Posts Tagged: Jonathan Tobin
The Right to Criticize Israel Is Beside the Point
JNS.org - In an election season in which we are awash in polls, we’ve now been given one more telling us something that everybody already...
The Problem With B’Tselem
JNS.org - The UN Security Council heard testimony on Thursday about the Israel’s conflict with the Palestinians from B’Tselem. The group, which dubs itself “The...
Trump Puts the Ball Back in the Palestinians’ Court
JNS.org - Is the two-state solution back in play? That’s the upshot of the latest comments from Donald Trump. At the United Nations on Wednesday, Trump...
When Experts Ignore the Truth About Israel and the Palestinians
JNS.org - When New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman offers up a Middle East peace plan, the world stops and listens. Or at least it...
25 Years of Oslo Illusions
JNS.org - When the Trump administration announced that it was ending its funding of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) last week, the protests...
Why We Still Need Heroes Like John McCain
JNS.org - Anybody who pays attention to the sorts of things honored by contemporary popular culture knows that stories about heroism are passé. But why then...
Take the 5779 Jewish Pundit Quiz
JNS.org - Was 5778 a good year? For Jews around the world, it was the usual mixed bag. The US embassy in Israel was finally moved...
Leonard Bernstein’s Century
JNS.org - Throughout the last year, American cultural institutions have been celebrating the life of Leonard Bernstein. The celebrated composer, conductor, and educator who died...
The Corbyn Challenge for Progressives
JNS.org - What happens when the evidence starts piling up that the leader of a major political party is an antisemite? Do his party’s supporters...
Protect Israel from Terrorists, Not Its Critics
JNS.org - When security breaches threaten airports, there’s not much doubt about who is usually called in to deal with the situation. Israel’s prowess in...
The Gaza Conundrum and the Two-State Solution
JNS.org - For Israelis, it’s a case of déjà vu all over again. As they have so many times in the last 11 years since the...
Why the Palestinians Can’t Say ‘Yes’ to Trump
JNS.org - Can the Palestinians finally not miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity? That paraphrase of Abba Eban’s famous quote provides the key question to...
New York Times Editor Says His Book Will Be ‘Very, Very Unpopular’ With Jews. So Far, He’s Right
A New York Times editor’s op-ed piece criticizing Jewish organizations for supposedly failing to speak out against antisemitism is being harshly criticized by Jewish leaders...
Will Trump’s North Korea Efforts Help Iran?
JNS.org - It’s not clear what Donald Trump thinks he can accomplish when he meets with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un in May. Trump's decision to...
