Jonathan S. Tobin / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Jonathan S. Tobin / JNS.org
Who Denied the Palestinians an Independent State? Not Israel
JNS.org - According to The New York Times, the reelection of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has left Palestinian families seeing “no light at the end of...
The Right Still Rules in Israel — But Will It Last?
JNS.org - Is Benjamin Netanyahu’s dominance of Israeli politics the product of a consensus he helped build, or is he merely a convenient beneficiary of...
What’s Not at Stake in Israel’s Election: Democracy
JNS.org - When Israelis vote on April 9, a lot will be riding on the outcome. But there is one thing that will not be...
Is It Islamophobic to Deny That ‘Palestine’ Exists?
JNS.org - Despite repeated comments in which she repeated hateful anti-Semitic tropes, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) escaped even the mildest slap on the wrist from...
The French Pilot Who Stayed With His Jewish Passengers at Entebbe
JNS.org - We live at a time when it seems that the guardrails that briefly deterred the spread of antisemitism have collapsed. This seems particularly true...
Despite Attacks From the Left and the Right, AIPAC Is Still Needed
JNS.org - As the annual AIPAC conference convened this week in Washington, the lobby’s status as the lightening rod for the pro-Israel community was more...
Treading the Line Between Humor and Antisemitism
JNS.org - Demographic surveys show that many American Jews consider humor key to their identity. The long history of famous Jewish jokesters and a style...
The Israeli People Were ‘With the Golan’ — They Were Right
JNS.org - Sometimes, the best deals are the ones you don’t make. This week’s news that Hezbollah is seeking to establish a cell in the Golan Heights from...
We Must Stop All Intolerance at Jerusalem’s Holy Places
JNS.org - How much violence should be tolerated at holy sites? If your answer is selective rather than a total condemnation, then we have a...
Getting to the Truth About the Vatican and the Holocaust
JNS.org - Historians have long sought access to the Vatican’s private World War II-era archives. And a year from now, the wait will end. Pope Francis...
Is There Any Defense for Ilhan Omar?
JNS.org - Ever since she burst onto the national political scene by winning election to the House of Representatives in November, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN)...
Do Jews Really Need Their Own Nobel Prize?
JNS.org - If the Genesis Prize was hoping for more media attention for its annual awards ceremony this year, it is certainly going to get...
Is Jared Kushner Right? Can Middle East Peace Be Bought?
JNS.org - The senior adviser to president Donald Trump, Jared Kushner, is on fundraising tour this week, but it’s not to raise money for his...
Abbas’ Popularity Alters Israel’s Political Landscape
JNS.org - It was a rough week for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He saw his main opponents join forces, and the Blue and White...
