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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.

Talk about preparations for a strike on Iran is aimed at restraining American appeasement, though the tactic may not stop back channel nuclear talks that could render Israeli protests moot.
Law professor and “Legal Insurrection” author William Jacobson talks about how intersectionality and critical race theory are destroying academic freedom and enabling anti-Semitism.
The Ilhan Omar-sponsored bill sounds like a gesture against prejudice. Still, the effort may do more to legitimize a form of anti-Semitism than to counter hate against Muslims.
New York’s Tenement Museum partially shifted its focus from the lives of European immigrants to one appeasing woke political fashion, illustrating how obsessing about race trashes history.
Israel-haters are saying that the sophisticated new barrier proves that the Gaza Strip is an “open-air prison.” They ignore that it was made necessary because of Hamas terror and intransigence.
Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York was praised for visiting Israel. But his alliances with anti-Zionists and disturbing stands illustrate the dubious nature of the search for friends of the Jewish state on the far-left.
Author and Middle East analyst Jonathan Schanzer joins JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin to discuss his new book “Gaza Conflict 2021: Hamas, Israel and Eleven Days of War.”
With Tehran playing hardball, and the Americans and Europeans dismissing Israel’s warnings, will the administration fall into the appeasement trap being set for it?
Rep. Lauren Boebert is a loose cannon on the right. But even if her comments were in bad taste and over the top, the idea that Rep. Ilhan Omar is an innocent victim of a smear is an outrageous lie.
Composer and educator Daniel Asia joins the editor of JNS to discuss how wokeness is undermining the arts.
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Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit to the Tomb of the Patriarchs was a reminder of both Jewish rights and the intractable and irrational nature of a conflict that Palestinians don’t wish to end.