Jonathan S. Tobin / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Jonathan S. Tobin / JNS.org
Balfour, the Palestinians — and No Peace
JNS.org - It was a minor news story in the summer of 2016. Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas announced that he was suing Great Britain over...
How the Israeli Left Views the Palestinians
JNS.org - Some Jewish institutions in America are under siege these days, and their principal critics aren’t neo-Nazis. Despite the clear leftward tilt of a large...
Why I Support Trump’s Contraception Decision
JNS.org - President Donald Trump’s decision to throw out the Obamacare contraception mandate -- and to largely exempt religious groups from non-discrimination statutes -- has drawn withering...
An Antisemitic Smear Gets Another Hearing
JNS.org - Last month, former CIA officer Valerie Plame crossed a line on social media that even the mainstream liberal media couldn’t ignore. Plame gained fame due...
Interpol and the Palestinians: Where’s a Cop When You Need One?
JNS.org - The good news is that Interpol apparently isn’t the international police agency that movies and television shows have led us to believe. The bad...
Can Liberals Overlook Trump’s Flaws and Embrace His Policies?
JNS.org - Is there anything that would entice liberal Jews to stand with President Donald Trump or to join with him in trashing former President Barack...
Where Does Israel Fit in a Jewish Future Without Faith?
JNS.org - For Prime Minister Netanyahu’s political opponents, his government’s woes aren’t just an opportunity to score political points -- they also provide easy-to-understand explanations for American...
Will High Holiday Sermons Get Too Political?
JNS.org - For rabbis, High Holiday sermons are their annual golden opportunity to reach a much larger audience than usual. For members of a congregation, the sermons can...
Mengele, Charlottesville and the Lessons of History
JNS.org – What can the hunt for Josef Mengele teach us about the challenges facing Jews today? With a debate stirring about whether left-wing or right-wing...
The Truth About Gorka, Liberal Jews and Israel
After what turned out to be a brief stint working as a national security aide to President Donald Trump, Sebastian Gorka unloaded on the group...
Are Rabbis Right to Skip Trump Phone Call?
JNS.org - There probably has never been an easier path to consensus for the three major non-Orthodox rabbinic associations. The decision of the Central Conference of American...
Will Netanyahu Stand Up to Trump on Charlottesville?
JNS.org - During the eight years that he was saddled with President Barack Obama, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was bitterly criticized from the left by those...
Trump Encourages Right-Wing Antisemites, but They Also Exist on the Left
JNS.org - We live in a time when -- as the US State Department has noted -- a “rising tide of antisemitism” has swept across the globe. This has partly happened...
Some of Trump’s Critics on the Left Are Engaging in Similar Behavior
JNS.org - Many Americans know that the sickness at the heart of our political culture stems from a spirit of intolerance that has become the keynote...
