Jonathan S. Tobin
Jonathan S. Tobin is editor in chief of JNS. Follow him on Twitter at: @jonathans_tobin.
The problem in Germany is about more than a ‘kipah’
Who could really be surprised by the story that grabbed the attention of the Jewish world this past weekend? When Felix Klein, Germany’s first Commissioner for Jewish Life in Germany and the Fight Against...
What happens when Israel is your lowest priority?
The good news for U.S. President Donald Trump coming out of a new poll of Jewish voters is that he shouldn’t take their indifference about his pro-Israel policies too personally.
The survey published this week...
Is it Ilhan Omar’s Democratic Party now?
Austin is a Texas college town better known these days for its trend-setting music scene than for being the capital of the Lone Star State. But last week, it also provided a test case...
Palestinians need to rethink the ‘nakba,’ not refight it
The debates about Holocaust references made by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) are starting to die down. Like almost everything that happens these days, partisanship was far more important in determining the outcome than the...
Not all criticism of Jews is anti-Semitic dog-whistling
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s upstart presidential campaign has gone far better than anyone could have predicted. The mainstream media and elites on both coasts have championed him as possibly the first openly gay...
Ilhan Omar’s anti-Semitism wins the pop-culture primary
Maybe you thought the turning point took place in February when the Democratic majority caucus in the House of Representatives failed to name and rebuke Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of...
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is about this one day
Much of the discussion about Israel and the Palestinians revolves around one question: Why does the conflict continue? Most of those who offer answers, especially veteran Middle East “experts” who have been advocating for...
![Flag of the Muslim Brotherhood [File photo]](https://jewishwebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Jordans-Muslim-brotherhood-324x235.jpg "The Muslim Brotherhood and the Islamophobia trap")
The Muslim Brotherhood and the Islamophobia trap
As far as administration critics are concerned, U.S. President Donald Trump is about to do it again.
His plans to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group has the foreign-policy establishment wringing their hands...
Will the Holocaust on Instagram teach remembrance?
To say that the impact of social media on society and popular culture has not been entirely beneficial is the understatement of the 21st century. Our politics has been further embittered by the isolation...
Stop debating about which kind of anti-Semitism is worse
American Jews were shaken by the second attack on a synagogue within six months this past weekend. But, as was the case with the aftermath of the shooting in Pittsburgh, the assault on Chabad...