Opinion AIPAC Must Stop Bernie Sanders – at All Costs
'Never Bernie' AIPAC now sounds a lot like a pro-Trump caucus, not a bipartisan pro-Israel lobby. But it has no choice
Jonathan S. Tobin
Jonathan S. Tobin is editor in chief of JNS.org and a contributor to National Review. Follow him on Twitter at: @jonathans_tobin.
Opinion Trump's Peace Plan Means Settlements Are Permanent. Democrats, Get Used to It
Even when Democrats hold the White House again, they won't be able to reverse the core terms of Trump's Middle East peace plan, and U.S. leverage over Israel will have diminished. This is why
Opinion Trump Has Come Out as a Neocon on Iran – and Tucker Carlson Can't Stand It
Carlson has lost his self-declared role as the Trump whisperer on Iran, signaling how far the GOP's isolationist wing is losing control of Trump’s foreign policy
Opinion Most U.S. Jews Don’t Care About anti-Semitic Violence Against the ultra-Orthodox
The muted response to the string of attacks in NYC shows that mainstream U.S. Jewry is indifferent to Haredim and hesitant to condemn those who target them
Opinion The pro-Trump Racists and anti-Semites Who Could Bring Down Trump – and American Conservatism
The 'graduates' of the Charlottesville neo-Nazi march are repositioning themselves to infiltrate American conservatism. And the White House is silent
Opinion For pro-Palestinian Activists on U.S. Campuses, the Holocaust Is Cancelled
Denounce Zionism, or we'll downgrade the Holocaust: That's the message of the Benedictine College activists who tried to bully a Holocaust survivor into backing their campaign
Opinion Can Trump, Evangelicals and Right-wing Jews Really Relate to a post-Netanyahu Israel?
Will the U.S. president lose interest in an Israel no longer headed by a populist honorary Republican? What about Trump's most ardent supporters, and his Mideast 'peace team,' so deeply invested in Netanyahu staying in office?
Opinion If Bret Stephens' 'Nazi Bedbugs' Are Gross, How Are You OK With 'Trump Is Hitler'?
The NYT columnist proved he was just as whiny and thin-skinned about criticism as his bte noire, Donald Trump. And he showed that the anti-Trump camp just can't stop cheapening the Holocaust for political gain
Opinion On Iran, Trump Is Shoving Israel Out Into the Cold
Trump's apparent pivot towards the 'America First' isolationism of Rand Paul and Tucker Carlson is a bitter shock for his Jewish and evangelical donors and supporters - and for Netanyahu
Opinion Trump's Soft Spot for anti-Semites Is Now a Big Problem for His Jewish Fans
When pro-Israel Trump invites an alt-right, anti-Semitic cartoonist into the White House, even if he's belatedly ditched, Jewish supporters have to face an unpleasant truth about the president
Opinion If Democratic Candidates Cosy Up to Radical anti-Zionist Jews, They Can Kiss the 2020 Elections Goodbye
If Democratic hopefuls encounter a radical pro-Palestinian group which rejects Jewish sovereignty and two states, they should ignore them, right? Let's see their response to IfNotNow, which intends to heckle, bait and entrap those candidates on the campaign trail
Opinion Pompeo’s Promise to Protect U.K. Jews From Corbyn Was Shocking, Foolish - and Morally Perfect
When Pompeo committed to 'pushing back' against Corbyn it wasn’t just another Trump administration stumble. The U.S. cannot be indifferent to an anti-Semite coming to power - and nor should any other Western state
Opinion Trump Won't Give Netanyahu the West Bank as a Reelection Gift. Because of Iran
The most settler-friendly president ever won't let the Israeli right's dreams of annexation scuttle a regional alliance against Iran. And there's nothing the Christian right can do about it
Opinion Why Does Rashida Tlaib Keep Campaigning for Donald Trump?
Tlaib's 'calming feeling' about the Holocaust is just the latest gift Democrats in Congress have handed the president on Israel and anti-Semitism
Opinion Far-right Extremists Are Killing Jews in America. Not Donald Trump
Liberal U.S. Jews fear Trump as much as far right shooters. That's illogical, foolish and damaging
Opinion Netanyahu? Gantz? Who Would American Jews Vote for in Israel’s Elections?
