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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.

In a competition to see which Democratic candidate can pander more to the far left by undermining Israel, the Vermont Socialist wins by a landslide.
Sacha Baron Cohen’s comparison of Mark Zuckerberg’s realm to a restaurant serving Nazis resonated. But bad guys won’t be the only ones paying the price for that rule.
A new AJCommitte Survey illustrates that while Jews have reason to worry, the notion of the United States drowning in anti-Semitism is a product of hyperpartisanship.
The crocodile tears for Ukraine and the Kurds being shed by Trump’s critics after backing Obama’s policies provides a lesson in skepticism for friends of Israel.
One year later, the anti-Trump “resistance” is still trying to exploit a synagogue massacre for political purposes, rather than honoring the victims of a hate crime.
The party’s turnout for the J Street conference and their presidential candidates’ threats of cutting off aid to Israel illustrate how little they understand the Middle East.
Trump may be responding to a genuine desire to evade endless wars, but partisan excuses for his Syria blunder don’t help Israel.
The welcoming of support by Ilhan Omar and other anti-Semites by the Bernie Sanders campaign says a lot about the future of the Democrats’ radical activist base.
A “Forward” editor learns that those who seek to delegitimize Israel and its supporters are more than willing to tolerate anti-Semitism.
Jews who play on Yom Kippur? It’s the perfect metaphor for an American demographic implosion and an era in which such heroes are an anachronism.
The assault on a German synagogue on Yom Kippur wasn’t about liberalism. Anti-Semites want to kill Jews—no matter the issue, excuse or location.
Why is Europe still trading with Tehran? Why are Democrats still planning on reinstating a nuclear deal that doesn’t stop them from getting a bomb?