Ira Stoll
ARTICLES BY: Ira Stoll
New York Times Faulted for ‘Irredeemable and Indefensible’ Coverage of British Chief Rabbi
The New York Times is drawing criticism for its handling of a warning by British Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis about antisemitism in the British Labour...
New York Times Tries Explaining Away British Labour’s Antisemitism
A New York Times news article reports about how “Britain’s Jews Are Feeling Politically Homeless” amid the rise of Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn. The Times...
New York Times News Article on Israeli Settlements Falsely Describes US Policy
The front-page New York Times news article about Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s statement about Israeli settlements includes a significant and so-far-uncorrected inaccuracy. The front-page Times...
Jerusalem Embassy Move, Exit From Iran Deal Fueled Defiance Within Trump Cabinet, Nikki Haley Writes
The Trump administration was internally divided over three key Israel-related policy decisions -- moving the US embassy to Jerusalem, leaving the Iran nuclear deal and...
New York Times Blames Trump for Democrats’ Threats to Israel Aid
Democrats are talking about threatening to cut aid to Israel, and the New York Times manages to find a way to blame not the Democrats,...
‘New Hope’ in Fight Against Tay-Sachs Disease
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School are touting a possible breakthrough in the fight against Tay-Sachs disease, a genetic disease that killed 50...
Severe Storm Flattens Sukkahs From New Jersey to Boston
A fierce wind and rainstorm wreaked havoc on sukkahs from New Jersey to Boston, leaving a path of destruction that had Jews rescheduling holiday events...
New York Times Readers Offer Vicious Responses to Articles by Israelis
In at least two recent cases, articles in The New York Times by Israeli authors were greeted by responses from Times readers who insisted that...
President Trump, Democratic Frontrunner Biden Mark Rosh Hashanah With Messages to Jewish Community
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden marked the impending Jewish New Year with a fundraiser at which he emphasized Holocaust-related themes and described his father as...
New York Times Iran Story Relies on Analyst Tied to BDS-Backing Rockefeller Fund
A recent New York Times article about Iran quotes a bunch of government officials -- and also someone who works at a small, little-known nonprofit...
A BDS Defeat The New York Times Found Not Fit to Print
Some of the most telling stories are the ones The New York Times doesn’t print. In that category falls the recent decision of a section of...
New York Times Jerusalem Cable Car Story Sparks a Furor
A front-page New York Times article by the newspaper’s architecture critic, Michael Kimmelman, attacking a plan for a cable car in Jerusalem, is generating a...
Former Obama Speechwriter Offers Answers to ‘Why Be Jewish?’ Question in New Book
Why be Jewish? Nowadays, embracing Jewish identity and practice is optional, even for those who were born into it. Sarah Hurwitz’s own story is an example....
New York Times Issues a Bizarre BDS-Related Correction
The New York Times has issued a bizarre correction to an article about the movement to boycott, divest and sanction Israel. The correction, published on Aug....
Anti-Israel Activist Linda Sarsour Apologizes for ‘Confusion’ Over Remarks Vilifying Jewish State
Students at Arizona State Decry Antisemitism Following Swastika Flyers, Protest Against Visiting Israeli Soldiers
The Grift of a Right-Wing, White House-Accredited Media Outlet Hits a Wall
How Israel Is Levering Energy to Stabilize the Region and Advance Geostrategic Objectives
Ensuring Antisemitism Won’t Be Taught in California