Jonathan S. Tobin
Jonathan S. Tobin is editor in chief of JNS. Follow him on Twitter at: @jonathans_tobin.
Who will defend Jewish students against anti-Semites?
Following the U.S. Capitol riot, there has been a renewed emphasis on the threat from white-supremacist hate groups from the Biden administration, much of the media as well as the organized Jewish community. The...
Can the latest American political hit squad decide Israel’s election?
The Lincoln Project was one of the biggest winners of the 2020 presidential election. That's not because the group of former Republican "Never Trump" political consultants actually did much to help elect President Joe...
Will impeachment and censorship defend Jews against anti-Semitism?
With the U.S. House of Representatives poised to pass new articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, the debate about the proper response to his role in last week’s disgraceful and bloody Capitol riot...
When the rule of law breaks down, no one is safe
What happened at the Capitol on the day both Houses of Congress assembled in a joint session to certify the votes of the Electoral College in the 2020 presidential election was a disgrace. In...
Can the Palestinians adjust to changing times?
They’ll always have the United Nations. Even as the rest of the world abandons their cause, the Palestinians can still count on the world body to be their faithful ally in their century-old struggle...
In COVID-aid bill scrum, Israel becomes a familiar scapegoat
There’s much to complain about when it comes to the process and the end result of the massive $900 billion coronavirus relief stimulus bill that just passed Congress. No matter which side of the...
Red-state Mizrahi Israelis don’t want liberal sympathy or solutions
Liberal American Jews are generally confused when it comes to Israelis. On the one hand, they claim to have empathy and support for Jews of color. But in order to inflate the number of...
Red-state Mizrahi Israelis don’t want liberal sympathy or solutions
Liberal American Jews are generally confused when it comes to Israelis. On the one hand, they claim to have empathy and support for Jews of color. But in order to inflate the number of...
Is there something wrong with a program that encourages in-marriage?
What’s the point of programs that were designed to encourage young people to embrace their Jewish identity? There was little doubt about what was on the minds of those supporting massive increases in funding...
Stop pretending that anti-Zionism isn’t anti-Semitism
In case you haven’t heard, people who want to eliminate Israel are very interested in stopping anti-Semitism. In other words, the same people who want to deny rights to the Jewish people that they...