Jonathan S. Tobin
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Demonizing Kohelet Won’t Silence Calls for Judicial Reform
A think tank is being attacked by Netanyahu opponents who are solely focused on political power while they ignore the ideas that have put the issue on the national agenda. → Read More
What’s Worse: Threats by Smotrich or Amnesty International?
The Israeli finance minister’s call for wiping out Huwara was abhorrent, but so is the so-called “human rights” group’s demand for the mass expulsion of Jews from their homes. → Read More
When Media Say Biden's Winning, They Mean He’s Radicalizing
The corporate media are touting Biden’s 'winning streak.' But their idea of winning is a president in thrall to his party’s left-wing base. → Read More
Why Keep Pretending Jews Building Homes Prevents Peace?
Palestinian terrorism and disinterest in a two-state solution ensure that peace is impossible. But the United States and its allies prefer to focus on Israeli housing starts. → Read More
Rising Antisemitism: More than Rogan’s Rants
Poll results demonstrate an understanding that Jew-hatred is grown. But thanks to misperceptions, mistakes and failed leadership, efforts to counter this trend are failing. → Read More
The U.S. Can't Buy Ukraine's Victory Over Russia
Republicans who want an endless war between Ukraine and Russia think they can buy ‘victory’ over Putin, but they are wrong. → Read More
The anti-Bibi Resistance Wants Americans to Trample Israeli Democracy
Some well-known writers and publications aren’t just gaslighting the world about judicial reform. They’re also playing into the hands of their country’s foes. → Read More
Americans: Don’t be Swayed by Israeli Left’s Freakout
The apocalyptic rhetoric about Netanyahu’s government and its judicial-reform proposal is about maintaining the power of a minority and thwarting democracy, not protecting it. → Read More
Harvard didn’t cancel Kenneth Roth; it decided not to honor an antisemite
Denying a fellowship to the man who transformed Human Rights Watch into an anti-Zionist propaganda machine is justified, not a blow to free speech. → Read More
Where’s the outrage over Biden comparing illegal immigrants to Holocaust victims?
Millions of economic migrants crossing the U.S. southern border want a better life. But most are neither refugees nor analogous to Jews fleeing Nazi slaughter. → Read More
The New House Majority Must Impeach Alejandro Mayorkas
Impeaching Mayorkas is the only option for those who understand that playing by the conventional rules of Washington simply isn’t good enough. → Read More
Should Zelenskyy Blackmail Israel Using UN Vote?
The Ukrainian president bartered opposition to an antisemitic resolution to pressure Netanyahu to join the war against Russia. The prime minister was right to say “no.” → Read More
Zelensky’s PR Offensive Hits The DC Uniparty's Sweet Spot
The $100 billion poured into Europe’s most corrupt nation so far is both excessive and unrelated to direct American national interests. → Read More
The Top 10 Jewish Stories of 2022
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to deliver a statement in the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament, in Jerusalem May 30, … → Read More
Hanukkah Real Message Alien to Most American Jews
The festival of lights needs to be celebrated as a fight against the idols of woke popular culture, not a blue-tinsel version of Christmas. → Read More
Palestinians’ World Cup Propaganda Win
The embrace of the Palestinian cause by Morocco’s team and many Arab fans shows the gap between their governments’ appreciation of Israel and popular opinion. → Read More
Trump Is Legitimizing Antisemitism. And Jews Will Be Blamed
When former President Donald Trump loses David Friedman, you know he’s in trouble. The former Trump lawyer who served as U.S. ambassador to Israel from 2017 to 2021, has been a faithful supporter of the former president and one of his most articulate advocates in the Jewish and pro-Israel community. → Read More
This Time It's Undeniable: Trump Is Legitimizing Antisemitism
The depressing truth is that any efforts within the GOP to hold Trump accountable for meeting antisemites Kanye West and Nick Fuentes will lead to a backlash against American Jews, and Jewish Republicans in particular → Read More
Now It's Undeniable, Even for the GOP: Trump Is Legitimizing Antisemitism
When former President Donald Trump loses David Friedman, you know he’s in trouble. The former Trump lawyer who served as U.S. ambassador to Israel from 2017 to 2021, has been a faithful supporter of the former president and one of his most articulate advocates in the Jewish and pro-Israel community. → Read More
Ukraine: Backing Antisemitism at UN While Pressuring Israel for Arms
Zelenskyy’s two-faced stand illustrates both his own hypocrisy and how the world body acts as a toxic cesspool of hate. → Read More