Jonathan Tobin
Hubris and the ‘new’ Hamas
Jonathan TobinMay 11, 2017
Donald Trump’s optimism about Middle East peace might be justified. Perhaps Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas’ pledge that he will be a “true...
Why and how Trump is acting against Iran
Jonathan TobinMay 04, 2017
the Obama administration managed to avoid a congressional vote on its nuclear deal with Iran in the fall of 2015, courtesy of a Democratic Senate filibuster, the...
The Palestinians don’t want Mandela
Jonathan TobinApr 27, 2017
internal politics and liberal hostility to Israel came together at The New York Times this month. The newspaper provoked a firestorm of criticism through its decision to...
Spicer, Hitler, and equal opportunity apologists
Jonathan TobinApr 20, 2017
The biggest Jewish news story during Passover this year was the latest example of a rule of political argument: he who mentions Hitler first always loses. I refer, of...
Does JVP fit in the big Jewish tent?
Jonathan TobinApr 14, 2017
What’s the one value that the Jewish community should care most about? To listen to many who run organizations and communal philanthropies, the answer is inclusion. At...
