Top Story with Jonathan Tobin
The Internet is inundated with misinformation. Join JNS Editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin for his analyses of the most important stories affecting Israel and the Jewish world. In each episode, he unpacks the headlines and tackles head-on critical aspects of politics, foreign policy and culture – adding his own insights and taking you along for relevant interviews with other experts in these fields. If you want to understand Jewish news, this JNS show is for you. Thanks for listening to Jonathan Tobin's podcast. If you appreciated today’s discussion and want to dive deeper into the issues shaping Israel and the Jewish world, join our community by subscribing to our newsletter. Your engagement keeps our journalism thriving. Your support is crucial. Support us with a donation to ensure we can continue delivering in-depth reporting: Donate Now! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/top-story-with-jonathan-tobin--5496747/support.
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May 5, 2024 • 15 mins
A bizarre coalition of left- and right-wingers opposes a measure to mandate the enforcement of Title VI protections for Jewish students on campus. They’re both dead wrong.
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May 2, 2024 • 12 mins
Giving in to the mob’s demands for antisemitic divestment from Israel is further confirmation that some schools have become hostile environments for Jews.
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April 28, 2024 • 14 mins
The presence of Jews among those demonstrating for Hamas and supporting the surge in antisemitism doesn’t vindicate the “pro-Palestine” cause.
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April 26, 2024 • 11 mins
A passage in the Haggadah teaches that “in every generation, there are those who rise against us.” It has never been more relevant.
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April 26, 2024 • 13 mins
Student protesters don’t really care about Palestinians or human rights. They are indoctrinated sheep who have been taught to think that Israel and Zionism are evil.
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April 22, 2024 • 13 mins
The strength of America’s commitment not to tolerate hate is being tested by liberals who are supporting pro-Hamas protesters spewing Jew-hatred.
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April 19, 2024 • 14 mins
There is a free-speech right to speak hatred against Jews. But that doesn’t entitle those who do so to jobs, commencement-speaker slots or anonymity.
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April 18, 2024 • 53 mins
The Biden administration’s foreign policy has sown confusion among both friends and foes of America. What should the US policy be after Iran has attacked Israel in the biggest drone strike in history? Can Israel count on the US or must it face its enemies alone?
To discuss all this, JNS editor-in- chief Jonathan Tobin is joined with syndicated radio host Hugh Hewitt. He explains that Biden's principle of non-escalation has led to di...
To discuss all this, JNS editor-in- chief Jonathan Tobin is joined with syndicated radio host Hugh Hewitt. He explains that Biden's principle of non-escalation has led to di...
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April 17, 2024 • 14 mins
The standoff on military assistance to the two countries must be broken. Members of both political parties in the United States need to stop pretending that the conflicts are linked.
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April 15, 2024 • 12 mins
Biden’s efforts to prevent a strike on Iran are—like his demands intended to save Hamas from defeat—rooted in U.S. politics, not U.S. interests.
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April 14, 2024 • 13 mins
Since Oct. 7, woke ideology brought together a diverse coalition of advocacy groups eager to stop the war on Hamas. The Democratic Party will never be the same.
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April 12, 2024 • 13 mins
The turn against the Jewish state has spread from “The Squad” to Joe Biden, with exceptions like Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman standing against the pro-Hamas tide.
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April 11, 2024 • 38 mins
America is divided on many issues but none more so than on support for Israel with Democrats led by the Biden administration increasingly turning on the Jewish state since Oct. 7 while Republicans are backing it. Where and why is the democratic party turning away from Israel? Is the support among evangelical and conservative Christians rock solid or is it also wavering in the face of an unprecedented assault against the Jewish Stat...
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April 9, 2024 • 15 mins
U.S. threats have given genocidal terrorists a respite as the media continues to demonize Israel and enable antisemitism. But the war isn’t over yet.
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April 8, 2024 • 13 mins
After months of biased news coverage and open antisemitism, friends of the Jewish state need to take back the streets and tell Biden that he should worry about them.
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April 7, 2024 • 14 mins
All armies at war make tragic mistakes. But President Biden and Israel’s critics are cynically exploiting the incident as an excuse to shatter the alliance with the Jewish state.
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April 5, 2024 • 14 mins
His remarks about the war on Hamas are spun in a way that recalls every previous controversy about things he’s said—and with just as much accuracy.
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April 4, 2024 • 54 mins
According to the latest reports, 30,000 Gazans have been killed in Israel's war with Gaza, a majority being women and children. But are the numbers coming from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry correct? Are there obvious indications that these numbers are false? Moreover, do the numbers even matter or is this an emotional appeal to those already convinced that Israel is committing genocide?
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April 2, 2024 • 12 mins
The prestigious honor given to the photo of Hamas terrorists showing off the half-naked body of their young Jewish victim is evidence of the corruption of contemporary journalism.
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April 1, 2024 • 14 mins
The answer to the Jewish state’s diplomatic dilemma is victory. Heeding the world’s demands to stop the war and let Hamas win will only make it worse.
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