Jonathan S. Tobin
Jonathan S. Tobin is editor in chief of JNS. Follow him on Twitter at: @jonathans_tobin.
California curriculum shows the price of complacency about BDS
While many in the Jewish world have been sounding the alarm about the threat from the BDS movement, others have said the concern about this issue has been overstated. Some have pointed out that...
What real incitement to murder looks like
In the wake of the latest mass shootings to afflict America, some Jewish organizations and their leaders joined in the effort to place at least some of the blame for these atrocities on President...
The only answer to hatred of Jews is Jewish pride
This week on Twitter, a Jewish writer in Los Angeles decided to dispense some advice to her followers. Ariel Sobel had become aware that a small group of white supremacists was compiling a list...
Injecting race into the debate about Israel empowers anti-Semites
It’s a contradiction that many liberal American Jews struggle with. How can a political party that they despise be such a stronghold of support for the Jewish state that they love?
The answer is that...
What are Jews to do about Trump?
Most American Jews didn’t need the latest controversy involving President Donald Trump in order to be convinced to resist him. The overwhelming majority—already loyal partisan Democrats—opposed the conservative policies pursued by his administration and...
A blow to BDS in the House
For one day at least, the Democratic Party’s leadership made it clear that the adults are still in charge. Representatives Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), with support from civil-rights icon Rep. John...
Overshadowing the battle against anti-Semitism
The U.S. Department of Justice devoted a day to a summit this week about combating anti-Semitism. With other government agencies taking part, the event represented a significant commitment to deal with an issue of...
How anti-Zionists legitimize anti-Semitism
(The following are adapted remarks by JNS editor in chief Jonathan S. Tobin, which were delivered at the U.S. Department of Justice Summit on Combating Anti-Semitism on July 15, 2019.)
It’s an honor to be...
The difference between intermarriage and the Holocaust
American Jews have a new reason to be outraged about Israel’s government. At a recent meeting of the Cabinet on the state of world Jewry, Education Minister Rafi Peretz decried the rising rates of...
Is support for open borders really in tune with Jewish values?
American Jews have a long and understandable tradition of advocacy for immigrants. That’s due in part to the fact that most Jews were the children and grandchildren of immigrants as the community first began...