Jonathan S. Tobin
Jonathan S. Tobin is editor in chief of JNS. Follow him on Twitter at: @jonathans_tobin.
Diplomacy remains Netanyahu’s strong suit
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has never hesitated to get into the trenches and fight dirty with his political life on the line. But foreign policy, not retail politics, remains his strong suit.
In an...
Is it Islamophobic to deny that ‘Palestine’ exists?
Despite repeated comments in which she repeated hateful anti-Semitic tropes, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) escaped even the mildest slap on the wrist from her congressional colleagues. But it turns out that Kalman Yeger won’t...
The French pilot who stayed with his Jewish passengers at Entebbe
We live in a time when it seems as if the guard rails that briefly deterred the spread of anti-Semitism have collapsed.
That seems particularly true in Europe, where the memory of the Holocaust has...
What to make of a historic pro-Israel presidency
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said something last week timed to the Jewish holiday Purim that made a lot of people snicker. When asked by an interviewer by the Christian Broadcasting Network if U.S....
Despite attacks from the left and the right, AIPAC is still needed
As the annual AIPAC conference convened this week in Washington, the lobby’s status as the lightening rod for the pro-Israel community was more in evidence than ever before. Attacks on the group have escalated...
Treading the line between humor and anti-Semitism
Demographic surveys show that more American Jews consider humor key to their identity. The long history of famous Jewish jokesters and a style of comedy that is associated with the community is viewed as...
Israelis shrug as America intervenes in their election
When U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives in Israel this week, it won’t be interpreted as just another routine stop as America’s chief diplomat seeks to reaffirm ties with an ally or to...
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What’s the matter with Israel’s Supreme Court?
Israel’s highest court just did Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a big favor.
On Sunday, the Israeli Supreme Court handed down the final rulings on who could run in the country’s April 9 Knesset elections....
‘Bibi or Tibi’ debate is about Zionism, not racism
He’s done it again. After being called out for allegedly employing racist incitement against Israeli Arabs during election campaigns, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is being attacked again for saying things that hurt the...
What won’t change if Gantz replaces Netanyahu
For years, we’ve been told that support for Israel is being undermined by two factors. On the one hand, many Americans view the policies of the government led by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...