Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, is less of a nationwide party than usual this year. That was probably already a given for a nation still engaged in a war for its survival that …
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By Jonathan S. Tobin
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5/8/25
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We are at a time of unprecedented challenges for the Jewish people, Israel and the United States.
More than 18 months ago, a Hamas-led Palestinian Arab terrorist assault on southern Israel was …
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By Jonathan S. Tobin
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4/30/25
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It seems like a lot longer ago than just eight months since then Vice President Kamala Harris tapped Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate. Picking the inept Walz to stand beside her on the …
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By Jonathan S. Tobin
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4/23/25
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As Israeli Prime Minister Bejamin Netanyahu arrived in Washington on Sunday, he was greeted by headlines that focused on alleged Israeli atrocities against innocent Palestinian Arabs.
The …
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By Jonathan S. Tobin
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4/9/25
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Ours is an era when canceling people for dissenting against fashionable woke shibboleths has become an inevitable and often lamentable aspect of contemporary culture. That’s true not just in …
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By Jonathan S. Tobin
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4/2/25
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Alan Dershowitz may have written a book titled “Chutzpah,” but if anyone’s picture deserves to be in the dictionary alongside that idiomatic Yiddish word, it’s that of Sen. …
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By Jonathan S. Tobin
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3/19/25
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At a time when partisanship influences virtually every aspect of American life, we shouldn’t be surprised when even the most anodyne governmental actions are not merely opposed but labeled as …
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By Jonathan S. Tobin
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3/12/25
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As much as anything else, two little red-haired boys and their mother symbolized the barbaric cruelty of the Hamas assault on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. The video of a terrified Shiri Bibas, …
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By Jonathan S. Tobin
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2/26/25
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It turns out there are some people who still believe in the symbolism and power of full-page advertisements in the New York Times. Among them are a great many Jewish celebrities and spiritual leaders …
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By Jonathan S. Tobin
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2/20/25
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New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is an exemplary member of the American Jewish community. …
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By Jonathan S. Tobin
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2/12/25
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