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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 notion that Trump’s refusal to let Zelenskyy dictate U.S. policy sets a precedent for the Jewish state is a partisan talking point. The two relationships have little in common.
Claims that changes in the heretofore biased liberal White House press pool herald a police state are nonsense. As is true with coverage of Israel, the media establishment can’t be trusted.
“Think Twice” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Jonathan Turley, Ep. 167
An interview in “The New York Times” speaking of “regret” for the Oct. 7 fallout is an information operation aimed at legitimizing and continuing their rule in the Gaza Strip.
As the new administration flexes its diplomatic muscles in Europe and the Middle East, Jerusalem must stand with its ally rather than with Ukraine and its American supporters.
Trump was wrong to say Ukraine started the war with Russia. But the main threat to the United States is the woke left, Islamists and China, not Moscow.
Hamas’s ceremonies, cheered by throngs of civilians celebrating the deaths of kidnapped women and children, are an indefensible culture of hate and death.
“Think Twice” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Col. Grisha Yakubovich, Ep. 166
Fashionable antisemitism has caused leftist myths about Israeli “oppressors” to dismiss justified anger and grief about the fate of the Bibas kids.
The vice president’s challenge to Europe appalled its establishment. But his address was an apt critique of illiberal policies, not an insult or green light to antisemitism.
“Think Twice” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Alex Traiman, Ep. 165
The latest celebrity petition about the post-Oct. 7 war is yet another example of how the “as a Jew” crowd expresses their identity by supporting those who seek Jewish genocide.