Posts Tagged: Jonathan Tobin
Why the Crown Heights Pogrom Still Matters
JNS.org - Three decades have passed since the Crown Heights pogrom, and any assessment of the memory of that tragic event must start with an...
Has Biden Anything to Offer Bennett But More Trouble?
JNS.org - In theory, the planned meeting this week between Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and President Joe Biden ought to be exactly what both...
Can Biden Reverse Course and Abandon Obama’s Policies?
JNS.org - President Joe Biden has tried to shift the responsibility to his predecessors and to just about everyone but himself regarding the situation in...
The Cost of Disgrace Is Not Cheap
JNS.org - For those old enough to remember the images of the last days of South Vietnam, recent events in Afghanistan are shockingly familiar. In...
The Bombing of Sbarro’s and Why Oslo Failed
JNS.org - Next month, Americans will mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The trauma lingers in the memory of everyone who was then...
No Easy Fix for Israel’s Gold-Medal Civil Marriage Dilemma
JNS.org - It was an epic Olympic Games for Israel. The Jewish state’s team brought home a record four medals from the Tokyo Olympiad, including...
Will Lapid’s Charm Offensive Work Better Than Netanyahu’s Realpolitik?
JNS.org - Like all new governments determined to show that it is an improvement over its predecessor, the unlikely coalition cobbled together by Israeli Foreign...
Why Are ‘Progressive Jews’ Defending Ben & Jerry’s?
JNS.org - If you thought that American Jews were going to unite against discrimination in ice-cream sales, you were wrong. The decision of the Ben...
Ben & Jerry’s Distasteful BDS Problem
JNS.org - To those who followed the saga of Ben & Jerry’s social-media silence, the outcome was never going to be sweet. In the wake...
Why Is Support for ‘Freedom of Worship for Jews’ on the Temple Mount So Controversial?
JNS.org - Maybe it was just the product of the ongoing civil war between the different political parties on the Israeli right. Or maybe it...
Iran’s Brooklyn Terror Plot Is a Crucial Test for Biden
JNS.org - For those who follow news about Iran, the latest report about a terror plot hatched by the Islamist regime was no surprise. The...
Will the War on Kashrut Merge With the War on Meat?
JNS.org - Many Americans spent their Fourth of July holiday at barbecues with family and friends. For observant Jews, that meant that plenty of kosher...
Biden’s Promise on Iranian Nukes Is Worthless
JNS.org - Outgoing Israeli President Reuven Rivlin met with US President Joe Biden in Washington this week and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid met with Secretary...
In the Face of Disaster, the Priority Is Help and Prayer, Not Politics
JNS.org - It has become a trope of American culture that sending “thoughts and prayers” in response to a catastrophic event has become a term...
