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Fiamma Nirenstein
Senior Contributor
Damage to a car set on fire by Jewish settlers in the Arab village of Deir al-Hatab, east of Nablus, on March 23, 2026. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.
Column
Why is the media obsessed with violent Israelis?
The purpose of a false narrative about rampaging “settlers” and a new death-penalty law is not just to smear Israelis. It’s to distract attention from Palestinian terror.
Apr. 7, 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
Trump
Column
Finish the job, Mr. President!
Mar. 26, 2026
Melanie Phillips
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the FII PRIORITY Summit at the Faena Forum in Miami, Fla., March 27, 2026. Credit: Molly Riley/White House.
Column
A new ultimatum unsettles Tehran
The regime’s leaders are backed into a corner as Trump weighs his next decisive move.
Apr. 6, 2026
Fiamma Nirenstein
Palestinian-American activist Nerdeen Kiswani, leader of the anti-Israel group Within Our Lifetime, speaks during a press conference in New York on March 30, 2026, after U.S. authorities said they had disrupted an alleged plot targeting her. Photo by Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images.
Anti-Israel Bias
New York City protest gaslights who really fosters violence
The response of Jewish leaders to a death threat against Palestinian-American activist Nerdeen Kiswani stands in marked contrast to the response of Muslim groups to Islamist-perpetrated attacks.
Apr. 7, 2026
Dexter Van Zile
Christian worshippers attend a Palm Sunday service at the Church of the Nativity in the city of Bethlehem, April 5, 2026. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90.
Religion
Two Christianities, one Middle Eastern failure
Bethlehem is emptying while Iran’s underground churches grow. These are twin responses to the same regional failure.
Apr. 7, 2026
Aviram Bellaishe
Ayoob Kara
Opinion
How the US is redrawing the geopolitics of the South Caucasus
Ayoob Kara
Daniel S. Mariaschin. Credit: B’nai B’rith International.
Opinion
Now on screen, a little-known story of resilience
Daniel S. Mariaschin
Yisrael Medad
Opinion
Charlie Kirk, promoter of Judaism
Yisrael Medad
Rami Chris Robbins. Credit: Courtesy.
Opinion
Lebanon’s attempted shakedown deserves a Rubio shake-up
Rami Chris Robbins
Alex Traiman
Opinion
Recognition of Palestinian statehood at the UN is not just a failure of diplomacy
Alex Traiman
Rabbi Leo Dee
Opinion
Jonah and Gaza: Not a popularity contest
Rabbi Leo Dee
Aaron Goren
Opinion
The fine print of the famine declaration in Gaza
Aaron Goren, David Adesnik
Eric Levine
Opinion
Attack on Hamas leaders in Qatar? A moral imperative
Eric Levine
Gil Troy
Opinion
What would RBG do about all this Jew-hatred?
Gil Troy, Aliza Lavie
Daniel Mael. Credit: Courtesy.
Opinion
The governor who failed the Jews of New York
Daniel Mael
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