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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.

Bashar Assad’s fall is not an opportunity for the United States to return to nation-building or foolish interventions in wars where there are no good guys.
“Think Twice” with Jonathan Tobin and guest David Harsanyi, Ep. 157
Rashid Khalidi’s book labeling Israel an illegitimate settler-colonial state illustrates the dishonest intellectual fashion that should be refuted.
The president-elect’s threat—“There will be all Hell to pay in the Middle East”—if Hamas didn’t release its captives before his inauguration sent a message to Iran.
At JNS, you get the real story not just about Israel but about issues essential to Jewish interests elsewhere.
A leftist-dominated educational establishment and its media enablers fear that he will make good on his vow to defund institutions that embrace DEI and tolerate antisemitism.
“Think Twice” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Elliot Abrams, Ep. 156
The ceasefire with Hezbollah won’t ensure the safety of northern Israel. But could anyone else have resisted U.S. heat for so long and achieved as much?
College “crackdowns” on pro-Hamas mobs are portrayed as repression of free speech. Trump should make good on his threat to defund academic institutions and deport offenders.
Instead of fighting antisemitism, many Jewish liberals are still falsely accusing Trump and opposing conservative efforts to stop Jew-haters and terrorists.
“Think Twice” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Matthew Continetti, Ep. 155.
An election post-mortem should mean confronting rather than appeasing progressive antisemites. The future of a bipartisan pro-Israel consensus hangs in the balance.