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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.

As so much of the media falls under the sway of woke ideology, our job is to provide facts and to counter lies and misinformation about Israel and the fight against antisemitism.
“Think Twice” with Jonathan Tobin and guests Mike Leven and Hadara Ishak, Ep. 174
The administration isn’t abandoning the cause of human rights. A reorganization will stop bureaucratic ideologues from using the government to attack the Jewish state.
The spurt of comments and articles comparing the president and his administration to the Nazis illustrates toxic partisanship and the failure of Holocaust education.
The administration’s demands to elite universities go beyond the narrow question of antisemitism. If DEI and woke ideology are spared, then Jew-hatred will continue to thrive.
The Pennsylvania governor might have been vice president and may yet try for the presidency. That said, the Harrisburg arson still illustrates the way Jews are reviled by the left.
Negotiations led by a compromised envoy for an administration that remains divided over stopping Tehran’s nuclear ambitions aren’t likely to succeed.
Yaakov Kirschen’s down-to-earth needling of public figures in “Dry Bones” epitomized Jerusalem’s refusal to bow to foreign diktats.
The school would rather lose $9 billion in federal funding than offend the left and give up woke indoctrination policies that enable and encourage antisemitism.
As Jew-hatred has surged, some still cling to the liberal allies and institutions that have betrayed them, preferring instead to oppose a president who is fighting for Jewish rights.
“Think Twice” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Michael Pregent, Ep. 173
Israel is something of an innocent bystander in the looming global trade war. But even if there are reasons to doubt the administration’s judgment, its ultimate goal is correct.