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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.

We didn’t need the Salman Rushdie attack to be reminded that Tehran inspires and subsidizes terror. The question now is what will Congress do to stop a new and weaker nuclear deal?
Signs of support for coexistence continue to appear. But the Israel-bashing at a U.N. Security Council debate is a reminder that full acceptance is not here yet.
Liberals are again reviving the canard that criticizing the man bankrolling the destruction of America’s criminal-justice system is a dog whistle for Jew-hatred. They need to stop.
Belief in the myth of Jewish power haunts the U.S.-Israel relationship and helped inspire a decades-long hunt for a peace process “holy grail” that was really a “MacGuffin.”
Critics have never cared about rocket attacks, terrorism or even about the Palestinians. The argument remains about whether one Jewish state on the planet is one too many.
More talk of AIPAC “buying” seats by opposing foes of the Jewish state in primaries is setting the stage for a new and even more dangerous surge of left-wing anti-Semitism.
A recent book details how a moral panic about race solidified journalists’ contempt for non-elites, as well as helps perpetuate economic suffering and anti-Semitism.
Outrage over Miloon Kothari’s hateful comments shouldn’t distract from the real problem: The UN’s kangaroo court Commission of Inquiry against Israel is itself steeped in Jew-hatred.
The Republican gubernatorial candidate finally said that an anti-Semitic ally didn’t speak for him. Given his past embrace of the man and his social-media platform, that won’t undo the damage.
His Jewish identity doesn’t excuse Rep. Andy Levin resurrecting anti-Semitic stereotypes by accusing the pro-Israel group of practicing “the politics of domination.”
The Biden administration’s desire to reinstate foreign-policy establishment conventional wisdom notwithstanding, their predecessor’s Abraham Accords should stand the test of time.
Moscow wants to pressure Israel to stay out of its brutal war on Ukraine. That’s deplorable; still, Jerusalem and Jewish groups shouldn’t become full-fledged participants in that conflict.