Jonathan S. Tobin
Jonathan S. Tobin is editor in chief of JNS. Follow him on Twitter at: @jonathans_tobin.
Can pro-BDS anti-Semites redefine anti-Semitism?
At first glance, it sounds reasonable. There is nothing wrong with seeking to differentiate criticism of Israel from anti-Semitism. After all, Israelis criticize Israel’s democratically elected government every day. Like any other nation, its...
The ‘occupation’ and the old-new romance of socialism
At only 28 years old and with nothing but an upset primary win in a New York City congressional district on her résumé, being anointed as the “future of the Democratic Party” was quite...
Welcoming Orbán doesn’t betray Israeli democracy
For those who like neat political theories with straight lines connecting the people they don’t like, the upcoming visit of Hungarian President Viktor Orbán to Israel provides some potent ammunition. Orbán was elected for a third...
Why Israel wants Trump to get along with Putin
As far as much of the American public is concerned, the timing for U.S. President Donald Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin couldn’t be worse. The indictments of 12 Russian military intelligence officers...
Whatever happened to the ADL?
When Jonathan Greenblatt replaced Abe Foxman as national director of the Anti-Defamation League in 2015, the shift from a career Jewish professional to a veteran Democratic Party operative with no experience working in the...
What’s the matter with a Jewish state?
The primary reaction from most people to the news that the Knesset may soon pass a bill defining Israel as a “Jewish state” is likely to be incredulity. Since just about everything about its...
The Supreme Court and the mythical road to Weimar
When U.S. President Donald Trump announced his nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday night, opinion quickly divided along partisan lines. That didn’t used to be the way Americans...
Must Jews and Poles keep fighting about the Holocaust?
It’s never wise to get into an argument about the Holocaust with Yad Vashem.
That’s the moral of the story with regard to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s inept attempt to resolve a quarrel with...
Heed the lessons of Natan Sharansky
Natan Sharansky is exiting the center stage of Jewish life. The 70-year-old former Soviet dissident and prisoner of Zion turned author, Israeli politician and, for the last eight years, the head of the Jewish...
What Germans understand about BDS
Who ever thought Germans would have a better grasp of the need to stand up against anti-Semitism than the Scots?
It’s been more than seven decades since the end of World War II, but the...