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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.

Though delayed, the administration’s gesture to the Palestinians in Israel’s capital will be an invitation to future violence. Is the Israeli government capable of stopping it?
A “New York Times” article raised questions about whether the actress was “neutral” enough to lead the TV institution. But the focus on her support for Israel raises more questions about the newspaper than Bialik.
A Texas educator’s bogus claim that the study of the Holocaust must be balanced with revisionist lies is being used to discredit a law about critical race theory. They’re not the same thing.
The Department of Justice’s attempt to frame protests against critical race theory as “domestic terrorism” is wrong. It’s also a defense of ideas that give a permission slip to anti-Semitism.
The “Grandma Killer” journalist discusses the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on children, anti-Semitism and the way woke ideology is undermining respect for women.
Jerusalem is tempted by investment from Beijing, as well as the idea that it can’t be solely dependent on an unreliable American ally. But it must not be neutral in this conflict.
A novelist’s refusal to have her work translated into Hebrew and Ben & Jerry’s inability to explain why they want to single out Israel for boycotts tell us all we need to know about how Jew-hatred is justified.
Anti-Semitism comes in a variety of guises, and Jews have real problems concerning it. Casting non-Jews to play Jews in movies and television isn’t one of them.
The strengthening of Iran from American appeasement and Biden’s Afghanistan debacle is creating pressure on a country aligned with Israel and upsetting a delicate regional balance of power.
Strategic analyst and former Bush administration senior figure Michael Doran and JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan S. Tobin discuss the reason behind the Biden administration’s appeasement of Iran.
The vice president not only failed to challenge a student who smeared Israel, but praised her instead. What does this say about campus culture and politicians who see the hard-left as their party’s base?
A conference that urged Iraq to join the Abraham Accords fed hopes for expanding the growing circle of normalization. But intimidation of some of those involved demonstrates how dangerous sanity can be in the Arab world.