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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.

Vice President JD Vance is leading efforts to persuade the president to appease Tehran rather than confront it. America has been down that disastrous road before.
Liberal Jews are rallying behind the partisan effort to use the death of Renee Good to end the enforcement of immigration laws. That isn’t defending Jewish interests or values.
The vice president won’t distance himself from a dogmatic faction of Jew-haters led by Tucker Carlson. That’s why some Republicans are drawing conclusions about him.
If Mamdani’s bigotry and obsessive hate of Israel don’t seem to bother most New Yorkers and even many Jews, then it illustrates how prejudice has become mainstreamed.
“Think Twice” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Mark Meirowitz, Ep. 206
The country is falling apart, pushed to the brink by failing resources and a nuclear defeat last summer. But as long as its minions are ready to slaughter dissidents, the ayatollahs will remain in power.
Critics say the capture of Maduro proves that the president is destroying the post-war international system. They fail to see that its preservation won’t defend the West or Israel.
Among the first acts of New York’s new mayor was a signal that, notwithstanding his disingenuous promises, antisemitism will be defended by his administration.
The government can’t be trusted to investigate itself, but neither can institutions that are biased against it. History will render its verdict; in the meantime, it should be left to Israel’s voters.
With antisemitism surging on both the left and the right, the future remains uncertain. But the Trump-Netanyahu meeting is a reminder that the Jewish state is winning—and not alone.
The U.S. strikes on Islamists in Africa ordered by President Trump put into perspective the hypocrisy and double standards of Israel’s critics on the left and the right.