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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.

The death of Egypt’s imprisoned Muslim Brotherhood tyrant reminds us of President Obama’s delusionary policies that nearly broke the Middle East.
Israel’s ambassador was wrongly blamed for politicizing support for the Jewish state, although the problem goes deeper than liberal animus for Netanyahu.
The Jewish state must make friends where it can find them. Still, Jerusalem shouldn’t get involved in a great power rivalry and flout American security concerns.
In the 1930s, Jews needed role models in baseball like Hank Greenberg. While the man who passed him on the list is no hero, we no longer need them.
With both the Europeans and Democrats hoping to thwart Trump’s efforts to pressure Tehran, Obama’s deceptions that enabled the pact strip it of legitimacy.
Contrary to the way a “New York Times” interview has been reported, Israel retaining the right to some of the West Bank has been U.S. policy long before Trump.
Israel names its first gay cabinet minister just as American LGBTQ organizers ban Jewish symbols at a march. And Jewish kids worry that being pro-Israel is illiberal?
It will be easy for members to unite against white supremacists. It remains to be seen whether this new group will be of any use against the growing threat of left-wing anti-Semitism.
Netanyahu’s opponents are counting on the conflict with the Palestinians being superseded in the public’s mind by the one with the ultra-Orthodox. Are they right?
The lack of urgency about a huge increase in attacks in 2019 may be due to the victims being Orthodox and the fact that the perpetrators can’t be linked to Trump.
New York City’s “Celebrate Israel” is an apolitical gesture of love for the Jewish state. Yet some leading left-wing Jewish groups now refuse to participate.
There are plenty of problems with the Jewish state’s electoral system, but what critics are really angry about is that Netanyahu might win again.