Jonathan Tobin
The significance of the embassy move
Jonathan TobinMay 17, 2018
For decades, it was a consensus issue. Israel’s supporters of all political stripes agreed that the refusal of the US to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital was...
Iran’s lies matter
Jonathan TobinMay 03, 2018
While Benjamin Netanyahu’s remarks contained dramatic revelations about a secret Iranian nuclear program and proof that Iran had been lying for years, up to the...
The futility of ‘never again’
Jonathan TobinApr 12, 2018
On Wednesday evening, April 11, Jews in Israel and around the world marked the annual commemoration of Yom HaShoah, the day of remembrance of the Holocaust. It is a time...
In denial about Mahmoud Abbas
Jonathan TobinMar 29, 2018
PASSOVER EDITION 5778 SECTION A PAGE 5 Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas keeps telling the world what he thinks. The curious thing is not that he makes...
Here, Trump has gone establishment
Jonathan TobinMar 15, 2018
It turns out that in some cases, the Trump administration can behave just like its predecessors. President Donald Trump has been rightly accused of smashing precedents...
Gun control discourse is hot air
Jonathan TobinFeb 22, 2018
Jewish groups don’t hesitate to weigh in after the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla., but the futile nature of the discussion about guns points toward...
Gaza needs to look in the mirror
Jonathan TobinFeb 15, 2018
Gaza is broke. As the Feb. 12 front-page New York Times feature explained at length, the conflict between the Gaza Strip’s Hamas overlords and the Fatah party that...
‘Outside-in’ is inside out
Jonathan TobinFeb 08, 2018
Sinai strikes are a reminder that Israel should never count on Arab states to guarantee its safety. It’s the other way around. We’re not hearing much anymore about...
Israel’s blacklist is a pointless blunder
Jonathan TobinJan 18, 2018
The term “blacklist” is one that brings up memories of McCarthysim to most Americans. But those on a new Israeli “blacklist” who are to be blocked from entry to...
Defining ‘occupied’ and the semantic battle
Jonathan TobinJan 04, 2018
In a demonstration of how completely at odds his views are from those of the foreign policy establishment, US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman reportedly asked the...
