Bret Stephens, the New York Times columnist known as one of the paper’s most consistent defenders of Israel, used his column to take direct aim at the country’s handling of settler

Bret Stephens, the New York Times columnist known as one of the paper’s most consistent defenders of Israel, used his column to take direct aim at the country’s handling of settler violence in the West Bank. Link 'Jewish terrorists': Pro-Israel columnist Bret Stephens speaks against West Bank settler violence Stephens, who has spent years pushing back on what he sees as double standards applied to Israel, wrote that he decided to speak out against what he called “Jewish terrorists” despite his reluctance.