Jonathan S. Tobin / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Jonathan S. Tobin / JNS.org
The Price of Saudi Friendship
JNS.org - In one sense, the disappearance of Washington Post journalist Jamal Kashoggi after he entered Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, last week is...
BDS Threatens the Diaspora, Not Israel
JNS.org - This past week, we learned of yet another educator at the University of Michigan who has refused to give a Jewish student a...
The Woman Who Showed How Americans Can Succeed at the UN
JNS.org - The resignation of US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley took the political world by surprise, but it’s likely that no one...
Trump Puts the Ball Back in the Palestinians’ Court
JNS.org - Is the two-state solution back in play? That’s the upshot of the latest comments from Donald Trump. At the United Nations on Wednesday, Trump...
When Experts Ignore the Truth About Israel and the Palestinians
JNS.org - When New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman offers up a Middle East peace plan, the world stops and listens. Or at least it...
A New Low for BDS? Impeding Student Travel to Israel
JNS.org - A teacher writing a letter of recommendation for a student is a commonplace event. Teachers refusing such requests may also be common, but...
The Need for Strength and Self-Defense: The Lessons of Syria
JNS.org - The centerpiece of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur liturgy is the “Unetaneh Tokef” prayer: “Let us tell how utterly holy this day is.”...
25 Years of Oslo Illusions
JNS.org - When the Trump administration announced that it was ending its funding of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) last week, the protests...
Where Will America’s Rabbis Lead Us This New Year?
What was American Jewry’s greatest failing in 5778? If your answer is that our communal life hasn’t been sufficiently partisan or focused enough on the...
Why We Still Need Heroes Like John McCain
JNS.org - Anybody who pays attention to the sorts of things honored by contemporary popular culture knows that stories about heroism are passé. But why then...
Take the 5779 Jewish Pundit Quiz
JNS.org - Was 5778 a good year? For Jews around the world, it was the usual mixed bag. The US embassy in Israel was finally moved...
Leonard Bernstein’s Century
JNS.org - Throughout the last year, American cultural institutions have been celebrating the life of Leonard Bernstein. The celebrated composer, conductor, and educator who died...
Why Rashida Tlaib Matters
JNS.org – Sometimes the most important trends are those demonstrated by a lack of reaction, rather than a storm of protest. Rashida Tlaib, the Democratic nominee and all-but-certain...
‘Fauda’ and the Two-State Solution
JNS.org - In the international hit Israeli TV series Fauda, the head of the Palestinian Authority (PA) security service is a fictional character named Abu Maher....
Session at Immigrant Youth Group Conference Equates Israel With Nazi Germany, Says It's 'for White Jews Only'
America Wouldn’t Let Her In, So Why Should Israel?
'Large Share' of Brazil's Jews Will Vote for Right-Wing Presidential Candidate Bolsonaro Despite 'Reservations,' Says Political Analyst
Local Jewish Community Leader in Central Russia Hurt in Package Bomb Explosion
Netanyahu Thanks Australian PM for Consideration of Jerusalem Recognition, Embassy Move