Bret Stephens

In 92NY talk, Bret Stephens urges ‘dismantling’ ADL and investing more in Jewish identity

Stephens called for large-scale investment in Jewish day schools, cultural institutions, philanthropy, media, publishing, and religious leadership.

New York Times columnist Bret Stephens delivered the "State of World Jewry" talk at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan, Feb. 1, 2026.
Yair Lapid speaking at Knesset.

Lapid: No two-state solution in the next decade after October 7

 Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince and son of the late Mohammad Reza Shah of Iran, attending the Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony 2023 in Yad Vashem.

Grapevine April 19, 2023: Nostalgia for the Iran that was

From left: Bret Stephens, columnist, New York Times; Laura Cornfield, director, MediaCentral; Eric Gertler, executive chairman and CEO, US News and World Report; and Maayan Hoffman, head of conferences, The Jerusalem Post.

Bret Stephens: Journalism is not activism, reporters must know difference


NYT's Bret Stephens editing new journal, focus on ‘Jews and social justice'

The new journal comes as the Jewish world debates challenges gripping wider American culture, including racism, antisemitism and political polarization.

Bret Stephens

The demonization of Netanyahu adviser Aaron Klein

For a man in his position, Klein has exhibited insight and understanding on many of Israel’s key political issues.

Aaron Klein, Netanyahu's new strategic adviser

New York Times: Bret Stephens article on Ashkenazi Jews was 'fact-checked'

According to POLITICO, Bennet did not specify how Stephens's references to claims of Ashkenazi Jewish intellectual superiority passed the editing process.

Bret Stephens, former editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Post and winner of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary, is an op-ed columnist for The New York Times