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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
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) arrives in Washington, D.C., for a House vote on the funding bill to reopen the government. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images.
Editor-in-Chief
Antisemitism transformed Thomas Massie from libertarian extremist to liberal hero
The anti-Trump congressman from Kentucky is blaming his primary woes on Israel and Zionist billionaires. And the liberal press and Jew-haters everywhere are cheering for him.
May. 18, 2026
Jonathan S. Tobin
Comedian and television talk-show host Bill Maher attends the 2026 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Mark Guiducci at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in California, March 15, 2026. Photo by Lionel Hahn/Getty Images.
Column
Bill Maher deserves praise, not gratitude, for telling the truth about Israel
Jews shouldn’t need to treat intellectual honesty as heroism. Nor does it behoove us to grab any morsel of sympathy with the hunger of a hostage.
May. 18, 2026
Ruthie Blum
“The New York Times”
Column
‘New York Times’ and the oldest blood libel
When facts collapse, a darker myth emerges.
May. 16, 2026
Fiamma Nirenstein
Blood libel Sandomierz Cathedral
Column
The anti-Jewish fever dream of ‘The New York Times’
We’re living through a throwback to murderous beliefs from before the age of reason.
May. 14, 2026
Melanie Phillips
US Navy Epic Fury
Middle East
Stop Iran from controlling the Strait of Hormuz
The United State mustn’t repeat the mistakes it made in 1956 during the Suez Crisis.
May 18, 2026
Joseph Puder
The U.S. Senate campaign headquarters of Democratic candidate Graham Platner in Ellsworth, Maine. Credit: JJonahJackalope/Crerative Commons via Wikimedia Commons.
U.S. Politics
April was the cruelest month, certainly for Jewish Americans
What is going on among Democratic Party leaders is a growing shift leftward on issues related to Israel and Jews, in response to pressure from the activist left.
May 18, 2026
Eric Rozenman
Heather Johnston
Opinion
Boycotting Israeli science harms everybody
Heather Johnston
Opinion
Embracing the singles among us
Rabbi Benny Berlin
Opinion
Biden decries antisemitism yet funds it
Kenneth Levin
Martin Sherman. Credit: Courtesy.
Opinion
An Israeli constitution is just an excuse
Martin Sherman
Yoram Ettinger
Opinion
Is a Palestinian state consistent with US interests?
Yoram Ettinger
Jason Shvili. Credit: Courtesy.
Opinion
Why Biden’s new ‘Iran Deal Lite’ is raising alarm
Jason Shvili
Opinion
Iran’s plan to drive Jews out of ‘Palestine’
Bassam Tawil
Thane Rosenbaum
Opinion
That lonely Jewish seat on the Supreme Court
Thane Rosenbaum
Yechiel M. Leiter
Opinion
The Oslo Accords’ unintended consequences
Yechiel Leiter
Eric Levine
Opinion
America must take control of events in the Middle East
Eric Levine
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