Does it really matter what started the shooting at the border between Israel and Hamas-run Gaza?
To outward appearances, it looks like it was something of an accident when a routine security …
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Commentary by Jonathan S. Tobin
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11/13/18
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For those who have spent recent years lamenting the growing disconnect between Israel and the Diaspora, the days after the Pittsburgh shooting provided more proof of their claims. Some Americans …
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By Jonathan S. Tobin
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11/7/18
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With weeks to go before the midterms, both political parties are pulling out all the stops to win. Which in most cases means doing their best to make the voters hate the other side and whoever is …
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By Jonathan S. Tobin
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10/29/18
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Anybody who pays attention to the sorts of things honored by contemporary popular culture knows that stories about heroism are passé. But why then do we still long for them?
In March 1920, …
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By Jonathan S. Tobin
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10/14/18
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The resignation of US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley took the political world by surprise, but it’s likely that no one is more disappointed than supporters of Israel. Haley …
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By Jonathan S. Tobin
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10/13/18
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If you believe Bob Woodward’s latest book, Fear: Trump in the White House, or the anonymous op-ed published recently by The New York Times, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the …
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By Jonathan S. Tobin
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9/21/18
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If American Jews are unhappy with Israel, it may not be so much a function of the new nation-state law as the growing consensus that it is “illiberal.”
In articles in both secular …
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By Jonathan S. Tobin
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8/17/18
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The Egyptian government recently passed a new law against spreading “rumors.” By “rumors,” President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi means anything that might undermine confidence in …
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By Jonathan S. Tobin
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8/8/18
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There’s a lot of competition for the title of least popular aide to U.S. President Donald Trump, but Stephen Miller might be at the top of the list. The architect of Trump’s immigration …
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By Jonathan S. Tobin
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8/22/18
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At only 28 years old and with nothing but an upset primary win in a New York City congressional district on her résumé, being anointed the “future of the Democratic Party” was quite a burden to …
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By Jonathan S. Tobin
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7/25/18
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