Jonathan S. Tobin

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  • Not all criticism of Jews is anti-Semitic dog-whistling

    Not all criticism of Jews is anti-Semitic dog-whistling

    Pete Buttigieg doesn’t like the way a GOP mega-donor spends his money. Republicans should also be able to oppose Democratic moneybags without being called anti-Semites.

  • AOC and the wrong debate about American aid to Israel

    AOC and the wrong debate about American aid to Israel

    AOC wants to cut aid to the Jewish state to punish Israelis for re-electing Benjamin Netanyahu. But Israelis would be wise to phase it out anyway for their own reasons.

  • Why is Ilhan Omar’s 'Islamophobia' dodge working?

    Why is Ilhan Omar’s 'Islamophobia' dodge working?

    An anti-Semite victimhood claim is based on a myth about a post-9/11 backlash that never happened.

  • The Netanyahu indictments: unfair and inevitable

    The Netanyahu indictments: unfair and inevitable

    The charges against the prime minister set an unfortunate precedent in more ways than one. Here are four takeaways from the charges against him.

  • Will Israel policy be on the line in 2020?

    Will Israel policy be on the line in 2020?

    While there is a stark difference between Trump and most Democrats, don’t look for the Jewish state to be a major topic of discussion on the campaign trail.

  • Can a Divided Nation Learn to Forgive?

    Can a Divided Nation Learn to Forgive?

    The imperative to learn from our mistakes and make amends isn't consistent with intolerance for and refusing to listen to opposing views.

  • Why Israel Wants Trump to Get Along With Putin

    Why Israel Wants Trump to Get Along With Putin

    As Americans debate the propriety of good relations with a dangerous Russian regime, Israelis see Moscow as the key to putting Iran in its place.

  • Another Step to the Left for Democrats

    Another Step to the Left for Democrats

    The triumph of a political candidate in Queens, N.Y., illustrates the widening partisan divide on Israel and much else.

  • Should Democrats Always Lead During War? Part Two

    As I wrote in part one of this series, liberal hypocrisy about the anti-terror policies of the George W. Bush and Obama administrations has made clear that partisan affiliation seems to play a large role in the way Americans think about the wars the country has become embroiled in over the last half century. Just as anti-war sentiment about Vietnam mushroomed after Richard Nixon replaced Lyndon Johnson in the White house, it evaporated about the war on terror when Obama replaced Bush.

  • Should Democrats Always Lead During War? Part One

    Tina Brown stated the obvious when she observed on Bill Maher's show that had George W. Bush used drone attacks in the same manner as Barack Obama has done he would have been impeached a long time ago. As Pete Wehner wrote last week in a post that both Max Boot and I agreed with, a thick stench of hypocrisy hangs over the Obama administration. The president who came into office decrying Bush's actions against terrorists as a disgrace not only later carried out many of the same policies but also

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