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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 Alan Dershowitz, Ep. 186
The Democrats’ “big tent” includes antisemites, some of whom plan to be its leaders. Unlike the GOP’s Israel-haters, they have a realistic chance of achieving their ambitions.
A 1993 attempt to give away the Golan Heights was a close escape for Israel. The unrepentant architect of that fiasco is now supporting Trump’s fantasies regarding Syria.
The IRS gutted the Johnson Amendment, which prohibited religious institutions from endorsing candidates without losing their tax-exempt status. They were doing it anyway.
“Think Twice” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Elliot Chodoff, Ep. 185
“The New York Times” promotes the smear that the prime minister let more blood be shed to cling to power. It was his opponents, however, who played politics about Gaza.
The bizarre case and suicide of a sex trafficker seemed designed to foment over-the-top speculation. And that has inevitably led to it becoming a focus of Jew-hatred.
The NEA’s decision to cut ties with the ADL illustrates how progressives who think Jews and the Jewish state are “white” oppressors have captured the education establishment.
“Think Twice” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Guy Benson, Ep. 184
Israel’s foes seem surprised that the Jewish state’s people prefer the defeat of existential threats over applause from antisemites and an indifferent world.
The Democratic mayoral candidate claimed to be an African-American when applying to college. The danger of the Marxist racialization of society goes beyond that minor scam.
There are reasons for pessimism about the future of Jewish life in the United States. But American exceptionalism is real, and can and must be preserved.