Tobin’s Take
Whither ADL?
Jonathan TobinAug 02, 2018
When Jonathan Greenblatt replaced Abe Foxman as national director of the Anti-Defamation League in 2015, the shift from a career Jewish professional to a veteran...
What do we expect from a Jewish state?
Jonathan TobinJul 26, 2018
When the sun rose over Israel the day after a new basic law officially designating it as the “nation-state of the Jewish people,” the country was no different from...
A judicial litmus test
Jonathan TobinJul 05, 2018
Americans are more divided today than they have been at any time in living memory. The fault lines generally have to do with opinions about President Donald Trump and...
A tale of two princes
Jonathan TobinJun 28, 2018
For all of its economic, military and cultural strength that has made it a regional superpower, the State of Israel remains a little insecure. After having its...
Everyday anti-Israel hate at the UN
Jonathan TobinJun 21, 2018
It was just another day at the office for UN officials. As it has done innumerable times in the last 50 years, on June 12, the General Assembly devoted an entire day of...
Reeducation camps — Jewish ones
Jonathan TobinJun 07, 2018
According to some young American Jews, it’s time to start telling kids the truth about Israel. Upset about what they consider to be a steady diet of pro-Israel...
Maybe, not missing the opportunity?
Jonathan TobinMay 31, 2018
Can the Palestinians finally not miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity? That paraphrase of Abba Eban’s famous quote provides the key question to ask about the...
Netta beats ‘nakba’
Jonathan TobinMay 24, 2018
The results of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest and the reactions to it were as disturbing to foreign Israel-haters as they were to some of the nation’s most fervent...
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...
