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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 extremist Georgia congresswoman has no place in a major party, and even in a toxic political environment in which Republicans feel demonized, their reluctance to act is still indefensible.
Is pointing out a Biden appointee’s record of support for an anti-Semitic BDS movement really as bad as singling out a Jewish official because her family supports Israel?
The foreign-policy establishment’s support for UNRWA and toleration of a corrupt Fatah are part of the reason why Palestinian political culture remains broken and unable to make peace.
The movement is signaling its discomfort with standing up against left-wing anti-Semites and its commitment to prioritizing partisan politics over communal safety.
More Americans are being taught about the Shoah, though that doesn’t seem to be doing much to stop anti-Semitism. Maybe the problem is what they’re being taught and why.
If the Biden administration reverses Trump’s policy penalizing Jew-hatred on college campuses, it may be open season on pro-Israel kids for BDS advocates.
The foreign-policy establishment favorite and Arafat apologist would be just another Obama alum in the new administration, but one that would particularly encourage Tehran.
Donald Trump’s critics loved the Lincoln Project, but it did little to assist Joe Biden while raking in cash for its founders. Nevertheless, Gideon Sa’ar is counting on it to help topple Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
A new president gives us hope for a fresh start, but as a political culture war continues to rage, Jews have an obligation to oppose the silencing of dissenting voices.
Pride in members of the tribe in the new administration is understandable, even if many disdained the Jews in the Trump White House. But what matters is what they will do, not their religion.
Despite negotiating disastrous nuclear deals with North Korea and Iran, the veteran diplomat has been tapped by Biden to be No. 2 at the State Department. Tehran must be cheering.
Kristen Clarke regrets some of her anti-Semitic past, though is sticking to her support for a Farrakhan booster. Will that save her nomination to the Biden administration?