Ep. 23: Kenneth Marcus: ‘Diversity programs have made it worse for Jewish kids on campus‘

Episode 2: The Truth about Jerusalem: In this week’s episode of “Top Story with Jonathan Tobin,” the editor-in-chief of JNS explores reasons for the protests against Israel involving a controversial court case and the status of Jerusalem, as well as the way some in the Democratic Party... by Top Story with Jonathan Tobin

22 min listen

Episode 3: Smearing Israel and the Legitimization of Anti-Semitism: In Episode 3 of “Top Story,” JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin is joined by columnist and editor Ruthie Blum who discusses the way smearing Israel legitimizes anti-Semitism and Hamas. They analyze the way the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement... by Top Story with Jonathan Tobin

40 min listen

Episode 1: Iran and John Kerry: The first episode of JNS podcast Top Story with Jonathan Tobin. This week, JNS Editor-in-chief Jonathan S. Tobin explains the ramifications of revelations that former Secretary of State and current U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John... by Top Story with Jonathan Tobin

20 min listen

Ep. 16: Ruth Wisse: The Jews are facing 'the most uneven fight ever in human history': Author and academic Ruth Wisse joins JNS editor-in -chief Jonathan Tobin to discuss how to understand anti-Semitism, the revival of Yiddish and her new memoir. The two discuss Wisse’s analysis of how anti-Semitism is being legitimized and why so much... by Top Story with Jonathan Tobin

69 min listen

Ep. 9: Elliott Abrams: 'No basis for moving forward with two-state solution': In this week’s episode, the Tikvah Fund head and foreign-policy veteran of the Reagan, Bush and Trump administrations joins JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin to talk diplomacy, democracy and the future of American Jewry. The two discuss President... by Top Story with Jonathan Tobin

49 min listen

Episode 7: What Iran and the Palestinians Really Want: In this week’s episode of “Top Story,” JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin is joined by Shoshana Bryen, Senior Director of the Jewish Policy Center and editor of inFOCUS Quarterly. They discuss what to expect from the Biden administration’s efforts to... by Top Story with Jonathan Tobin

51 min listen

Ep. 26: Daniel Asia: Wokeness will ‘destroy the arts as we know it‘: Composer and educator Daniel Asia joins JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin to discuss the way wokeness is undermining and ultimately destroying the arts. The two discuss how the obsessive and misguided focus on race, the suppression of free speech... by Top Story with Jonathan Tobin

62 min listen

Ep. 15: Michael Oren: Afghanistan 'will embolden Islamic extremists': Historian, novelist and former Israeli ambassador to the United States Michael Oren joins JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin to discuss America’s disaster in Afghanistan and the U.S.-Israel relationship. The two discuss the impact of America’s... by Top Story with Jonathan Tobin

50 min listen

Episode 6: Israel's New Government: In Episode 6 of “Top Story With Jonathan Tobin,” JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin discusses the swearing-in of Israel’s new government and the ousting of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He asks whether it can survive and what it will mean if it does. by Top Story with Jonathan Tobin

21 min listen

Ep. 10: Gil Troy: Organizations ‘Launching Full-Scale War on American Jewish Identity’: Historian and author Gil Troy joins JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin to talk about how toxic theories about the past are fueling anti-Semitism and undermining Jewish identity and support for Israel. The two discuss how partisanship has given a pass... by Top Story with Jonathan Tobin

58 min listen

Episode 4: The End of the Netanyahu era?: In episode 4 of “Top Story With Jonathan Tobin,” JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin is joined by JNS Jerusalem bureau chief Alex Traiman to discuss the possible end of the Netanyahu era as rivals Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid close in on a coalition... by Top Story with Jonathan Tobin

51 min listen

Ep. 17: Anne Bayefsky: Apartheid Label Could Succeed in Destroying Israel: Law professor and human rights activist Anne Bayefsky joins JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin to discuss the Apartheid Israel lie and the way the United Nations has helped promote anti-Semitism and delegitimization of Israel. The two discuss how the... by Top Story with Jonathan Tobin

60 min listen

Episode 5: What’s behind the surge in Anti-Semitism?: In Episode 5 of “Top Story With Jonathan Tobin,” JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin is joined by columnist Melanie Phillips. Together they discuss the recent surge in anti-Semitism and examine the way that radical ideas like critical race theory and... by Top Story with Jonathan Tobin

55 min listen

Ep. 23: Kenneth Marcus: ‘Diversity programs have made it worse for Jewish kids on campus‘: Kenneth Marcus (Former Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights and Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law) joins JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin to discuss the plague of anti-Semitism on college campuses and his efforts to use the law... by Top Story with Jonathan Tobin

44 min listen

Ep. 14: Elan Carr: Defining Jews as white and privileged is anti-Semitism: Former U.S. envoy for combatting anti-Semitism Elan Carr joins JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin to discuss what needs to be done to halt the rise in Jew-hatred. The two talk about whether former President Donald Trump enabled anti-Semitism,... by Top Story with Jonathan Tobin

