Jonathan S. Tobin

Jonathan S. Tobin

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Why the left must lie about Hamas and rape

Journalists and social media deny the atrocities of Oct. 7 because of the false narrative about Israel being a “settler-colonial” state. No person with a shred of decency could support Hamas or oppose Israel’s efforts to eradicate it after reading about Hamas crimes. Opinion.

Why the left must lie about Hamas and rape

Intersectional myths killed the black-Jewish alliance

Black pastors are pressuring President Joe Biden to save Hamas because they identify with “oppressed” Palestinian Arabs who launched a genocidal war, not a drive for civil rights. Don't they know that? That is a morally bankrupt position. Op-ed.

Intersectional myths killed the black-Jewish alliance

It’s time to fight for Martin Luther King Jr.’s ideas and defeat DEI

The tragedy of the holiday is that it, like the civil-rights leader’s legacy, has been hijacked by woke ideologues who threaten American liberty and spread antisemitism. Op-ed.

It’s time to fight for Martin Luther King Jr.’s ideas and defeat DEI

The problem is bigger than three college presidents

The woke ideologies that govern academia enable antisemitism that the heads of Harvard, Penn and MIT refuse to say breaks rules.Op-ed.

The problem is bigger than three college presidents

Hamas atrocities explode the two-state myth

The US may finally be prepared to let Israel defeat the Islamist terror group. But we will not allow a Palestinian state after that. Op-ed.

Hamas atrocities explode the two-state myth

The dark side of Israel’s ‘democracy’ debate comes out into the open

The disruption of a public Orthodox prayer service in Tel Aviv on Yom Kippur cannot be excused. Op-ed.

The dark side of Israel’s ‘democracy’ debate comes out into the open

Is it racist to prioritize freedom from terror?

The U.S. State Department condemned recent comments by Itamar Ben-Gvir. But that is not the real problem. Op-ed.

Is it racist to prioritize freedom from terror?

A monolithic media, essential to the left, imperils democracy

As in the US, Israel’s mainstream media favor the left, so they’re trying to crush pro-Netnayahu Channel 14. Op-ed.

A monolithic media, essential to the left, imperils democracy

Who are the real modern-day Zealots?

The battle over Israeli judicial reform can’t be settled by faux piety about unity. Politicized Tisha B’Av sermons won’t save Israel. Op-ed.

Who are the real modern-day Zealots?

Netanyahu’s still in charge. Can Biden say the same?

The president’s latest shot at the Israeli government as “extreme” is hypocritical and inaccurate. Op-ed.

Netanyahu’s still in charge. Can Biden say the same?

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America is still worth fighting for

The civilizational struggle in which the left has cast the US as an irredeemably racist nation holds important stakes for the Jews. Op-ed.

America is still worth fighting for

The answer to campus radicalism and antisemitism? Defunding

A CUNY Law School graduation speech drew attention to the Jew-hatred in academia on the public’s dime. There must be accountability.Op-ed.

The answer to campus radicalism and antisemitism? Defunding

Joe Biden’s empty words about antisemitism

Bden's tribute to Jewish heritage featured a pledge against hate undermined by DEI orders and refusal to mention the IHRA definition.Op-ed.

Joe Biden’s empty words about antisemitism

The New York Times’ unethical war on hassidic schools

The 18-part assault on yeshivas says more about the decline of journalistic ethics than it does about any alleged academic failings. Op-ed.

The New York Times’ unethical war on hassidic schools

Tucker Carlson’s fall isn’t as good for the Jews as the ADL thinks

He took many questionable stands. But those who rightly see woke DEI ideology as a threat to Jewish life aren’t cheering his ouster, Op-ed.

Tucker Carlson’s fall isn’t as good for the Jews as the ADL thinks

What type of representative does Israel need?

PM's consideration of unabashed advocates, one a JNS columnist, for a top job is recognition that tepid diplomacy won’t cut it anymore.Op-ed

What type of representative does Israel need?

Why boycotts of Israel are never kosher

A call to reconsider investing in Israel because of judicial reform, although not exactly BDS, validates anti-Zionist lies. Op-eds.

Why boycotts of Israel are never kosher

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A ‘resistance’ coup just defeated Israeli democracy

A false narrative may achieve its goal of toppling Netanyahu, the consequences for future governments and U.S.-Israel relations are ominous.

A ‘resistance’ coup just defeated Israeli democracy

Demonizing Kohelet won’t silence calls for judicial reform

A think tank is attacked by Netanyahu opponents who focus on political power but not the ideas that put reform on the national agenda.Op-ed.

Demonizing Kohelet won’t silence calls for judicial reform

How worrying is the far-right’s ‘Day of Hate’ stunt?

An Internet announcement is troubling, but Jews cowering in response and the mainstreaming of antisemitism by media is the real problem.

How worrying is the far-right’s ‘Day of Hate’ stunt?

