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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.

Most American Jews attend Passover seders. But if, like the antisemitic New York City mayor, they omit mentions of Israel, then they are missing a key element of the Jewish holiday.
The “No Kings” rallies focused on the Iran war and immigration. But the presence of Palestinian flags and the example of the Women’s March are an ominous precedent.
The California governor’s waffling on the “apartheid” slur reflects the dilemma faced by “moderates,” as well as their apologists as the party’s base embraces antisemitism.
“Think Twice” with Jonathan Tobin with guest Melanie Phillips; Episode 217

Though not without cost, the U.S.-Israeli offensive has already made the world safer. Claims of a “quagmire” are an attempt to politicize an issue that should be bipartisan.
As was the case after the 9/11 attacks, the liberal media is trying to convince us that Muslims are under siege, instead of focusing on Islamist Jew-hatred and terrorism.
Think Twice with Jonathan Tobin with guest Walter Russell Meade; Episode 216
Support for the Iran war among the GOP base and President Trump’s intervention in the podcast wars signal that the Tucker Carlson wing of the GOP has hit a dead-end.
Critics assert that the price America is paying to force the Islamic Republic to give up its nuclear ambitions and zeal for terrorism is too high. But the alternatives are far worse.
Podcasters like Tucker Carlson—and other apologists for neo-Nazis and Islamists who incite hatred against Jews and scapegoat Israel—have blood on their hands.
“Think Twice” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Dara Horn, Ep. 214
The embrace of terror supporters by the mayor and his wife, coupled with the media’s efforts to confuse the public about an Islamist terror attack, is a tipping point in American society.