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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
Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks during a town hall about a Vision for a Healthy Society in Portland, Maine, on May 20, 2026. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images.
Editor-in-Chief
Republicans are fighting a battle for their souls Democrats already lost
While the future of the GOP as a pro-Israel party may be in doubt, right now, the Democrats are mainstreaming anti-Zionism and Jew-hatred.
May. 26, 2026
Jonathan S. Tobin
Screenshot of the Likud Party campaign video clip, released on the eve of Shavuot, May 21, 2026.
Senior Contributing Editor
Funny, you don’t look like a Bibi supporter!
The left grows ill when it gets a taste of its own medicine. In this case, the culprit is a hilarious clip that’s going viral, inducing incurable pearl-clutching.
May. 24, 2026
Ruthie Blum
A view of a house in Misgav Am, in northern Israel, that was damaged by a missile fired from Hezbollah in Lebanon, May 1, 2026. Photo by Michael Giladi/Flash90.
Column
Lebanon, Hezbollah and the price of caution
As northern Israel remains under drone and missile threat, Netanyahu faces mounting pressure at home while maintaining strategic coordination with Trump over Iran.
May. 27, 2026
Fiamma Nirenstein
The granite sculptures of Sesostris III at the British Museum in London, 2010. Credit Jorge Royan/http://www.royan.com.ar/CC BY-SA 3.0/Creative Commons via Wikimedia Commons.
Column
War against Israel targets the British Museum
Historical truths backed up by ancient artifacts are now pitted against a lethal echo chamber.
May. 28, 2026
Melanie Phillips
Sculptures and art galleries line the artist quarters of the Old City in Safed, in northern Israel, May 26, 2018. Photo by Mendy Hechtman/Flash90.
Safed and Hebron
A tale of two holy cities: Hebron and Safed
Both share stories of violence against Jewish communities in the 20th century.
May 28, 2026
Lyn Julius
Members of Neturei Karta, an anti-Zionist Chassidic Jewish sect, protest in support of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani near a demonstration against recent actions by the mayor outside of his home in New York City, May 26, 2026. Photo by Liri Agami/Flash90.
Diaspora Jewry
Anti-Zionism as a replacement theory
What we are witnessing, at least in New York, is a realignment of political forces—a new Jewish establishment.
May 28, 2026
Yisrael Medad
Arlene Kushner. Credit: courtesy
Opinion
We must always remember the extraordinary gift of Israel
Arlene Kushner
Dr. Sheila Nazarian
Opinion
Heart of the Middle East: Israel, a medical and ethical leader
Dr. Sheila Nazarian
Steven Emerson
Opinion
Will Rashida Tlaib get away with her anti-Semitic comments?
Steven Emerson
Opinion
The president of Cornell University must tackle campus anti-Semitism now
Sam Price
Sarah N. Stern
Opinion
It’s time to throw our support behind Iran’s brave protesters
Sarah N. Stern
Opinion
Can King Charles change Britain’s attitude towards Israel?
Andrew Tucker
Opinion
Preserving silent witnesses to the Holocaust
Phyllis Heideman
Opinion
Ken Burns’ film ‘The US and the Holocaust’ erases the American Jewish masses
Stephen Norwood
Opinion
Remembering a ‘founding father’ of the settlement movement
Jerold S. Auerbach
Mitchell Bard
Opinion
Social-justice warriors ignore Arab slave masters
Mitchell Bard
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