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New York Times columnist Bret Stephens delivered the "State of World Jewry" talk at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan, February 1, 2026. (Peter Jamus/Michael Priest Photography via JTA)
February 3, 2026, 10:02 am
In 92NY talk, Bret Stephens urges ‘dismantling’ ADL, investing more in Jewish identity
Conservative New York Times columnist questions the effectiveness of current efforts against antisemitism, says impulse to seek external validation is ‘a fool’s errand’
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, left, meets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, in Jerusalem, January 24, 2020. (Haim Zach/GPO)
January 26, 2023, 2:26 am
In NYT op-ed, Bret Stephens hails Zelensky as the Jewish leader Netanyahu should be
Conservative columnist says Ukraine’s president waging campaign to clean up corruption, while Israel’s PM doing what he can to ‘keep the crooks in’
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett poses for a picture at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, January 26, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 23, 2022, 12:57 am
Bennett defends legacy, hails coalition ‘experiment’ as a ‘success’ in NYT interview
Premier expresses pride that coalition was able to ‘set aside ideological disagreements’ and work together, says collapse caused by opponents who preyed on its ‘weakest links’
By ToI Staff
Bret Stephens at a Christians United for Israel summit in Washington on July 13, 2015. (Alex Wong/Getty Images via JTA)
March 25, 2021, 7:27 am
NYT’s Bret Stephens is editing new Jewish journal
Columnist says the first issue of Saphir, an initiative of the Maimonides Fund, will deal with Jews and social justice
By Asaf Shalev
New York Times op-ed columnist Bret Stephens. (Jason Smith via JTA)
February 14, 2021, 4:01 pm
NY Post runs Bret Stephens column on ‘N-word’ firing that NYT reportedly spiked
Column, reportedly pulled by Times’ publisher, questioned paper’s decision to fire veteran health reporter over his use of racial slur in 2019
By ToI Staff
Andrew Sullivan speaks at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., April 4, 2014. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/Getty Images via JTA)
September 1, 2020, 12:56 pm
Andrew Sullivan hints he thinks Jews are genetically smarter than other groups
‘I mean, just look at the Nobel Prize. I’m just saying — there’s something there, I think,’ says conservative author when questioned on previous controversial claims
By JTA
Times of Israel founding editor David Horovitz, left, interviews New York Times op-ed columnist Bret Stephens in the inaugural installment of the "Behind the Headlines" online video series, July 23, 2020. (Screenshot)
July 26, 2020, 3:45 pm
NYT columnist Bret Stephens: US ineptitude in health crisis will embolden China
In new ‘Behind the Headlines’ online video series, the Pulitzer Prize-winner talks to TOI editor David Horovitz about COVID-19 as a geopolitical crisis and historical turning point
By ToI Staff
New York Times op-ed columnist Bret Stephens. (Jason Smith via JTA)
July 21, 2020, 1:56 pm
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By ToI Staff
New York Times op-ed columnist Bret Stephens. (Jason Smith via JTA)
December 30, 2019, 9:35 am
NYT cuts dubious study from op-ed seemingly arguing Jewish genetic superiority
Newspaper says it was unaware of the views of the study’s author, despite having previously run an article denouncing his promotion of ‘racist stereotypes’
By ToI Staff
New York Times op-ed columnist Bret Stephens. (Jason Smith via JTA)
December 29, 2019, 3:00 pm
Outcry after NYT writer appears to argue Ashkenazi Jews are genetically smarter
In Friday column, Bret Stephens links to 2005 study on Jewish intelligence by controversial scholars tied to white nationalist groups
By ToI Staff
New York Times op-ed columnist Bret Stephens. (Jason Smith via JTA)
August 27, 2019, 8:25 pm
NYT’s Bret Stephens quits Twitter after spat over ‘bedbug’ insult
Free speech advocate faces backlash after emailing social media user’s boss to complain about jab, inviting tweeter to face-to-face meeting
By ToI Staff
A caricature of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump published in The New York Times international edition on April 25, 2019, which the paper later acknowledged 'included anti-Semitic tropes.' (Raoul Wootliff/Times of Israel)
May 1, 2019, 11:22 am
In 2nd apology, NY Times says cartoon shows ‘numbness to creep of anti-Semitism’
Self-berating editorial says paper is ‘still haunted’ by its own history of ignoring Jew-hatred and the Holocaust, acknowledges anti-Semitic imagery ‘particularly dangerous now’
By ToI Staff
US Special Envoy Jason Greenblatt attends a press conference regarding the water agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, on July 13, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90/File)
April 30, 2019, 12:13 pm
Trump’s Mideast envoy blasts NY Times over ‘dangerous and despicable’ cartoon
Jason Greenblatt calls on newspaper to apologize to Netanyahu and Trump; NYT drops syndication service that supplied anti-Semitic caricature
By ToI Staff
New York Times op-ed columnist Bret Stephens. (Jason Smith via JTA)
March 2, 2019, 3:08 am
Bret Stephens calls Netanyahu the ‘Nixon of Israel,’ says he should resign
Conservative NYT columnist, who backed PM’s efforts against Iran deal, says he will be remembered as ‘politically cunning, strategically canny and toxically flawed’
By ToI Staff
David Keyes speaks to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as he opens the weekly cabinet meeting at his Jerusalem office, July 23, 2018. (Gali Tibbon/Pool via AP)
November 29, 2018, 11:56 am
Civil Service Commission drops probe of Netanyahu spokesman David Keyes
Body also ends examination of Ambassador Ron Dermer, who did not pass on information about alleged sexual misconduct
By Raphael Ahren
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