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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
A poster in Melbourne, Australia, shows Naveed Akram, the 24-year-old shooting suspect in the Dec. 14, 2025 Chanukah massacre on Bondi Beach, February 2026. Credit: Courtesy of the Combat Antisemitism Movement.
Diaspora Jewry
ADL statistics: Not good news
The question about hatred of Jews is one about surrounding society. It is a civilizational problem.
May 19, 2026
Rabbi David Wolpe
Arafat
Defense and Security
Israel’s old policy for a new generation of terrorists
A ceasefire may pause large-scale combat, but it does not erase responsibility.
May 19, 2026
Stephen M. Flatow
Opinion
Netanyahu’s China maneuver
Ariel Kahana
Opinion
Hamas in Sweden
Nima Gholam Ali Pour
Stephen M. Flatow. Credit: Courtesy.
Opinion
CAIR, one month later: Has the leopard changed its spots?
Stephen M. Flatow
Tamar Sternthal
Opinion
The New York Times’ Israeli ‘elected autocracy’
Tamar Sternthal
Salem al-Ketbi.
Opinion
Clues and denials in the Iran nuclear saga
Salem al-Ketbi
James Jeffrey
Opinion
Did Israel lose the Syrian war? Not yet
James Jeffrey
Opinion
The exiled Iranian crown prince’s visit to Israel
Amin Sophiamehr
Dan Diker. Credit: Courtesy.
Opinion
Europe, proscribe Iran’s terror army
Dan Diker
Eric Levine
Opinion
Biden is forcing Israel to attack Iran alone
Eric Levine
Jason Shvili. Credit: Courtesy.
Opinion
Why Biden’s billion-dollar gamble on the Palestinians is doomed to fail
Jason Shvili
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