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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
Melanie Phillips
Melanie Phillips
Senior Contributor
Fiamma Nirenstein
Fiamma Nirenstein
Senior Contributor
Hasan Piker attends the 2026 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Mark Guiducci at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Southern California on March 15, 2026. Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic.
From the Editor-in-Chief
Hasan Piker is the Democrats’ Tucker Carlson, only worse
The rise of the popular podcaster illustrates the left’s normalization of antisemitism. Rather than shunning him, liberal opinion leaders are tolerating his extremism.
Apr. 16, 2026
Jonathan S. Tobin
Journalist Ronen Bergman speaks at an event organized by the Movement for Quality Government in Israel, Tel Aviv, Dec. 3, 2024. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.
Column
Don’t confuse Ronen Bergman’s credentials with credibility
The reputed “military expert” would rather see Trump and Netanyahu ousted than witness a historic victory over the mullah-led regime that’s been terrorizing its own people and the world since 1979.
Apr. 6, 2026
Ruthie Blum
Pope Leo XIV performs liturgy at the Patriarchal Church of Saint George in Istanbul, Turkey, as part of a regional trip there and to Lebanon, Nov. 30, 2025. Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images.
Column
An unholy silence
The pope’s genuflection to Islam spells disaster for Western civilization.
Apr. 16, 2026
Melanie Phillips
Rubio Waltz Israel Lebanon
Column
Hezbollah the obstacle as Israel and Lebanon speak in Washington
Direct diplomatic talks signal a rare opportunity, yet disarming the terror group would impact both Lebanon’s future and the wider conflict.
Apr. 15, 2026
Fiamma Nirenstein
Puzzle Map of Europe
Middle East
Iran war charts a path to peace
It is possible that the Middle East will soon be liberated from a century of European disruptive intervention that perpetuated conflict.
Apr. 16, 2026
Gol Kalev
Dan Caine
Iran War
The American military can clear mines, but not minds
Though Tehran’s capabilities are being degraded, its theology persists.
Apr. 16, 2026
Clifford D. May
Joel Margolis
Opinion
Israel’s dual rights to self-defense against Iran
Joel M. Margolis
Gabe Groisman
Opinion
The ‘woke right’ is wrong on Iran
Gabe Groisman
Jeff Ballabon
Opinion
‘America First’ pretenders are siding with Iran chant of ‘Death to America’
Jeff Ballabon
Kirill Gayvoronskiy
Opinion
Russia offers to mediate between Iran and Israel
Kirill Gayvoronskiy
Opinion
Where are you, God?
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
Rami Chris Robbins. Credit: Courtesy.
Opinion
China’s role in the Iranian missile crisis
Rami Chris Robbins
William Choslovsky
Opinion
Tom Friedman knows better
William Choslovsky
Daniel S. Mariaschin. Credit: B’nai B’rith International.
Opinion
‘Chicken Little’ and the fight against Iran
Daniel S. Mariaschin
Opinion
Between missiles and messages
Yaron Buskila
Sarah N. Stern
Opinion
This one seems different
Sarah N. Stern
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