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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.

After Afghanistan, the administration may double down on Iran appeasement in pursuit of a dubious diplomatic triumph. Seeking to expand the Abraham Accords would be a better idea.
For 20 years, Americans have failed to adequately confront radical Islam as an ideology and faith. The fall of Afghanistan is a reminder that defending liberal values requires truth-telling.
Americans will get over the humiliation they may feel about the disaster in Afghanistan. But allies like Israel must draw conclusions about the decline of the United States as a world power.
Liberals and left-wingers are still trying to avoid conflict with anti-Semitic “Squad” members Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar. Their excuses are wearing thin.
Former U.S. Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating anti-Semitism Elan Carr joins JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan S. Tobin to discuss what needs to be done to halt the rise in Jew-hatred.
Israel faces far more daunting challenges, but the Ben & Jerry’s controversy is turning into an advocacy proxy war that neither the Jewish state’s friends nor its foes will want to lose.
Two decades after a terrorist massacre in Jerusalem, the incident remains a necessary, if ghastly, reminder of the essential nature of a conflict that couldn’t be solved by Israeli concessions.
Olympic hero Artem Dolgopyat has become the face of the Law of Return conundrum facing those who qualify for citizenship but aren’t classified as Jews.
The Iranian regime thinks Biden is so desperate to revive Obama’s disastrous nuclear deal that he will agree to anything, despite provocations and impossible demands. They’re probably right.
The group’s new deal to help PayPal shut down supposed radicals is part of a Big Tech corporate assault on free expression, not a defense of democracy.
Journalist and author Naomi Schaefer Riley joins JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan S. Tobin to discuss the damage that critical race theory is doing to children.
“Washington Examiner” magazine editor Seth Mandel joins JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin to talk about why the ADL is failing to confront anti-Semitism, polarization and homeschooling.