Ira Stoll
ARTICLES BY: Ira Stoll
Biden Warns Netanyahu Against Annexation, Denounces Antisemitism on the Left
The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Joe Biden, is warning Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against moving to annex the West Bank, but says...
Esther Safran Foer’s ‘Post-Holocaust Memoir’ Mixes Sadness, Smiles
Esther Safran Foer wrote her new “post-Holocaust memoir,” I Want You To Know We’re Still Here, before the Covid-19 pandemic. Yet the third paragraph of the...
Orthodox Jews Are Half of Covid-19 Plasma Donors, Doctor Tells New York Times
The New York Times is drawing praise for an article highlighting the frequency of plasma donation in the Orthodox Jewish community. The plasma -- a blood...
Pipes Warns of Trump ‘Fury’ if Israel Annexes West Bank Land
A New York Times op-ed warning that “President Trump could well erupt in fury at Israel” if Israel unilaterally annexes West Bank land is being greeted...
New York Times Claims Israeli Army Is Known for ‘Pioneering Cutting-Edge Ways to Kill People’
Israel’s consul general in New York City is mocking The New York Times for a news article that claimed, “The Israeli Defense Ministry’s research-and-development arm...
New York Times Blames Hasidim, Purim for Coronavirus Outbreak
Did the Hasidic Jewish community in New York bring coronavirus upon itself by refusing to cancel in-person Purim megillah readings? That’s the narrative being pushed by...
New York Times World War II-Era Diary Project Gets History Wrong
The New York Times devoted the front of a recent Sunday arts section and four full broadsheet pages inside to World War-II-era Dutch diaries. The Times...
New York Times Seder-Shames Ivanka Trump
The New York Times wants everyone to know that Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner had a Passover seder in New Jersey, not Washington, DC —...
‘Truly Ugly,’ ‘Blood Libel’: Outrage Mounts at Media Blaming Religious Jews, Rabbis for Covid-19
Concern is rising in the Jewish community that The New York Times is falsely blaming religious Jews for the spread of the novel coronavirus. The Times...
Remembering a Member of ‘Jewish Royalty’
In need of a break from the grim coronavirus news? Here’s what I did, and I recommend it: Get a copy of, and read, Touched...
Coronavirus, Blacks, and Black-Hats — a Classic New York Times Double Standard
Let’s take a look at a side-by-side comparison of two New York Times news articles about communities hard-hit by the novel coronavirus. The first example blames...
New York Times Backs Cellphones to Fight Virus Everywhere Except Israel
A New York Times news article from Israel is faulting Prime Minister Netanyahu for combating the coronavirus with measures similar to those the Times itself,...
Past Pandemics Spurred Violent Antisemitism. Prepare for More
Recent days have seen an outbreak of antisemitism related to the coronavirus and Covid-19. The Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish organization that fights bigotry, reports, “Extremists hope...
New York Times News Article Awards West Bank Land to Palestinians
A New York Times news article by Patrick Kingsley reports on the results of Israel’s elections. It says in part, “Mr. Netanyahu has shored up his...
Outrage After Far-Left Pro-BDS Group Ties Israel to Minneapolis Police Violence
‘Cyber Winter Is Coming,’ Top Israeli Official Warns After Iran Attack on Water System
Qatar’s Al Jazeera Network Broadcasts Islamist Cleric’s Appeal to ‘Kill Jews’
Ex-Head of American Association of University Professors Slams Award for SFSU Professor Who Engaged in Hate Speech Against Jewish Students
Florida State Primary Opponent of Jewish Candidate Takes Antisemitic Pot Shots