52 min listen

Ep. 11: Liel Leibovitz 'I Do Not Believe in Equity': Author and commentator Liel Liebovitz joins JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin to talk about whether Jews are white, the right Jewish answer to anti-Semitism and the disconnect between Israelis and Americans. The two discuss the impact of critical... by Top Story with Jonathan Tobin

58 min listen

Ep. 21: Dara Horn: ‘People Love Dead Jews‘: Author Dara Horn joins JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin to discuss the way sympathy for dead Jews gives the world a permission slip for hating live ones. The two talk about her new book "People Love Dead Jews: Report From a Haunted Present" and... by Top Story with Jonathan Tobin

56 min listen

Ep. 25: Cliff May: The Collapse of Journalism: Veteran journalist and Foundation for the Defense of Democracies founder Clifford May joins JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin to discuss the threat from Iran and China as well as the collapse of journalism. The two talk about the impact of the... by Top Story with Jonathan Tobin

58 min listen

Ep. 22: Gerald Steinberg: ‘There is no Palestinian Civil Society‘: NGO Monitor head Gerald Steinberg joins JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin to discuss the way Palestinian non-governmental organizations are used as fronts by Palestinian terror groups and the way international human rights groups work to promote lies... by Top Story with Jonathan Tobin

55 min listen

Ep. 13: Naomi Schaefer Riley on CRT, 'The Klan couldn't have done a better job at messaging': Journalist and author Naomi Schaefer Riley joins JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin to discuss the damage that critical race theory is doing to children. The two discuss the impact radical and woke ideas about race are having on kids and how cancel... by Top Story with Jonathan Tobin

54 min listen

Ep. 8: The growing political divide over Israel: In this week’s episode of Top Story, Fox News contributor and former White House spokesman Ari Fleischer joins JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin to talk about the politics of support for Israel. They analyze the way the two political parties have... by Top Story with Jonathan Tobin

51 min listen

Ep. 28: William Jacobson: Boycotted for Publishing the Truth: Law professor and "Legal Insurrection" author William Jacobson joins JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin to discuss how intersectionality and critical race theory are destroying academic freedom and enabling anti-Semitism. The two discuss the way... by Top Story with Jonathan Tobin

58 min listen

Ep 12: Seth Mandel: 'The ADL had ‘one job.’ It isn’t doing it.': Washington Examiner magazine editor Seth Mandel joins JNS editor in chief Jonathan Tobin to talk about why the ADL is failing to confront anti-Semitism, polarization and home schooling. The two discuss how the ADL is abandoning its role as an... by Top Story with Jonathan Tobin

72 min listen

Ep. 46: John Podhoretz & Vindicated neo-Conservatism; American weakness and Ukraine, Iran crises: Editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin argues that the Russian invasion of Ukraine is a consequence of President Joe Biden’s disastrous retreat from Afghanistan and attempts to appease Iran. He’s joined by Commentary magazine editor John Podhoretz who... by Top Story with Jonathan Tobin

70 min listen

Ep. 19: Michael Doran: ‘Biden doesn‘t like the Abraham Accords‘: Strategic analyst and former Bush administration senior figure Michael Doran and JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan S. Tobin discuss the reason behind the Biden administration’s appeasement of Iran. The two talk about American foreign policy in the... by Top Story with Jonathan Tobin

61 min listen

Ep. 30: Eugene Kontorovich : The International Community Never Cared about the Arabs: Legal scholar Eugene Kontorovich joins JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin to discuss the way international law is used to delegitimize Israel and Jewish rights in Jerusalem and the land of Israel. The two talk about recent controversies over the Biden... by Top Story with Jonathan Tobin

50 min listen

Ep. 29: Andrew Roberts: ‘We Are Far From Out of the Woods With Anti-Semitism In Britain‘: Historian and author Andrew Roberts joins JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin to discuss revisionist history and what’s behind the increasingly strident anti-Semitism in Great Britain. The two talk about Roberts’ latest book on George III, about... by Top Story with Jonathan Tobin

45 min listen

Ep. 33: Alan Dershowitz: ’Jewish Leadership is Beneath Contempt in Regards to Fairness’: Editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin discusses the Texas synagogue attack and whether it’s okay to discuss who is inciting anti-Semitism among Muslims. He’s also joined by author and legal expert Alan Dershowitz to discuss getting canceled for representing... by Top Story with Jonathan Tobin

57 min listen

Ep. 32: TOBIN’S TAKE: January 6th Commemoration: JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin gives his hot take on what really is behind the commemoration of the January 6th riot. by Top Story with Jonathan Tobin

6 min listen

Ep. 32: TOBIN’S TAKE: US Envoy to Combat anti-Semitism: JNS editor-in-chief discusses the Senate confirmation hold up of Dr. Deborah Lipstadt to the position of Special Envoy to combat anti-Semitism. by Top Story with Jonathan Tobin

6 min listen

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Ep. 23: Kenneth Marcus: ‘Diversity programs have made it worse for Jewish kids on campus‘

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