Newsletter
Newsletter Support JNS

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.

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.
“Think Twice” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Ben Cohen, Ep. 183
The president wants an end to the war in Gaza so he can make more deals in the region. As much as Jerusalem must defer to him, there must be limits to that gratitude.
The liberal media and others spin attempts to call out the Democratic mayoral nominee’s hatred for Israel as hatred for Muslims.
The radical candidate’s primary victory means more about what lies ahead for the party than it does about prospects for the survival of American Jews.
By acting to avert an existential threat to the West and Israel that his predecessors had allowed to grow, the president has secured his place in American and Jewish history.
“Think Twice” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Amy Wax, a University of Pennsylvania law professor, Ep. 182
The arguments against the 2003 invasion are irrelevant to today’s threat. They serve instead to let the “woke right” invoke antisemitic tropes about Jews manipulating Trump.
Limiting Tehran’s ability to harm other nations should be the priority. A post-Islamist government could also be bad, and reviving the monarchy is likely a non-starter.
Whether or not America takes part in the fighting, the administration is complicit in the battle against a rogue, terrorist state. And the isolationist “woke right” is furious about that.