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Jonathan Tobin Daily
The Internet is inundated with misinformation. Join JNS Editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin for his daily analysis of the most important stories affecting Israel and the Jewish world. If you want to understand what’s really going on, this show is for you.
Episodes
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Ep. 231: What normalizing antisemitism looks like
If Mamdani’s bigotry and obsessive hate of Israel don’t seem to bother most New Yorkers and even many Jews, then it illustrates how prejudice has become…
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Ep. 230: Has time finally run out for Tehran’s Islamist tyrants?
The country is falling apart, pushed to the brink by failing resources and a nuclear defeat last summer. But as long as its minions are ready to slaughter…
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Ep. 229: Venezuela, Trump and the end of the liberal world order
Critics say the capture of Maduro proves that the president is destroying the post-war international system. They fail to see that its preservation won’t…
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Ep. 228: Mamdani’s ‘collectivism’ is dangerous to Jews and everyone else
Among the first acts of New York’s new mayor was a signal that, notwithstanding his disingenuous promises, antisemitism will be defended by his administration.
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Ep. 227: Who has the right to judge Netanyahu for the events of Oct. 7?
The government can’t be trusted to investigate itself, but neither can institutions that are biased against it. History will render its verdict; in the…
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Ep. 226: Despite warning signs, the US-Israel alliance is still solid
With antisemitism surging on both the left and the right, the future remains uncertain. But the Trump-Netanyahu meeting is a reminder that the Jewish state is…
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Ep. 225: Christian genocide in Nigeria and the war on Israel
The U.S. strikes on Islamists in Africa ordered by President Trump put into perspective the hypocrisy and double standards of Israel’s critics on the left and…
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Ep. 224: Mamdani’s team of Jew-haters will change New York
Why be surprised when this particular candidate, whose political career has been based on an obsession with destroying Israel, hires scores of antisemites to…
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Ep. 223: Like the left, the conservative big tent won’t exclude antisemites
Vice President JD Vance had an opportunity to establish some boundaries at the Turning Point USA AmericaFest. He specifically chose not to.
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Ep. 222: Sorry, JD, antisemitism and ‘not liking Israel’ aren’t that different
Why is U.S. Vice President Vance staking out a position that aligns him with young conservative Zoomers who are against the Jews and the Jewish state?
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Ep. 221: Norman Podhoretz’s intellectual journey and the fate of American Jewry
The “Commentary” editor’s career epitomized both the success of 20th- century Jews and an awakening to the peril posed by the moral collapse of political…
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Ep. 220: A painful reminder of the true meaning of Chanukah
The Bondi Beach massacre is the result of incitement rooted in demonization of Israel. The only response must be a defiant refusal to let the antisemites and…
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Ep. 219: Tucker Carlson and the Qatar First Republicans are sabotaging Trump
Americans fawned over the emirate at the Doha Forum love fest for the home office of Islamist terror. They’re setting the president up for a fall as well as…
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Ep. 218: How to regulate synagogue protests? Marginalize anti-Israel blood libels
If Jewish houses of worship are now as controversial as abortion clinics, then antisemitism has reached a tipping point that requires a stronger response than…
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Ep. 217: Israel needs an end to lawfare, not a presidential pardon
There are reasons to oppose the push to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that originated with President Donald Trump. But his farcical trial should…
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Ep. 216: Does it matter that they’re lying about Israel?
The blood libels against Israel keep being repeated, even as evidence that the charges of genocide and starvation were untrue continues to pile up.
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Ep. 215: Can’t fight the Muslim Brotherhood while groveling to Qatar
The Trump administration’s move toward designating the Islamist group as terrorists is long overdue. But it makes no sense to treat the Brotherhood’s sponsor…
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Ep. 214: The siege of Park East Synagogue and cooperating with Mamdani
Some leaders think they must make nice with the mayor-elect. But how can you work with a hostile mayor who openly sympathizes with those attacking Jewish…
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Ep. 213: Defending the Judeo-Christian tradition 60 years after ‘Nostra Aetate’
Tucker Carlson, Nick Fuentes and their enablers aren’t really arguing about foreign policy or “gatekeeping.” Their focus is on splitting Jews from their…
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Ep. 212: Trump’s UN victory is a path to a stalemate in Gaza
Though Palestinian statehood remains a non-starter, the U.S. scheme is likely to result in part of the coastal enclave remaining in the hands of Hamas, not…
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Ep 211: Trump’s defense of Carlson: Free speech doesn’t come without judgment
The liberal establishment stifled debate and smeared its foes, discrediting “gatekeeping.” But that’s no excuse for being neutral about real neo-Nazis and…
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Ep. 210: Begin reducing US aid to Israel, not extending it
Reports about a 20-year plan of assistance make sense since most of it is spent in and strengthens America. But dependence on Washington is also a long-term…
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Ep. 209: Can the ADL go back to defending the Jews?
