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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.

Retired Israeli generals deserve respect from Americans. But their efforts to undermine the country’s political consensus do not deserve our applause.
The IAEA’s failure to inspect all Iranian nuclear sites, including the one just unveiled by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, illustrates the limitations of international institutions.
The president championed “patriotism” over “globalism” at the United Nations. Is that good for the Jews or freedom?
The president gives Abbas one more opportunity for a state. Does he actually want it?
Contempt for the president is widespread, but he is more likely to get the last laugh on this issue than his detractors.
No one should be surprised that attitudes towards the administration’s pro-Israel policies reflect partisan loyalties.
The latest Middle East peace plan from Thomas Friedman of “The New York Times” ignores the key fact about why such schemes always fail.
An American-studies professor’s discriminatory conduct reminds us that his association’s boycott of Israel is illegal.
If you think “settlers” have it coming, then like a new HBO film, you’re missing the point about why Oslo failed.
The administration’s blast against the International Criminal Court isn’t a sign of U.S. authoritarianism or chaos. It’s a common-sense defense of America and its allies.
Those who cried collusion about contacts with Russia are silent about the former secretary of state’s “strategizing” with Iran to save the 2015 nuclear deal.
Reactions to Cynthia Nixon’s run for governor of New York State illustrate the growing chasm between liberal and Orthodox Jews as well as any population survey.