Jonathan S. Tobin
Jonathan S. Tobin
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro called himself a proud member of the Jewish community at the Tree of Life groundbreaking. (Photo by Dale Lazar)
August 16, 2024, 10:10 am
Josh Shapiro and the unmaking of a vice president
Shapiro being a heartbeat away from the presidency caused leftist magazines like The New Republic and Slate to denounce him for being “egregiously bad on Palestine.”
By Jonathan S. Tobin
Sen. John Fetterman speaks during the Shaare Torah Congregation annual dinner on March 31, 2024 (Photo courtesy of Shaare Torah Congregation)
April 11, 2024, 3:19 pm
Who can stop the Democrats’ pivot away from Israel?
The turn against the Jewish state has spread from “The Squad” to Joe Biden, with exceptions like Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman standing against the pro-Hamas tide.
By Jonathan S. Tobin
Rashida Tlaib, a Democratic candidate for Congress in Michigan, has called for a one-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (Photo courtesy of Rashida for Congress)
November 16, 2023, 11:13 am
Sanctioning Jew-hatred doesn’t conflict with the First Amendment
The Jewish community has every right to demand that those who call for Israel’s extinction be correctly labeled as antisemites.
By Jonathan S. Tobin
Iron Dome in action/ Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Photo by Kobi Gideon / GPO, courtesy of Flickr.com.
May 18, 2023, 12:34 pm
The Gaza Strip and learning to live with insoluble problems
It’s not easy to accept that alternatives to the dilemma created by letting it become an independent terrorist state may be worse than the status quo.
By Jonathan S. Tobin
East Jerusalem was the sight of a deadly shooting outside of a synagogue on Jan. 27. Photo by Ronan Shenhav courtey of flickr.com
February 1, 2023, 3:15 pm
Israel’s critics hold the Jewish state responsible for Palestinian terror
The immediate context for the misleading coverage is the ongoing effort by the opposition to Israel’s government and its foreign cheerleaders.
By Jonathan S. Tobin
Donald Trump speaking with supporters at a campaign rally at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Gage Skidmore courtesy of flickr.com.)
December 1, 2022, 11:42 am
Trump’s Jewish supporters must condemn and disavow him
There can be no moving beyond an incident about which he can’t pretend he wasn’t aware of the consequences.
By Jonathan S. Tobin
Dave Chappelle, Sept. 9, 2018. (Credit: John Bauld via Wikimedia Commons)
November 16, 2022, 2:11 pm
Dave Chappelle and normalizing Black antisemitism
The comedian is right that we need to stop trying to cancel and fire those who say offensive things. But his SNL monologue ignored the truth about a major source of hate.
By Jonathan S. Tobin
Mahmoud Abbas addresses attendees of J Street conference in 2021. Jonathan S. Tobin feels the organization is dangerous for Israel and American Jewry. (Photo courtesy of J Street via Washington Jewish Week)
July 28, 2022, 10:44 am
J Street’s new low: Calling supporters of Israel racists
J Street has been investing considerable resources to backing candidates who are not supportive of Israel.
By Jonathan S. Tobin
Abortion rights activists react outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., Jun. 24, 2022. (Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
July 6, 2022, 11:37 am
Don’t use Judaism as a weapon in the abortion debate
There is no disputing that traditional Judaism approaches the issue of abortion very differently from the Catholic Church
By Jonathan S. Tobin
The main conference hall at the AIPAC conference. (Photo by Lauren Rosenblatt)
May 25, 2022, 8:24 pm
Who’s winning Bernie Sanders’s war on AIPAC?
Sanders is a bitter critic of the Jewish state but doesn’t oppose its existence.
By Jonathan S. Tobin
Entrepreneur, investor and business magnate Elon Musk discusses a Neuralink device as part of a live demonstration on Aug. 28, 2020 (Steve Jurvetson/Flickr via Wikimedia Commons)
April 19, 2022, 12:21 pm
Should everyone be afraid of Elon Musk buying Twitter?
His bid to restore free speech on the Internet unnerves those who want to silence online antisemitism. Giving Big Tech that kind of power can threaten democracy even more than extremists.
By Jonathan S. Tobin
Rashida Tlaib, a Democratic candidate for Congress in Michigan, has called for a one-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (Photo courtesy of Rashida for Congress)
March 9, 2022, 5:37 pm
The future of the Democrats and the mainstreaming of antisemitism
Rep. Ted Deutch's decision to retire is a dangerous portend to a political party that includes "The Squad," according to Jonathan Tobin.
By Jonathan S. Tobin
Kamala Harris has drawn criticism for her comments at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)
October 7, 2021, 10:15 am
Is it ever OK to praise the ‘truth’ of an antisemitic blood libel?
By Jonathan S. Tobin
Despite nearly two decades in Afghanistan, American forces have left the country leaving it to the Taliban, an organization it fought during its time in the country. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jorge A. Ortiz/ Released.
August 18, 2021, 3:02 pm
The cost of disgrace is not cheap
'Afghanistan was America’s longest war,' Tobin writes. Like Vietnam, the superpower 'was defeated by a much weaker enemy.'
By Jonathan S. Tobin
When George W. Bush visited Israel, a push was made to free Jonathan Pollard. This poster compares Pollard to Gilad Shalit, Eldad Regev, and Ehud Goldwasser, three Israeli soldiers taken captive before/during the war with Lebanon. Photo by Benjamin via Flickr.com.
March 31, 2021, 12:43 pm
Ignore Jonathan Pollard’s terrible advice
"By saying that any American Jew who finds himself in the same situation that he was in should do as he did...has crossed a line."
By Jonathan S. Tobin
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