How Democrats will exploit the ‘settler-violence’ narrative

Jonathan S. TobinEven many pro-Israel Jews object that Tobin dismisses settler violence as “largely false” and treats critics, including Israeli security veterans, rabbis, and Democrats, as political opportunists or worse. He also lumps targeted sanctions on violent settlers together with BDS, which many liberal and centrist Zionists see as a false choice.

Published on September 30, 2026

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Misleading claims that Jews—and not Palestinian terrorists—are the aggressors in the territories might be the wedge that the next Congress uses to start unraveling the U.S.-Israel alliance.