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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
Mamdani Passover
From the Editor-in-Chief
How many Jews will attend a Mamdani-style seder?
Most American Jews attend Passover seders. But if, like the antisemitic New York City mayor, they omit mentions of Israel, then they are missing a key element of the Jewish holiday.
Mar. 31, 2026
Jonathan S. Tobin
Israelis enjoy the Tel Aviv beach despite the ongoing missile fire from Iran and Lebanon, March 24, 2026. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.
Column
Israel’s sniveling classes are in the minority
Journalist Netta Seroussi claims that the Jewish state owes her “a long list of apologies.” Social-media followers disagree with a vengeance.
Mar. 29, 2026
Ruthie Blum
Trump
Column
Finish the job, Mr. President!
Mar. 26, 2026
Melanie Phillips
Missile fragments from an Iranian attack on Jerusalem damaged the roof of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and fell near other Old City holy sites, including the Armenian Patriarchate, the Jewish Quarter and the Temple Mount near Al-Aqsa Mosque, according to the Israeli Foreign Ministry. Source: @Israel/X.
Column
Despite the distorted media narrative, Christians thrive in Israel
Coverage of the Cardinal Pizzaballa saga overlooks the reality of religious freedom in the Holy Land.
Mar. 31, 2026
Fiamma Nirenstein
USS Abraham Lincoln Epic Fury
Iran
Why this war?
The West realized that the danger could no longer be denied and was forced to intervene, finally bringing its technological and military superiority into play.
Mar. 31, 2026
Chaim Noll
A Ukrainian 19th-century “lubok” (popular print) representing the Passover seder table. Credit: Anonymous folk artist via Wikimedia Commons.
Passover Questions
How to answer hate
We all know the risk that if we focus too much energy on antisemitism, then we risk losing focus on Jewish living, Jewish learning and Jewish engagement.
Mar. 31, 2026
Rabbi Nolan Lebovitz
Jason Shvili
Opinion
What to do about increasingly violent attacks on synagogues
Jason Shvili
Dr. Sheila Nazarian
Opinion
Yale must reject the politics of intimidation on Israel
Dr. Sheila Nazarian
James Sinkinson. Credit: Courtesy.
Opinion
Celebrity letter slandering Israel promotes antisemitic hate and violence
James Sinkinson
Lea Wolf
Opinion
Nuremberg 2.0: Why personal liability is the only deterrent to campus antisemitism
Lea Wolf
Avromi Mostofsky
Opinion
A clarion call for Jewish unity, unanswered
Avromi Mostofsky
Emily Schrader
Opinion
‘Positive messaging’ and the crisis of Israel’s public diplomacy
Emily Schrader
Opinion
Calls for global intifada must end
Morton A. Klein
Julio Levit Koldorf
Opinion
The right side of history is rarely fashionable
Julio Levit Koldorf
Stephen M. Flatow. Credit: Courtesy.
Opinion
When a preacher says the Constitution must yield to Sharia, Americans should listen
Stephen M. Flatow
Heather Johnston
Opinion
Iron Dome, up close and personal, can change how Congress governs
Heather Johnston
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