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Jonathan S. Tobin

Jonathan S. Tobin

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.

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From the Editor-in-Chief
Jewish anti-Zionists are trying to legitimize anti-Semitism
With the help of “The New York Times,” they oppose efforts to raise awareness of left-wing Jew-hatred and are warning even liberal friends of Israel that they are legitimate targets.
Sep. 2, 2022
Jonathan S. Tobin
Former leader of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev at a conference in Florence, Italy, in 2004. Credit: Giacomo Morini/Shutterstock.
From the Editor-in-Chief
Celebrate Gorbachev’s failure to save the Soviet Union, not his heroism
Lionized abroad while scorned at home, he thought he could preserve the Communist regime by liberalizing it. Other tyrannical states won’t make that same mistake.
Aug. 31, 2022
Jonathan S. Tobin
From the Editor-in-Chief
Will you help JNS tell the truth about Israel and anti-Semitism in 5783?
A High Holiday message from JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin.
Aug. 31, 2022
Jonathan S. Tobin
Student loans. Credit: Pixabay.
From the Editor-in-Chief
Why do Jews who worship social justice support social injustice?
Liberals are backing open borders and loan bailouts that hurt working-class Americans and could lead to a massive wealth transfer from the less well-off to the more prosperous.
Aug. 30, 2022
Jonathan S. Tobin
Altneuland Road in Herzilya, Israel, August 2021. Credit: Ori via Wikimedia Commons.
From the Editor-in-Chief
Zionism won. So why is it still under attack 125 years after Basel?
The anniversary of Theodor Herzl’s convening of the First Zionist Congress is cause for celebration; however, the ongoing battle to secure Jewish self-determination is far from over.
Aug. 29, 2022
Jonathan S. Tobin
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid arrives for a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, July 31, 2022. Credit: Marc Israel Sellem/POOL.
From the Editor-in-Chief
An end to the delusions about Biden, Iran and Israel?
Lapid’s claims about influencing Washington notwithstanding, the failure of Jerusalem’s impotent and belated nuclear-deal protests should be a wake-up call about a shaky alliance.
Aug. 26, 2022
Jonathan S. Tobin
J Street logo. Source: J Street.org.
From the Editor-in-Chief
J Street backs terror-linked NGOs that also take Soros’s cash
The left-wing lobby lied about the billionaire’s help. Now it openly takes his money to fight congressional AIPAC supporters while opposing Israel’s efforts to curb Palestinian groups
Aug. 24, 2022
Jonathan S. Tobin
U.S. Supreme Court Building at Dusk
From the Editor-in-Chief
Who’s afraid of religious freedom? Liberal Jewish groups
Supreme Court critics think that recent decisions protecting religious expression are dangerous. This reflects the unreasonable fears of secular Jews and the left’s contempt for faith.
Aug. 23, 2022
Jonathan S. Tobin
“CNN” chief political correspondent Dana Bash on the set of a “Special Report” series called “Rising Hate,” devoted to the threat of anti-Semitism, Aug. 22, 2022. Credit: CNN.com.
From the Editor-in-Chief
‘CNN’ gets it partially right about anti-Semitism
A documentary acknowledged hate on the left and the right, but failed to explain the role of critical race theory in mainstreaming it while resurrecting a smear of Trump even as they debunked it.
Aug. 22, 2022
Jonathan S. Tobin
Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman and Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz at a campaign event in Philadelphia on Aug. 17, 2022. Photo by Jonathan S. Tobin.
From the Editor-in-Chief
Could a Muslim senator be an ardent supporter of Israel?
Republican Jews are going all out to help Dr. Mehmet Oz, a former TV personality and Turkish citizen who says Israel shouldn’t give up any territory, win a Pennsylvania seat.
Aug. 19, 2022
Jonathan S. Tobin
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem, 2017. Credit: Golden Brown/Shutterstock.
From the Editor-in-Chief
Why the world won’t care about Abbas’s ‘Holocaust’ lie
Those who urge Israel to appease the Palestinians have treated a corrupt Holocaust denier and terror funder who repeatedly turned down peace as a legitimate leader for decades.
Aug. 17, 2022
Jonathan S. Tobin
Then-Foreign Secretary Liz Truss at the Conservative Party leadership hustings event in Cardiff, Wales, on Aug. 3, 2022. Credit: ComposedPix/Shutterstock.
From the Editor-in-Chief
Is Judaism or any faith tradition inherently conservative?
Some Jews were outraged when British prime ministerial candidate Liz Truss spoke of woke anti-Semitism and said that “Jewish values are conservative values.” She was right.
Aug. 16, 2022
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