Tobin’s Take
David Friedman and ‘annexation’
Jonathan TobinJun 13, 2019
The New York Times got quite a scoop when, in an interview with its Jerusalem bureau chief David Halbfinger, US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said that he favored...
New strains of viral anti-Semitism
Jonathan TobinMay 30, 2019
Who could really be surprised by the story that grabbed the attention of the Jewish world this past weekend? When Felix Klein, Germany’s first commissioner for Jewish...
Not everything is an anti-Semitic dog whistle
Jonathan TobinMay 16, 2019
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s upstart presidential campaign has gone far better than anyone could have predicted. But when speaking in Las Vegas this week, he made...
Holocaust remembrance on Instagram
Jonathan TobinMay 06, 2019
To say that the impact of social media on society and popular culture has not been entirely beneficial is the understatement of the 21st century. Our politics has been...
Who denied the Palestinians a state?
Jonathan TobinApr 25, 2019
According to The New York Times, the re-election of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has left Palestinian families seeing “no light at the end of the...
False narrative
Jonathan TobinApr 11, 2019
For critics of the pro-Israel community and US President Donald Trump, it was the ultimate “gotcha” moment. After months of having to listen to Jews and friends of...
City of David and the problem with Jerusalem
Jonathan TobinApr 04, 2019
Those who continue to deny the historical facts about Jewish Jerusalem got more bad news this week. Archaeologists working at the City of David site in Jerusalem...
The Israeli people are still ‘with the Golan’
Jonathan TobinMar 21, 2019
Sometimes, the best deals are the ones you don’t make. The news that Hezbollah is seeking to establish a cell in the Golan Heights from bases in Syria without the...
Bibi or Tibi?
Jonathan TobinMar 14, 2019
He’s done it again. After being called out for allegedly employing racist incitement against Israeli Arabs during election campaigns, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
Abbas’ popularity alters Israeli politics
Jonathan TobinFeb 28, 2019
It was a rough week for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He saw his main opponents join forces. The Blue and White Party that resulted from this merger...
