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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.

The term has its origins in the Holocaust and is properly applied to attempts to destroy a people or group. Putin’s war is horrifying, but there are consequences to diluting the word’s meaning.
The billionaire’s bid to restore free speech on the Internet unnerves those who want to silence online anti-Semitism. Giving Big Tech that kind of power can threaten democracy even more than extremists.
“Top Story” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Chaim Silberstein, Ep. 44
Despite efforts to turn Passover into a non-Jewish metaphor, it’s the holiday that reminds us that a sense of peoplehood and a country to call home are essential to our liberation.
Biden is considering backing the use of the International Criminal Court to investigate Russian crimes. But it’s a mistake to empower a body prejudiced against America and Israel.
A magazine conference not only failed to address examples of the media spreading lies, it gave a platform to those who spread it, including former President Barack Obama.
Prior to 1948, debates about a Jewish state were common. Today, as a Chicago synagogue proclaims its hostility to Zionism, it means siding with those slaughtering Israelis.
“Top Story” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Ruthie Blum, Ep. 43
New York State’s attorney general is backing CAIR’s efforts to silence a group that monitors Islamic extremism. Labeling a watchdog as a hate group threatens all who oppose Jew-hatred.
Efforts to reform a body that traffics in anti-Semitism won’t work as long as tyrannies like China and Cuba remain members. The United States should leave and defund it, not try to fix it.
Those who decry Hungary’s Orbán for his party’s past while cheering on Ukrainian nationalism are being inconsistent. It illustrates fallacies about defending both Jews and democracy.
If the terror surge spreads elsewhere, the reason will be the normalization of anti-Israel hate and complacency about Islamist radicalism, not Jews bearing the burden of “white privilege.”