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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 president pledged that Tehran will not acquire nuclear weapons on “his watch.” But if he reinstates Obama’s deal the crisis will occur after he leaves office.
Former White House spokesman Ari Fleischer joins JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin to talk about the politics of support for Israel.
When everything public is seen through a partisan lens, tragedies like the Surfside disaster still bring communities together and remind us about what is most important.
Not those who traffic in lies about Israel and ignore the tyranny of the Palestinian Authority and Hamas. Their silence about their brutal rule speaks volumes about their real agenda.
In this week’s episode, Jonathan Tobin is joined by Shoshana Bryen, senior director of the Jewish Policy Center and editor of “inFOCUS Quarterly.”
Banning an Israeli food truck at a Philadelphia event shocked some Jewish leftists. But why? Their acceptance of anti-Israel hate has inevitably led to such prejudice.
The pushback against woke education indoctrination is being falsely labeled as a politicized attack on free speech. Why are national Jewish groups on the wrong side of this battle?
An open letter from journalists demanding bias against Israel shows how toxic leftist ideologies are conquering American newsrooms and why faith in the press may already be a lost cause.
U.S. liberals won’t miss Netanyahu, and they’ll welcome any friendly gestures from Bennett and Lapid. But the problem was always about policies and ideology, not personalities.
The sixth episode of the JNS podcast “Top Story” with Jonathan S. Tobin.
Iranian arms transfers to Venezuela and a renewed disinformation campaign inside America demonstrate Tehran’s intentions. Yet Biden still thinks appeasement is the right response.
Both those who loved and those who hated the former prime minister have been treating his political fate as an existential dilemma. They need to get over that.