Tobin’s Take
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...
How Trump and Abbas prove liberals clueless
Jonathan TobinDec 28, 2017
Earlier this month, more than 10,000 Israelis turned out for demonstrations in Tel Aviv against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Their purpose was to draw attention to...
What’s this? Unity on Trump announcement?
Jonathan TobinDec 14, 2017
If there is one thing that the overwhelmingly liberal American Jewish community generally agrees on these days, it’s President Donald Trump. The vast majority of Jews...