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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 Politics of MS-13
A new survey of Israeli Jews shows strong feelings of solidarity with the Diaspora, but little interest in listening to the views of American Jews. It should cause soul-searching in both communities.
Pompeo’s speech reminded us of the goals for U.S. foreign policy that Obama abandoned and why they are not impossible to achieve.
WATCH: Will Criticism of US Embassy Move Subside?
What a New York Tragedy Tells Us About the Abortion Debate
Reported Trump blueprint gives the Palestinians another chance at an independent state, but the Israeli prime minister knows their answer will still be “no.”
The Obamas’ Netflix deal proves it’s time to stop paying ex-presidents
Gaza virtue-signaling is not virtuous
The exploitation of the death of a Palestinian infant shows the depths to which anti-Israel propaganda has sunk and how effective such immoral arguments can be.
Democrats’ grandstanding about violence without condemning Hamas highlights a disturbing partisan debate.
Despite growing anti-Semitism and BDS propaganda, those who want the world to think that Israel is a “disaster” seem to be losing.
We should mourn the deaths of Palestinians, not use them to cynically advance a partisan political agenda.