Under fire from the left for speaking up against Mamdani and resented by the right for a decade of partisanship and woke betrayal, the organization stands at a…
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Ep. 208: Republicans need JD Vance to debunk the ‘Israel First’ smear
A failure to stop the antisemitic effort to slander supporters of the U.S.-Israel alliance allows extremists to thrive and diverts attention from Qatar’s…
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Ep. 207: ‘Nuremberg’ and the failure of international law
A new film about the trial of Nazi war criminals tries to argue that we’re all capable of such crimes. But justice for atrocities still depends on who is doing…
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Ep. 206: Tucker Carlson and Zohran Mamdani have a lot in common
Antisemites on the right are reading from the same anti-Israel playbook as their left-wing foes. Is this the future of the Republican and Democratic parties?
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Ep. 205: Note to JD Vance: Catering to extremism is a losing political strategy
Democrats have largely surrendered to the antisemitic left that many on the right pushed back against, including the lunatic fringe in the GOP tent.
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Ep. 204: What made a Mamdani win possible? Demography and normalizing antisemitism
The media and a Democratic Party that moved the Overton Window to treat the call for Jewish genocide as an idea worthy of debate helped elect a Marxist mayor…
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Ep. 203: A season of bipartisan betrayal on antisemitism
As Democrats embraced Zohran Mamdani, the Heritage Foundation stood by Tucker Carlson and his platforming of Jew-hatred. There’s a crisis on both sides of the…
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Ep. 202: There’s no room for neutrality when it comes to antisemitism
Jews for Mamdani are blind and shameful. Jewish leaders who won’t take a stand about an antisemite becoming mayor of New York City may be worse.
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Ep. 201: Is Tucker Carlson normalizing antisemitism on the right?
If the White House and conservative thought leaders don’t condemn the former “Fox News” host’s platforming of Jew-hatred, a tipping point may soon be reached.
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Ep. 200: Don’t fall for Mamdani’s Islamophobia gaslighting
The mainstream media is trying to help the Democrats’ mayoral candidate silence criticism of his antisemitism and attempts to rewrite the narrative of the 9/11…
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Ep. 199: Hamas, not Israel, is bound to blow up Trump’s plan
Dubious comments expressing moral equivalence and trust in an international force to demilitarize Gaza are at odds with the president’s tough talk about the…
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Ep. 198: What would a Mayor Mamdani mean for American Jews?
If efforts to unite opponents against an antisemitic Democratic Socialist fail, what will be the consequences for Jewish life in New York City or the rest of…
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Ep. 197: Anti-Israel demonstrators want to erase Jewish existence, including its music
A New York City performance of the Israel Philharmonic brought out picketers who desire the eradication of contemporary Hebrew culture, in addition to the…
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Ep. 196: Mamdani’s anti-Israel obsession is key to his rise
With his election as mayor of New York increasingly likely, the Democratic candidate is willing to finesse every issue except his opposition to the existence…
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Ep. 195: Hamas isn’t listening to your threats, Mr. President
The terrorists' brazen post-ceasefire crackdown on rivals and dissidents mocks Trump’s promise to disarm them and shows they believe that they’re not going…
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Ep. 194: After the joyous liberation, Trump’s deal will be tested
If Hamas won’t disarm or give up power in Gaza, will a president who is basking in the title of “peacemaker” or an exhausted Israeli public let the terrorists…
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Ep. 193: Biased media fuels American Jewish opposition to Israel
A poll shows that liberals and those who think being Jewish is unimportant are more likely to believe Hamas propaganda that the mainstream press reports as…
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Ep. 192: Netanyahu is the post-Oct. 7 war’s victor, not its scapegoat
His critics are determined to cast the prime minister as the villain of the war. But only his steadfast focus on denying victory to Hamas forced it to…
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Ep. 191: Two years after Oct. 7, Trump will decide the war’s outcome
Hamas is trying to renegotiate the plans for ending the conflict. But as long as the U.S. president doesn’t budge on the terms he laid down, then Israel and…
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Ep. 190: Those calling for ‘globalizing the intifada’ have more blood on their hands
Media outlets that mainstream blood libels about Israel committing “genocide” and demonize Jews can’t evade their role in fomenting antisemitic violence like…
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Ep. 189: Megyn Kelly is wrong: Neutrality on right-wing antisemitism is immoral
The podcaster and the late Charlie Kirk were wrong to refuse to cut ties with Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens. This failure is poisoning American conservatism.
