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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.

“Top Story” With Jonathan Tobin and guest Moshe Koppel, Ep. 90
An incident at a Michigan school exposes how the DEI catechism is a permission slip for antisemitism, and how the ADL’s education programs are failing.
Ignore Washington’s hypocritical talk about protecting democracy. They want a weak government that won’t make trouble when it comes to Iran, and they won’t stop until they get one.
A false narrative about Netanyahu’s “judicial coup” may achieve its goal of toppling him. But more than that, the consequences for future governments and U.S.-Israel relations are ominous.
Despite the natural sympathy for a dying man, the revisionist attempt to erase his failures and their consequences should not prevail.
“Top Story” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Ruthie Blum, Ep. 89
The ADL’s attempt to inject the question of antisemitism into the debate over a potential indictment of the former president undermines the real battle against Jew-hatred.
The rise of the intersectional left is the primary reason why, for the first time, Gallup says Democrats sympathize more with the Palestinians than with the Jewish state.
A slanderous Holocaust analogy from Kamala Harris’s husband is part of the way the left uses its DEI catechism to silence dissent against the new political orthodoxies.
It’s not the fault of the Saudis or even Chinese interference. America’s contempt for its Middle East allies is the main obstacle to expanding the Abraham Accords.
“Top Story” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Joel Pollak, Ep. 88
The debate over an open-ended commitment to Ukraine isn’t the place for Neville Chamberlain analogies.