Despite what Trump may think, U.S. Jews can't vote in Israel's elections. But if they could, the political chasm between them and most Israelis - from peace to pluralism to Jewish nationalism - would be laid bare for all to see
Opinion Cleared of Collusion With Russia, Trump Can Now Collude Shamelessly With Netanyahu
Netanyahu is breathing a sigh of relief: Now Trump is free to campaign for him, joining a long line of U.S. presidents who've interfered in Israel's elections. The only downside is what Trump will expect in return
Opinion Ilhan Omar and the Democrats' Dilemma: Punish anti-Semitism, or Appease It, Corbyn Style
Right now, the Democratic Party isn’t morally equivalent to U.K. Labour’s anti-Semitism run wild. But if they don’t draw a firm line in the sand, if they rely on whataboutism, if they decide condemning anti-Semitism 'privileges' Jews – the signs are ominous
Opinion Will AIPAC Boo Netanyahu?
Netanyahu still thinks he'll get a rousing reception at AIPAC, even after his deal with the Kahanist devils. He's probably right. But the applause hides deep concern that he’s boosted the Democratic drift away from Israel
Opinion Republicans Spoke Up Against Steve King. Shouldn’t Democrats Speak Up Against Ilhan Omar?
It’s getting harder to label radicals like Ilhan Omar, pro-BDS and hostile to Israel, as marginal to the Democratic Party. Days after the GOP neutralized Steve King’s Congressional influence, the Democrats elevated Omar’s
Opinion When the Liberal Mob Targets Catholics and Evangelicals, It's Bad News for Jews
The eager attacks on 'racist' Covington Catholic students and 'homophobic' Karen Pence is yet more proof that America's liberals are tolerant of everything but religious faith. When Orthodox Jews are targeted, what will liberal Jews do?
Opinion Palestinians Should Push the Muslim World to Compensate Jewish Refugees
Israel is demanding reparations for the assets lost when 856,000 Jews were forced from their homes after 1948 - claims that are no less just than those of the Palestinians. It's time for both sides to see past their own exclusive victimhood
Opinion Trump Just Gave the Finger to His Jewish Voters
Trump is retreating from Syria – and from his pro-Israel Jewish conservative voters. If that decision is a harbinger of other strategic moves distancing him from Israel's security, much of his remaining Jewish support will fall off a cliff
Opinion Campaign Against U.S.-Israel Police Programs Is the BDS Version of Blood Libel
Efforts to derail Israeli training for U.S. law enforcement reveal the link between BDS and anti-Semitism by attempting to blame Jews for police shootings in America
Opinion Boycott Airbnb, Unless You're Good With anti-Semitism
Even if you fiercely oppose the occupation, you should still be able to see that denying Jews rights that you don’t seek to deny to others, even other occupiers, is bias. That bias is anti-Semitism
Opinion Don't Expect Democrats to Obstruct Trump’s pro-Israel Policies – or Punish Netanyahu
Jewish conservatives warn a Democrat-run House of Representatives will be Corbyn-style hostile to Israel, and Jewish liberals think Democrats will penalize Netanyahu for his love affair with Trump. They’re both wrong
Opinion Who’s Got the Guts to Call for a BDS Movement Against Saudi Arabia?
So the West has belatedly realized, after the brazen murder of Jamal Khashoggi, that the Riyadh regime is a cruel, nepotistic and corrupt klepto-theocracy. But unlike in the case of Israel, that won't spark a sanctions campaign
Opinion Rudy Giuliani Backs Calling George Soros the 'anti-Christ.' Is That anti-Semitic?
When President Trump and his close allies blame Jewish billionaire Soros for funding and inciting anti-Kavanaugh protests, is that a dog whistle for anti-Semites?
Opinion Did Eric Trump’s 'Shekels' Comment Betray the Trump Family’s anti-Semitism?
When Eric accused Bob Woodward of undermining the Trump administration for money, he used a term, 'shekels,' which isn't normative American slang. But it’s normative for alt-right websites. Is that proof of Jew-hatred in the first family?
Opinion From Wagner to Roger Waters: Should We Sanction Musicians Who Hold Odious Ideas About Jews?
It’s the one cultural boycott Israel backs: An informal ban on public performances of Hitler’s favorite composer, Richard Wagner. Musicians can be anti-Semitic – but can their music?