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Alan Dershowitz: ‘Jewish Leadership Beneath Contempt in Regards to Fairness’ | ‘Top Story,’ Ep. 33

JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin gives his take on the aftermath of the hostage situation at Congregation Beth Israel in Texas, and talks with legal expert and professor Alan Dershowitz.

Editor-in-chief Jonathan S. Tobin discusses the Texas synagogue attack and whether it’s OK to discuss who is inciting anti-Semitism among Muslims.

He’s also joined by longtime legal analyst, author and professor emeritus at Harvard Law School Alan Dershowitz; they two discuss getting “canceled” for representing controversial clients such as former President Donald Trump, and American financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and how this has impacted his ability to speak up for Israel.

The two talk about the decline of pro-Israel sentiment in the Democratic Party, the future of Zionist advocacy, the way Jewish groups and colleges are silencing pro-Israel voices to avoid controversy, and the impact of critical race theory on American politics and culture.

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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.
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