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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.

Olympic hero Artem Dolgopyat has become the face of the Law of Return conundrum facing those who qualify for citizenship but aren’t classified as Jews.
The Iranian regime thinks Biden is so desperate to revive Obama’s disastrous nuclear deal that he will agree to anything, despite provocations and impossible demands. They’re probably right.
The group’s new deal to help PayPal shut down supposed radicals is part of a Big Tech corporate assault on free expression, not a defense of democracy.
Journalist and author Naomi Schaefer Riley joins JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan S. Tobin to discuss the damage that critical race theory is doing to children.
“Washington Examiner” magazine editor Seth Mandel joins JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin to talk about why the ADL is failing to confront anti-Semitism, polarization and homeschooling.
The foreign minister believes that his government must prioritize the sort of diplomacy his predecessor rejected. But relations with the world won’t be improved by getting warm and fuzzy.
Despite left-wingers’ claims, there’s no real difference between an anti-Semitic BDS campaign that threatens Israel and one that only wants to boycott Jews in Jerusalem.
Author, journalist and commentator Liel Liebovitz joins JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin to debate whether Jews are white, the right Jewish answer to anti-Semitism and the current disconnect between Israelis and Americans.
The ice-cream company bowed to pressure to boycott Jerusalem and the West Bank. Still, their latest attempt at political virtue-signaling won’t advance peace, help Palestinians or silence critics.
Bennett’s statement deserves support, but it will have diplomatic and political repercussions. If he backs down, the consequences will involve more than the right to prayer at a holy site.
On this Tisha B’Av, Jews should note a year of sorrow and continued baseless hatred that is tearing us apart. In the face of hate and existential challenges, it’s long past time to find common ground.
Historian and author Gil Troy joins JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin to talk about how toxic theories about the past are fueling anti-Semitism and undermining Jewish support for Israel.