Jonathan S. Tobin / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Jonathan S. Tobin / JNS.org
70 Years of Miracles
JNS.org – Like some of the past celebrations of Israel’s Independence Day, the fuss being made about Israel’s 70th birthday this year hasn’t penetrated too far...
Trump’s Syria Strikes Are Not Enough
JNS.org - If the sole criteria by which Donald Trump’s actions in Syria should be judged are to be compared with his predecessor, then perhaps the...
The Universalist Impulse and Anne Frank
JNS.org – In what must be considered a public-relations coup of epic proportions, the New Israel Fund announced this week that it would be benefiting...
Gaza Is Nothing Like Selma
JNS.org – When Hamas organized a “March of Return” on March 30, like the producers of a theatrical production, leaders of the terrorist group and...
Trump Repeats Obama’s Mistakes on Syria
JNS.org – After eight years of dealing with an American president who considered establishing more “daylight” between the United States and Israel, the last 15 months...
The Saudis Exit the Conflict With Israel, but the Palestinians Remain
JNS.org - Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman made history by telling The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg that his country recognizes the Jews' right to “their own land.” Though he added...
Gaza and the Worthlessness of International Opinion
JNS.org – Was the Palestinian “March of Return” a propaganda success for Hamas? If you think Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is a reliable barometer of international opinion,...
The Palestinian ‘March of Return’ Explains a Lot
JNS.org - For some in the Palestinians’ international cheering squad, the March 30 “Land Day” demonstrations could be a long-hoped for turning point. If the massive...
Searching for Meaning Behind an Empty Metaphor
JNS.org – For those who worry about the future of American Jewry, Passover brings some comfort. According to a survey published in 2014 by the Pew Research...
Has Trump Finally Figured It Out?
JNS.org – Donald Trump was elected president with no government experience or in-depth knowledge of foreign policy. That ignorance was reflected in some of his first choices...
What Syria Doesn’t Teach Us About Iran
JNS.org – The explanation many pundits are offering for the Israeli government’s belated admission that it was responsible for the 2007 bombing of a Syrian nuclear...
Why Won’t Anyone Listen to Abbas?
JNS.org– Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas keeps telling the world what he thinks. The curious thing is not that he makes statements in which he...
A Deceptively Skewed Vision of Hate
JNS.org – Are American Jews shy about standing up against antisemitism? That’s the conceit of an astonishing “analysis” of the issue that appeared in The New York Times on Sunday....
How Much Do the Palestinians Pay for Terror?
JNS.org – The foreign-policy establishment is scared -- and with good reason. The Taylor Force Act -- a bill that will force the end of all US...
