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‘Top Story,’ Ep. 12: Seth Mandel: ‘The ADL Has One Job. It Isn’t Doing It’

“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.

Jul. 29, 2021
Jonathan S. Tobin

‘Top Story,’ Ep. 12: Seth Mandel: ‘The ADL Has One Job. It Isn’t Doing It’

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The two discuss how the ADL is abandoning its role as an anti-Semitism watchdog in favor of partisan advocacy, the need to emphasize that anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism, whether the Democratic Party is being “Corbynized,” the dangerous impact of polarization in American politics and why more people are homeschooling their children.

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Jonathan S. Tobin
Jonathan S. Tobin Jonathan S. Tobin
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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