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Ep. 188: Trump gives the Palestinians another opportunity to choose peace
The president’s plan could end the fighting in Gaza and free the remaining hostages. But it depends on a belief that Israel’s foes are willing to give up their…
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Ep. 187: Jews don’t owe a hostile world any apologies
By defying an antisemitic United Nations, Netanyahu wasn’t harming Israel or endangering Jews. No matter what you think about him, in that moment, he stood up…
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Ep. 186: Trump needs to stop trying to win a Nobel Peace Prize
The president’s instincts on the United Nations and “Palestine” are correct. But his Gaza plan, cooked up by Jared Kushner and Tony Blair, is as misguided as…
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Ep. 184: The Democrats’ Mamdani dilemma: Is Jew-hatred good politics?
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul thinks backing an antisemitic mayoral candidate will help get her re-elected. Others in the party are wondering and wavering.
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Ep. 185: Antisemites are trying to hijack Charlie Kirk’s legacy
Claims that the activist was turning on Israel and conspiracy theories about his death are part of a battle to legitimize Jew-hatred, not defend free speech.
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Ep. 183: The problem is the normalization of hate, not cancel culture
Firing those who dissent is troubling. But progressive hate cheering for Hamas and the murder of Charlie Kirk, along with right-wing conspiracy theories…
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Ep. 182: Jerry Seinfeld is right about the meaning of ‘Free Palestine’
The comedian is being bashed for comparing those who wish to erase Israel to the Ku Klux Klan.
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Ep. 181: Violence is the natural next step of academic intolerance
The assassination of Charlie Kirk at one of his campus debates is a reminder that the culture that normalized violent protests is one step away from far worse…
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Ep. 180: America’s unreliable Middle East ‘ally’ is Qatar, not Israel
The foreign-policy establishment’s outrage about the strike on Hamas leaders is sheer hypocrisy. What needs to change is Washington’s reliance on the Islamists…
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Ep. 179: The destructive impulse to moralize about a zero-sum conflict
The claim that Israel will “lose” if it is falsely perceived as too brutal to its genocidal enemies is an exercise in navel-gazing, not a serious accounting of…
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Ep. 178: There’s no constitutional protection for violating Jewish students’ civil rights
A federal judge ignored the causes of antisemitism at Harvard and ruled against the Trump administration’s defunding of it. That should not stand.
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Ep. 177: Jerry Nadler and the moral collapse of American Jewish liberals
The career of the retiring Manhattan congressman demonstrates the way partisan Democrats have abandoned support of Israel for leftist applause.
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Ep. 176: Trump and Rubio reject the Palestinian victimhood narrative
Forget the U.N. statehood charade. A Palestinian Authority that subsidizes terror and a population indoctrinated in Islamist hate ought to be denied entry to…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 175: The last stand of pro-Israel Democrats
The DNC could have sent a message of partial support for the Jewish state. Instead, it encouraged the pro-Hamas left and delayed hopes for a comeback.
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 174: Year three of the siege on Jewish students begins
Blood libels against Israel may reignite campus antisemitism. Administrators who tolerate the targeting of Jews, however, will have to reckon with President…
Jonathan Tobin DailyEp. 173: Only a rule-breaking administration can truly combat antisemitism
An ambassador’s broadside aimed at French President Emmanuel Macron is another example of how Trump 2.0 is prioritizing the battle against a rising tide of…
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Ep. 172: Yes, the whole world is wrong about Israel
Even some who say they don’t hate the Jewish state yet rely only on the mainstream media for news think that there must be some truth to the “genocide” blood…