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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.

Among the first acts of New York’s new mayor was a signal that, notwithstanding his disingenuous promises, antisemitism will be defended by his administration.
The government can’t be trusted to investigate itself, but neither can institutions that are biased against it. History will render its verdict; in the meantime, it should be left to Israel’s voters.
With antisemitism surging on both the left and the right, the future remains uncertain. But the Trump-Netanyahu meeting is a reminder that the Jewish state is winning—and not alone.
The U.S. strikes on Islamists in Africa ordered by President Trump put into perspective the hypocrisy and double standards of Israel’s critics on the left and the right.
Why be surprised when this particular candidate, whose political career has been based on an obsession with destroying Israel, hires scores of antisemites to staff his administration?
Vice President JD Vance had an opportunity to establish some boundaries at the Turning Point USA AmericaFest. He specifically chose not to.
Why is U.S. Vice President Vance staking out a position that aligns him with young conservative Zoomers who are against the Jews and the Jewish state?
“Think Twice” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Victoria Coates, Ep. 205
The “Commentary” editor’s career epitomized both the success of 20th-century Jews and an awakening to the peril posed by the moral collapse of political liberalism.
The Bondi Beach massacre is the result of incitement rooted in demonization of Israel. The only response must be a defiant refusal to let the antisemites and their enablers prevail.
Americans fawned over the emirate at the Doha Forum love fest for the home office of Islamist terror. They’re setting the president up for a fall as well as fueling antisemitism.