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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.

That only a few brave souls have stood up to antisemitic mobs tells us that something is very, very wrong. Are we capable of uniting and fighting back against anti-Zionists?
“Think Twice” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Bernard-Henri Lévy, Ep. 152
One bad book tells us everything we need to know about the corrupt intellectual war waged against Israel and how liberal media discarded journalism in favor of leftist bias.
There’s more to it than the failure to stop a surprise attack. Myths about the Palestinians, two states and hopes for an illusory peace need to be discarded.
Outraging his foes, Netanyahu has shown the Americans that defeating Iran and Hezbollah is the rational alternative to Biden/Harris’ dead-end diplomacy.
Join the editor of JNS in guessing what will happen in the New Year.
Trump’s remarks about Jewish voters, covered in full by the news media, said nothing about his policies or antisemitism. Yet that same press moved on far too quickly from reporting about Tucker Carlson’s influence.
“Think Twice” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Adam Kirsch, Ep. 151
The criticism of the tactics and the fact that it inspired some laughter from besieged Israelis speak volumes about the moral sickness afflicting many Western liberals.
Despite heavy losses, the terror group knows that it will be the victor if it’s still standing when the war it started on Oct. 7 ends. And it’s staking its future on American help.
The woke takeover of the academy, culture and government is the driving force behind a surge in Jew-hatred and the continued war on the West. Rolling it back is imperative.
It wouldn’t cease to exist in two years, but a president and a Democratic Party that is in thrall to its intersectional left wing will have serious consequences for the Jewish state.