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Jonathan S. Tobin is editor-in-chief of the Jewish News Syndicate, a senior contributor for The Federalist, a columnist for Newsweek and a contributor to many other publications. He covers the American political scene, foreign policy, the U.S.-Israel relationship, Middle East diplomacy, the Jewish world and the arts. He hosts the JNS “Think Twice” podcast, both the weekly video program and the “Jonathan Tobin Daily” program, which are available on all major audio platforms and YouTube. Previously, he was executive editor, then senior online editor and chief political blogger, for Commentary magazine. Before that, he was editor-in-chief of The Jewish Exponent in Philadelphia and editor of the Connecticut Jewish Ledger. He has won more than 60 awards for commentary, art criticism and other writing. He appears regularly on television, commenting on politics and foreign policy. Born in New York City, he studied history at Columbia University.

Though not without cost, the U.S.-Israeli offensive has already made the world safer. Claims of a “quagmire” are an attempt to politicize an issue that should be bipartisan.
As was the case after the 9/11 attacks, the liberal media is trying to convince us that Muslims are under siege, instead of focusing on Islamist Jew-hatred and terrorism.
Think Twice with Jonathan Tobin with guest Walter Russell Meade; Episode 216
Support for the Iran war among the GOP base and President Trump’s intervention in the podcast wars signal that the Tucker Carlson wing of the GOP has hit a dead-end.
Critics assert that the price America is paying to force the Islamic Republic to give up its nuclear ambitions and zeal for terrorism is too high. But the alternatives are far worse.
Podcasters like Tucker Carlson—and other apologists for neo-Nazis and Islamists who incite hatred against Jews and scapegoat Israel—have blood on their hands.
“Think Twice” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Dara Horn, Ep. 214
The embrace of terror supporters by the mayor and his wife, coupled with the media’s efforts to confuse the public about an Islamist terror attack, is a tipping point in American society.
The effort to delegitimize the decision to strike Tehran is primarily about partisan politics. The president’s critics are focusing more on him than on America’s Islamist foes.
As supposed moderates like Gavin Newsom demonize AIPAC and smear the Jewish state to appeal to their party’s mainstream, voters will have to draw their own conclusions.
“Think Twice” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Yossi Kuperwasser, Ep. 213
The Islamist terror regime, now allied to China and Russia, has been waging war against the United States for 47 years. But to Israel-bashers, it’s simply another Jewish plot.