Jonathan S. Tobin

Can we talk about the pandemic without blaming its victims?

Why are President Trump and haredi Jews blamed for their coronavirus infections, while BLM and anti-government protesters are not? Op-ed.

The intifada changed everything. Will the next administration care?

Arafat’s answering peace overtures with war showed that there was no partner to peace. The Obama-Biden administration ignored that. Op-ed.

Thinking of moving abroad if your candidate loses?

Growing numbers of American Jews on both the Right and Left fear apocalypse in 2021 if their candidate loses in November. Op-ed.

The Jewish stake in opposing ‘anti-racism’ training

Race-obsessed diversity training and pushing of 'white privilege' theory by gov't agencies are dangerous to Jews and other minorities. Op-ed

More than a missed opportunity for Palestinians

It is now Arab states, not Israelis, saying that the Palestinians “never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.” Op-ed.

Where do you draw the line with anti-Semites?

Biden's meeting with Jacob Blake's father ignored by the media - despite Blake Sr.'s history of anti-Semitism, support for Farrakhan. Op-ed.

Who should Jews fear most during an ‘uprising’?

Focusing on a few white supremacist vigilantes is a ploy to make voters forget that intersectional ideology is clearly antisemitic. Op-ed.

What are Jews who embrace the Black Lives Matter movement endorsing?

Black Lives Matter's platform takes hard-left tack on issue after issue, drawing heavily on radical and Marxist ideas. Op-ed.

Should Jews be angry about Pompeo’s speech from Jerusalem?

The taped convention address from Israel skirts the line of propriety. But Dems’ beef with Pompeo is more about politics, not the law. Op-ed

Biden can’t have it both ways on Sarsour and anti-Semitism

After a spokesman distanced the Democrat from a prominent anti-Semite, others apologized to her supporters. Opinion.

Can calls for unity and moderation unite divided societies?

The problem with Friedman-Nachalon’s prescription is that democracy is not unity and consensus, but making choices. Op-ed.

What to teach (and not teach) your children about Israel

What is in short supply,is in-depth learning about Zionism that will counteract the media and define the justice of Israel’s cause.Op-ed.

The perils of COVID incumbency create a summer of woe

While incumbency is usually a huge political advantage, it is not when the country is in a crisis of the kind facing the US and Israel.

On Tisha B’Av, it’s time for Americans to step back from apocalyptic rhetoric

if there was ever a year when the lessons of this fast were needed by Americans of all faiths, it is 2020.Opinion.

Has Erdoğan launched a new age of religious wars?

Reconversion of Istanbul museum to mosque & threats alluding to Temple Mount, illustrate danger of divided sovereignty in Jerusalem. Opinion

Want to fight racism? Begin by resisting BLM ideology

If Jews want to help make America a more just nation, they must oppose destructive racial teachings about “white culture”. Opinion.

The bullying of Bari Weiss and the end of classic journalism

The end of Bari Weiss' tenure at NYT is a watershed moment - both regarding the paper's treatment of Jews and diversity of opinion. Opinion.

Jews aren’t indigenous to Israel? According to whom?

A Twitter war over the meaning of a word demonstrated how leftist politics pollutes language and cancels Jewish rights. Opinion.

Understanding the collapse of liberal Zionism

Peter Beinart claimed to speak for Jewish critics of Israel. Now he wants to replace it with a defenseless binational state. Opinion.

How much anti-Semitism does it take to cancel an NFL star?

Why is cancel culture so selective ? And how can someone touting Adolf Hitler while smearing Jews get away with it? Opinion.

Why should we give a pass to those who tweet anti-Semitism?

Should following orders & having Jewish friends get an NYT editor who posted libels against Israel off the hook for promoting hate? Opinion

A tale of two revolutions, and why America must be celebrated

The radical narrative that US is racist is rooted in a revisionist spirit that threatens rule of law, civilization & Jews. Opinion.

It’s a little late for Jews to get even with St. Louis

There’s no statute of limitations on anti-Semitic hate. The effort to tear down a statue of a French king is a terrible woke idea. Opinion.

Anti-Semitism gets you fired at Labour, but hired by The New York Times

What does a new NYT editor have in common with two of Jeremy Corbyn’s most prominent supporters? A willingness to spread anti-Semitic myths.