bias
A blue wave, a red flag
Progressives seek to free people from obligations to faith, tradition and country.
Nov. 10, 2026
Ohad Tal
A view of Jerusalem with the Israeli flag in the foreground. Credit: John Theodor/Shutterstock.
Israeli Demographics
Could Jerusalem get an Arab mayor?
In light of changes in the national political arena, the policy on elections in Israel’s capital could also change.
Nov. 11, 2026
Yehudit Katsover, Nadia Matar
Yehudit Katsover
Nadia Maher. Credit: Courtesy.
Opinion
Could Jerusalem get an Arab mayor?
Yehudit Katsover, Nadia Matar
James Sinkinson. Credit: Courtesy.
Opinion
Election hero who bravely repudiated antisemitic ad wasn’t even Jewish
James Sinkinson
Shane Shmuel. Credit: Courtesy.
Opinion
The story of Eva Geller
Shane Shmuel
Rachel Sapoznik
Opinion
Jewish education is our superpower
Rachel Sapoznik
Opinion
A blue wave, a red flag
Ohad Tal
Opinion
Why a change of prime minister in Israel will not diminish the Iranian threat
Erfan Fard
Catherine Perez-Shakdam. Credit: Courtesy.
Opinion
The ayatollahs and their Sunni guests
Catherine Perez-Shakdam
Daniel S. Mariaschin. Credit: B’nai B’rith International.
Opinion
The unfinished business of Iran
Daniel S. Mariaschin
Marcia Bronstein. Credit: Courtesy.
Opinion
Nearly 40 years later, Freedom Sunday still teaches the power of advocacy
Marcia Bronstein
Shane Shmuel. Credit: Courtesy.
Opinion
New Zealand’s antisemitism problem is in New Zealand, not the Middle East
Shane Shmuel