Tobin’s Take
The HIAS legacy faces the 21st century
Jonathan TobinApr 30, 2020
One of the unfortunate sidebars of the fight that broke out during the course of the selection of a new lay leader for the Conference of Presidents of Major American...
PA must focus on virus, not anti-Semitism
Jonathan TobinApr 17, 2020
Three weeks ago, something highly unusual happened. The UN praised Israel. The cause for this remarkable exception to the general rule of the world body’s...
The implications of communal shut-down
Jonathan TobinMar 19, 2020
For many Jewish communities in the US, this was the week when synagogues were abandoned. In an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus, houses of worship were...
What is Israel’s ‘Joint Arab List’?
Jonathan TobinMar 12, 2020
Winning the most votes in Israel’s latest election was a triumph for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud Party. But it wasn’t enough to end the yearlong...
Wait and see, most Jews will vote for Bernie
Jonathan TobinFeb 27, 2020
This is a scary moment for centrist and pro-Israel Democrats. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ overwhelming victory in the Nevada caucuses, coupled with the disastrous debut of...
They want to be the first Jewish president
Jonathan TobinJan 30, 2020
Bernie Sanders and Michael Bloomberg both want to be the nation’s first Jewish president. But they couldn’t possibly be more different. Sanders is a socialist who is...
Where is Bethlehem? Not a trivial matter
Jonathan TobinJan 16, 2020
There’s no escaping controversy any time that Israel or the Palestinians are mentioned. That’s a lesson the producers, writers and star of the long-running...
Trump, an anti-Semite? What?
Jonathan TobinDec 12, 2019
How could a speech that centered on advocating support for Israel and opposition to anti-Semitism, and in particular, the BDS movement, be considered anti-Semitic...
Bloomberg’s wealth and anti-Semitism
Jonathan TobinNov 28, 2019
This week America got another Jewish candidate, as well as another billionaire, in the Democratic 2020 presidential race. The entry of former New York City Mayor and...
Settlements: Israeli Jews vs. American Jews
Jonathan TobinNov 21, 2019
When Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced this week that the US no longer considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank to be in violation of international law,...
