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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.

Netanyahu isn’t embracing dictators. He’s seeking allies for a country that has a lot of enemies.
As Americans debate the propriety of good relations with a dangerous Russian regime, Israelis see Moscow as the key to putting Iran in its place.
The attack on Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court is the latest instance of how Jonathan Greenblatt has turned the venerable anti-Semitism watchdog into a partisan outfit.
Why the Knesset’s efforts to define the Jewish state should be influenced by Diaspora objections.
Partisans will disagree about Brett Kavanaugh, but those panicking about the end of democracy need to step back from the brink.
The Palestinian Authority’s refusal to halt subsidies for terror explains why the peace process fails, though Israel’s critics won’t acknowledge that.
The joint Polish-Israeli statement was inaccurate, but it was also part of a necessary effort to end an unnecessary quarrel.
Alan Dershowitz’s complaints of life on Martha’s Vineyard merit derision. Still, a country where you can’t socialize with political opponents isn’t good for democracy.
The hero of the struggle for Soviet Jewry’s efforts to foster unity were snubbed by Israel’s government while he was head of the Jewish Agency, but Israelis and American Jews should still be listening to him.
The link between boycotts of Israel and anti-Semitism is, at least for now, seen more clearly in Germany. Why is it so hard for so many others?
The fight over the nomination of a new Supreme Court justice should separate the opposition from the “resistance,” which is why Jewish groups need to stay out of it.
The triumph of a political candidate in Queens, N.Y., illustrates the widening partisan divide on Israel and much else.