Ira Stoll
ARTICLES BY: Ira Stoll
New York Times Grills Presidential Candidates About Israel’s Human Rights Record
The New York Times asked 18 questions to 21 Democratic presidential candidates. Only one of the questions was about human rights overseas. That question dealt with...
One Sentence From a New York Times Letter About Birthright Israel Packs In Three Inaccuracies
A front-page New York Times article earlier this month about Birthright Israel problematically echoed the “Zionism is racism” myth. Now the Times has compounded the...
New York Times Blames Trump for US-Iran Tensions
One of the most important choices in telling any story is deciding when it begins. In its coverage of the latest tensions in the Middle East,...
New York Times Birthright Israel Article Echoes ‘Zionism Is Racism’ Myth
The New York Times gave a front-page platform this week to a news article about a handful of anti-Israel activist who walked off a Birthright...
New York Times Promotes Palestinian Cookbook With False Refugee Claim
The New York Times has already devoted not one but two food-section articles to boycott-Israel-promoter Yasmin Khan’s book of “recipes and stories from the Palestinian...
New York Times Faces a Brisket Brouhaha
The cover story in this week’s New York Times food section asserts, “Brisket remains oddly off limits for one large segment of the population: home...
New York Times Editorial Blames Netanyahu for European Antisemitism
The New York Times is using an editorial denouncing antisemitism in Europe as an opportunity to take a cheap shot at the Israeli prime minister. In...
Times ‘Eurovision’ Article Misleads on Palestinian Goals
The New York Times is understating the goals of Israel’s enemies in a way that misleads its readers. A news article in the May 15 Times...
Is New York Times Editor Influenced by Mother’s Negative View of Israel?
When 81 Jewish organizations wrote to The New York Times to complain about the newspaper’s recent publication of a cartoon that even the Times conceded was antisemitic, they addressed...
New York Times Claim of Being ‘Stalwart Supporters Of Israel’ Is Not Credible
It was not a good sign when A.G. Sulzberger took over as publisher of the New York Times in January 2018 with a “Note From...
New York Times Is ‘Cesspool,’ Israeli Ambassador to US Says
Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Ron Dermer, has called The New York Times “a cesspool of hostility towards Israel.” In remarks posted to his official Facebook...
‘Shame On You’: New York Times Antisemitic Cartoon Controversy Escalates
The controversy is escalating over a cartoon published by the New York Times that depicted a dog with the face of the Israeli prime minister...
Jewish Leader Refuses New York Times Apology Over ‘Deeply Antisemitic’ Cartoon
A major Jewish organization is refusing to accept the New York Times’ apology for the Times publishing a cartoon depicting the prime minister of Israel...
New York Times Claims Jesus Was ‘Likely a Palestinian’
A New York Times article claiming that Jesus “was most likely a Palestinian man with dark skin” is generating a fierce push-back from the Jewish...
Amid Antisemitism Surge, Boston-Area Rabbi Urges Congregants to Bring Guns to Services
Jewish Groups Slam UK Labour MP for Inviting Rep of Antisemitic Houthi Terror Group to Parliamentary Event
Netanyahu: Israel Won’t Let Iran Entrench in Syria or Attain Nuclear Weapons
Trump Imposes New US Sanctions on Iran, Targeting Ayatollah Khamenei
Top Israeli Gymnast on Potential Olympic Qualification: ‘I’m Thinking Only of This Goal’