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‘Top Story,’ Ep. 1: Iran and Kerry

The first of the JNS podcast “Top Story” with Jonathan S. Tobin.

The first JNS podcast, “Top Story” with JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan S. Tobin, explains the ramifications of revelations that former U.S. Secretary of State and current U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry was sharing Israeli military intelligence with the Iranians.

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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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