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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.

“Think Twice” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Jack Wertheimer, Ep. 195
Claims that the activist was turning on Israel and conspiracy theories about his death are part of a battle to legitimize Jew-hatred, not defend free speech.
Join the editor of JNS in guessing what will happen in the New Year.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul thinks backing an antisemitic mayoral candidate will help get her re-elected. Others in the party are wondering and wavering.
“Think Twice” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Elisha Wiesel, Ep. 194
Firing those who dissent is troubling. But progressive hate cheering for Hamas and the murder of Charlie Kirk, along with right-wing conspiracy theories, shouldn’t be platformed.
The comedian is being bashed for comparing those who wish to erase Israel to the Ku Klux Klan.
The assassination of Charlie Kirk at one of his campus debates is a reminder that the culture that normalized violent protests is one step away from far worse tragedies.
“Think Twice” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt, Ep. 193
The foreign-policy establishment’s outrage about the strike on Hamas leaders is sheer hypocrisy. What needs to change is Washington’s reliance on the Islamists in Doha.
The claim that Israel will “lose” if it is falsely perceived as too brutal to its genocidal enemies is an exercise in navel-gazing, not a serious accounting of the Jewish soul.
A federal judge ignored the causes of antisemitism at Harvard and ruled against the Trump administration’s defunding of it. That should not stand.