Ira Stoll
ARTICLES BY: Ira Stoll
Four Problems With The New York Times’ New Favorite Israel Talking Point
The New York Times has a new favorite talking point about Israel. The talking point has cropped up recently in almost identical terms in two places. A...
New York Times Writes Jerusalem Out of Jewish Wedding Ceremony
The New York Times style section has recently developed a strange fascination bordering on obsession with Jewish weddings. This goes beyond merely reporting Jewish weddings...
Jewish School Depicted as ‘Subpar’ by New York Times Is Harvard Feeder
The head of a Jewish school in Queens is faulting The New York Times for illustrating an article about “subpar education” at Jewish schools with...
New York Times Headline Blames Israel For Murder of Saudi Columnist
“Goyim kill goyim, and they immediately come to hang the Jews,” was Menachem Begin’s memorable remark in 1982 after Lebanese Christians killed Palestinian Arabs in Beirut. Whatever...
A New York Times Editor Rises to Defend the Latke
An editor at The New York Times is leaping to the defense of the latke after publishing a pre-Hanukkah article warning about the potentially fatal health...
Fried Potatoes Are Deadly, New York Times Warns as Hanukkah Nears
It may be the most strangely-timed article in the history of moveable type. The New York Times has chosen the week before Hanukkah to publish a...
‘Overt’ Antisemitism Is ‘Complicated,’ New York Times Claims
Read The New York Times enough, and certain problematic patterns emerge. One of them is the excess adjective or adverb -- an extra word that...
New York Times Jewish Errors Spread Even to Crossword Puzzle
Over more than two and a half years writing a press criticism column focused on The New York Times for The Algemeiner, I’ve covered nearly every...
New York Times Jared-Ivanka-Jews Story Broke Paper’s Own Rabbi Rule
A New York Times news article under the headline “Are Jared and Ivanka Good For the Jews?” is generating a storm of reaction on social...
In Zuckerberg Coverage, New York Times Defines Antisemitism Down
The New York Times is suddenly swarming around Facebook and its two top executives Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg. On Thursday the paper published a long...
New York Times Travel Section Writes Jerusalem Out of Israel
Sunday’s New York Times travel section features an article suggesting “Five Places To Go In Jerusalem.” But readers curious about which country Jerusalem is in get...
New York Times, Under Pressure, Suspends Luxury Tours To Iran
The New York Times, under pressure, has suspended its moneymaking “Times Journeys” journalist-guided vacation tours of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The 106-page printed catalog of...
British BDS Backer Gets Rapturous New York Times Obituary
The New York Times this week features a long and admiring obituary of a British feminist poet named Judith Kazantzis. She died on September 18,...
New York Times Focus on Soros and Antisemitism Welcome But Also Exasperating
The New York Times has been devoting a lot of column-inches lately to the idea that it’s unacceptably antisemitic to criticize George Soros. A front-page news...
NYU Jewish Student Center Temporarily Closes After BDS Supporter Shares 'Antisemitic, Potentially Threatening' Posts
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Jewish Connection
Baby of Israeli Mother Wounded in Palestinian Shooting Attack Dies, Hundreds Attend Funeral
Top Lebanese Politicians, Commentators Excoriate Hezbollah for Escalating Tensions With Israel Over Border Tunnels
Australian Rock Legend Nick Cave Blasts His 'Hero' Brian Eno for Supporting Israel Boycott