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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 third podcast of “Top Story” with JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan S. Tobin and editor Ruthie Blum.
Anti-Zionists claim that violence against Jews discredits their cause; however, delegitimizing Jewish rights encourages hatred, whether or not leftists are willing to admit it.
Reconstruction to show sympathy for Palestinian victims will reward Hamas terrorism and flash a green light for more wars aimed at destroying Israel.
It’s time to connect the dots between a surge of Jew-hatred and progressives demonizing Israel. Equally important, Jewish liberals must stop treating “The Squad” as allies.
His political enemies claim that the fight with Hamas is either his fault or a plot to keep him in power. Though his decisions can be criticized, this wasn’t his doing.
The first post-Black Lives Matter summer flare-up of Mideast fighting exposed a fundamental shift in the way many Democrats think about the Jewish state.
There aren’t two legitimate opinions about this conflict. If you care about Jews or Arabs, then those who lie about apartheid and target civilians must be defeated, not rewarded.
A policy shift away from closeness to Israel created the opening. Along with Palestinian politics, the hope for a reward from the new president helped ignite riots and sent missiles flying into Israel.
The second episode of the JNS podcast “Top Story” with Jonathan S. Tobin.
As a crisis builds with Jewish support remaining iffy, former ambassador Ron Dermer’s suggestion about the need for allies rather than critical friends raises an important dilemma.
As the unification of the city is marked, the Biden administration thinks the best thing would be for Jews to lose a crucial court case. Are they right to think that defusing the crisis by giving up Jewish rights is the priority?
One hundred years ago this week, the first mass killings of the conflict took place during a pogrom in Jaffa. Palestinians still act as if violence can make the Jews and Zionism go away.