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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.

His ill-advised help for the Palestinians notwithstanding, the political left is unhappy with the administration’s strong pro-Israel stand. Can it force him to change in the coming weeks?
Hamas attacked Israel last week almost 50 years to the day of the Yom Kippur War. Have the Jewish people and the world learned from mistakes made in the past? “Top Story” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Uri Kaufman, Ep. 114
Yes, we do have a right to be judgmental about those who share their views on social media on all sorts of issues, yet suddenly don’t have an opinion about the mass slaughter of Jews.
Suffering in Gaza is real, though the false victimhood narrative gives Hamas benefits and deflects attention from saving the hostages and defeating the terrorists.
Those who decry the crimes of Hamas while opposing efforts to destroy the terrorists are a greater threat to Israel than those openly cheering for Nazi-like atrocities.
The United States may finally be prepared to let Israel defeat the Islamist terror group. But that shouldn’t lead to a push for a Palestinian state after that is accomplished.
The community that rallied behind the Jewish state in 1967 and 1973 no longer exists. Can once formidable Jewish groups provide wartime leadership?
Appeasement of Iran helped make the Oct. 7 atrocities possible. Yet the president said the right thing in his first statement. What will he do when the counter-attack proceeds?
The pro-Israel senator’s legal troubles are a blow to those who oppose the appeasement of Iran; it also illustrates foreign influence-peddling at its worst.
Incidents of Jews spitting at Christians in Jerusalem deserve condemnation. But in a world that is indifferent to so much suffering, why do people care so much about this?
The administration’s motives for pushing a new deal have more to do with the president’s 2024 re-election campaign and his failed Iran policies than peace.
If Iran can make a bomb in two weeks, then the game is over. It took 20 years of bad decisions to make this a reality.