Ira Stoll
ARTICLES BY: Ira Stoll
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker Talks About His Protestant Children’s Bar Mitzvahs
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker gave his children bar mitzvahs -- even though they are Protestant. Baker made that surprising confession on Wednesday night before hundreds of...
For New York Times, Story of Filipino Workers in Israel Is All About the ‘Occupation’
The New York Times Magazine recently carried a long article about Filipino caregivers in Israel, who, like immigrant domestic workers pretty much everywhere, have challenging lives. The...
New York Times Erroneously Claims ‘Jewish Time Is Circular’
A New York Times book review begins: When I was a student in yeshiva, I asked one of the rabbis why Jews talk so much. We...
New York Times Overkill Machine Hypes Novel About Jewish-Palestinian Romance
The bias of the New York Times isn’t always clear the first time the newspaper tackles a topic. It’s not always evident the second time....
New York Times Touts Hamas ‘Moderation,’ Ignores ‘Truly Disgusting’ Video in Which Group Taunts Bereaved Israeli Parents
“Hamas Tempers Extreme Stances In Bid For Power” is the headline at the top of the front page of the New York Times. You have to...
The New York Times Whitewashes Hezbollah Terrorism
Twice in the past two days, the New York Times has identified the terrorist group Hezbollah as a “militant group.” “Militant” is a euphemism, a word...
Jared Kushner Has an Israeli Investor and the New York Times Is on the Case
The New York Times devotes a top-of-the-front page headline and a full page inside the newspaper — accompanied by a map, a chart, and five...
New York Times Op-Ed Sides With Pope Against Jewish Group on Holocaust Comment
An op-ed in the New York Times faults the American Jewish Committee for criticizing Pope Francis’ casual comparison of European treatment of Muslim migrants to...
New York Times Finds Trump’s Relationship With Jews ‘Bewildering’
President Donald Trump’s speech at a Holocaust commemoration event in Washington on Tuesday provided the New York Times with an opportunity to regurgitate vague and...
New York Times Marks Holocaust Remembrance Day by Defending Iran and Smearing Israel
The New York Times marked Holocaust Remembrance Day with an editorial condemning what it called the American government’s “ominous tendency to demonize Iran” and a news article...
New York Times Finds Gaza Cancer-Patient Terror Attempt Unfit to Print
An attempt by the Hamas terrorist group to use cancer patients to sneak explosives into Israel was thwarted this week, and the New York Times hasn’t...
With Bret Stephens Hire, New York Times Fills Long-Empty Pro-Israel Void on Columnist Roster
The New York Times is moving to bolster its faltering credibility among pro-Israel readers by hiring an outspoken Zionist and former editor of the Jerusalem...
New York Times Obsessively Cheerleads for Those Exiting Orthodox Judaism
The New York Times Magazine carries a feature about people who leave fervently Orthodox Judaism. On the surface, it appears reasonable enough. Not everyone born into...
New York Times Critic Complains Holocaust Movie Isn’t Gory Enough
As is often the case, the most telling New York Times coverage of the Jews comes not in the news columns or on the editorial...
