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‘Top Story,’ Ep. 3: Smearing Israel and Legitimizing Anti-Semitism

The third podcast of “Top Story” with JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan S. Tobin and editor Ruthie Blum.

In this week’s episode, JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan S. Tobin is joined by columnist and editor Ruthie Blum, who discusses the way smearing Israel legitimizes anti-Semitism and the Hamas terror organization in Gaza.

They analyze the way the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, and the associated ideologies of critical race theory and intersectionality, have given a permission slip for anti-Semitism and the demonization of Israel, especially in the aftermath of the latest conflict with Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

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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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