Jonathan S. Tobin / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Jonathan S. Tobin / JNS.org
Why the Iran Debate Is Not Over
JNS.org - When the Obama administration managed to avoid a congressional vote on its nuclear deal with Iran in 2015 courtesy of a Democratic Senate filibuster,...
The Palestinians Don’t Want a Mandela, They Want Another Arafat
JNS.org - Palestinian internal politics and liberal hostility to Israel came together at the New York Times this month. The newspaper provoked a firestorm of criticism...
Sean Spicer and the Hitler Rule
JNS.org - The biggest Jewish news story during Passover this year proved a rule of political argument: whoever mentions Hitler first always loses. I'm referring, of course, to Sean...
There Must Be Limits to American Jewish Community’s ‘Big Tent’
JNS.org - What is the one value that the Jewish community should care most about? To listen to many who run Jewish organizations and communal philanthropies, the answer...
Stop Denying the Israeli Consensus on the Palestinians
JNS.org - Yair Lapid is the current favorite to become prime minister when the Israeli people go to the polls to elect a new Knesset. But whether...
Opinion: The Jewish Charm Offensive Crack-up
Many months of hard work by Democratic activists aiming to shore up Jewish support for U.S. President Barack Obama wasn't undermined by arguments from his...
Opinion: The Wedge Issue
Given the small size of the Jewish population, the attention given to the Jewish vote is, almost by definition, disproportionate. But though the absolute numbers...
Back to the Future on Iran
The latest report from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should have raised alarms throughout the West about the progress being made by Iran toward...
German Circumcision Ban Shows Jew-Hatred Back in Fashion
When a court in Cologne, Germany ruled in June that circumcision should henceforth be considered illegal, those who are tasked with raising the alarm about...
The Status Quo: Jews and Paul Ryan
Jewish conservatives applauded Mitt Romney's choice of U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) as his vice presidential nominee. But Jewish liberals who despise him...
The Culture of Success and Failure
All's fair in love, war and politics. So it is to be expected that Jewish Democrats desirous of President Obama's re-election will be doing their...
Bulgaria Attack Shows the True Face of Iran
For several years, United States policy toward Iran has been focused on using diplomacy to persuade Iran to give up its ambition of...
The Real Danger Facing the Jewish Community
To listen to some people, the greatest blight afflicting the Jewish community is a scourge of intolerance against dissent about Israel. The alleged...
Embracing the Catholic Church’s Fight for Religious Freedom
One of the most heartening stories of interfaith relations in the last half century has been the way the Catholic Church changed the...