The anti-Bibi resistance wants Americans to thwart Israeli democracy

Some writers & publications aren’t just gaslighting the world about judicial reform. They’re also playing into hands of Israel’s foes.Op-ed.

The anti-Bibi resistance wants Americans to thwart Israeli democracy

The Ilhan Omar vote is a turning point for American Jews

Partisan split on booting Omar from committees illustrates the normalization of anti-Zionism.Op-ed.

The Ilhan Omar vote is a turning point for American Jews

Americans shouldn’t be swayed by the Israeli left’s freakout

The apocalyptic rhetoric about Netanyahu’s government and judicial-reform is about thwarting democracy, not protecting it. Op-ed.

Americans shouldn’t be swayed by the Israeli left’s freakout

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Is Israel really threatened by Ben-Gvir’s Temple Mount gambit?

Worries about results are real. But denying Hamas a veto over Jerusalem and asserting Jewish rights also brings benefits. Op-ed.

Is Israel really threatened by Ben-Gvir’s Temple Mount gambit?

Can US Jews love the real Israel - or only the fantasy version?

Most Americans don’t like the Jewish state’s new government. But it still deserves their support against those who work to destroy it.Op-ed.

Can US Jews love the real Israel - or only the fantasy version?

The anti-Bibi resistance is playing with fire

A false narrative about the new government’s extremism, spread by Lapid and left-wing rabbis, will aid the cause of anti-Zionists. Op-ed.

The anti-Bibi resistance is playing with fire

The top 10 Jewish stories of 2022

Antisemitism, Bibi, Ben-Gvir, Zelenskyy and Trump, owned the headlines in a year of twists and some names that just don’t go away. Op-ed.

The top 10 Jewish stories of 2022

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Don’t apologize for Ben-Gvir or anything else about Israel

Claiming Netanyahu’s government will make life hard for Diaspora Jews ignores what motivates Zionism’s foes and other anti-Semites. Op-ed.

Don’t apologize for Ben-Gvir or anything else about Israel

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The painful truth about media bias: Some journalists lie

The midterm election once again proved that many reporters suppress the truth to bolster their position in any dispute. Op-ed.

The painful truth about media bias: Some journalists lie

CNN’ gets it partially right about anti-Semitism

A documentary acknowledged hate on the left and the right, but failed to explain the role of critical race theory in mainstreaming it.Op-ed.

CNN’ gets it partially right about anti-Semitism

Jews don’t control America’s foreign policy

Belief in the myth of Jewish power haunts the U.S.-Israel relationship. Op-ed.

Jews don’t control America’s foreign policy

Biden will do everything he can to help Lapid and sabotage Netanyahu

Despite outrage about interventions in its own elections,expect Washington to pull out the stops to try to sabotage Netanyahu.Op-ed

Biden will do everything he can to help Lapid and sabotage Netanyahu

Expose: The "experts" are often wrong and sometimes even corrupt

Exposing a corrupt foreign and defense establishment: A former US. general secretly worked for Qatar in connection with Benny Gantz. Op-ed.

Expose:  The "experts" are often wrong and sometimes even corrupt

The DeSantis affair The disgraceful politicization of Jewish institutions

NY’s Museum of Jewish Heritage has declared itself a partisan institution by banning Gov. DeSantis from speaking in its building.Op-ed.

The DeSantis affair The disgraceful  politicization of Jewish institutions

The US ambassador to Israel calls pay-for-slay 'martyr payments' - for starters

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides sees his job not as promoting good relations but telling Israelis what they can and cannot do.Op-ed

The US ambassador to Israel calls pay-for-slay 'martyr payments' - for starters

The Holocaust Remembrance Day rule that proves everyone loves dead Jews

Lip service paid by the world to the memory of the Six Million is matched by the complacence about or support for today's Jew-hatred.Op-ed.

The Holocaust Remembrance Day rule that proves everyone loves dead Jews

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Who’s coarsening American public discourse now?

Is Biden’s angry and divisive rhetoric to blame for the latest round of abusive Nazi analogies? Opinion.

Who’s coarsening American public discourse now?

Plea bargains should not be for prime ministers

Netanyahu’s trial ending in a plea bargain is bad for Israeli democracy, even if it lets us move on from a long-running nightmare. Op-ed.

Plea bargains should not be for prime ministers

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Politics and combating anti-Semitism don’t mix

Historian Deborah Lipstadt’s nomination to be State Department envoy shouldn’t be held hostage to partisan anger. Opinion.

Politics and combating anti-Semitism don’t mix

Anti-Zionist Jews are more in tune with the Palestinian Arabs than Jewish liberals

Some cling to the myth of a 2-state solution, but recent statements by Mahmoud Abbas are in line with those wanting Israel destroyed.Op-ed.

Anti-Zionist Jews are more in tune with the Palestinian Arabs than Jewish liberals