Jonathan Tobin Daily

The foreign-policy establishment’s war on Israel finds a target | Ep. 343 Oct 13, 2026 1039 An aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee is under attack from liberal media for being an obstacle to the effort to sabotage Trump and to reimpose Obama and Biden’s failed ideas.

Democrats’ bargain with the left will replicate Europe’s catastrophic decline | Ep. 342 Oct 9, 2026 870 Riots in France and Britain’s lurch left illustrate what follows when liberals appease and then surrender to the red-green alliance of Marxists and Islamists. Can it happen in America?

In Michigan, the issue is erasing Jewish interests, not the Jewish vote | Ep. 341 Oct 9, 2026 811 Electing “progressives” like El-Sayed requires more than just normalizing antisemitism and antisemitic candidates. It also means telling Jews to shut up.

Ep. 340: The real lesson of Oct. 7? Stop appealing for sympathy Oct 6, 2026 860 After three years of rejection and antisemitism, Jews must cease asking for pity and second-guessing failed efforts at explaining themselves, and instead project strength.

Ep. 339: The vacation from Jewish history is over for Americans Oct 4, 2026 983 The erasure of Jews and treating them as villains cannot be ignored. The post-Oct. 7 surge of antisemitism is not a misunderstanding that will fade if Netanyahu is defeated.

Ep. 338: How Democrats will exploit the ‘settler-violence’ narrative Oct 4, 2026 695 Misleading claims that Jews—and not Palestinian terrorists—are the aggressors in the territories might be the wedge that the next Congress uses to start unraveling the U.S.-Israel alliance.

Ep. 337: Can September surprises topple Benjamin Netanyahu? Sep 30, 2026 918 Israeli and American media have reacted to the prime minister’s strong polling with stories claiming that he was forewarned about Oct. 7. But do the voters trust them?

Ep. 336: A fraudulent ‘Free Palestine’ activist embodies a lying hateful cause Sep 26, 2026 755 An American Jew impersonated an Arab and engaged in antisemitism. But others who advocate for anti-Israel genocidal goals are part of the same ideological grift.

Ep. 335: The El-Sayed litmus test cuts both ways Sep 25, 2026 805 Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed speaks during a press conference in Detroit on Sept. 22, 2026. Photo by Sarah Rice/Getty Images.

Ep. 334: Netanyahu isn’t the reason pop singers spout blood libels Sep 23, 2026 793 Attacks on musician Ed Sheeran after his craven apology for rapper Macklemore’s firing demonstrate that the mainstreaming of antisemitism fuels Israel’s unpopularity.

Ep. 333: Confronting Jew-haters is more important than worrying about cancel culture Sep 22, 2026 765 Those who spout blood libels about Israel, like rapper Macklemore, have the right to free speech, but not to a platform. Zero tolerance for the surge of antisemitism is imperative.

Ep. 332: The AI apocalypse and the ‘NAZA’ blood libels against Israel Sep 17, 2026 996 A film that makes dubious claims about the IDF slaughtering Palestinian civilians may help bolster an antisemitic trope blaming the Jews for a new global threat.

Ep. 331: The false narrative about post-9/11 Islamophobia legitimizes antisemitism Sep 15, 2026 661 The obsession with a mythical backlash against Muslims promoted by the political left and liberal media didn’t just distort anniversary coverage. It builds sympathy for Islamist Jew-hatred.

Ep. 330: Britain’s attempt to isolate Israel illustrates its irrelevance Sep 11, 2026 829 The United Kingdom is mollifying the Corbynite antisemites that are Labor’s base, as well as showing that NATO and the “special relationship” with the United States are obsolete.

Ep. 329: Thanks to Mamdani and Piker, the 9/11 anniversary remains especially relevant Sep 9, 2026 808 Rather than a distant historical event, the rise of Islamists and woke leftists who hate America and the West is a reminder of what’s at stake in the clash of civilizations.

Ep. 328: Can they talk themselves into being comfortable with JD Vance? Sep 4, 2026 849 GOP Jews want to support their party’s possible 2028 candidate, and he wants their backing. But if he won’t disavow Tucker Carlson and his followers, then they can’t trust him.

Ep. 327: 'Jewish values’ are not a suicide pact that empowers antisemites Sep 3, 2026 856 Under pressure to support El-Sayed, Michigan’s Jewish Attorney General betrayed her people by urging Jews to sacrifice their survival in favor of “the needs of the world.”

Ep. 326: Qatar’s stooges want to delegitimize pro-Israel voices critical of Vance Sep 2, 2026 801 “The Daily Caller,” founded by Doha homeowner Tucker Carlson, is trying to smear JNS for highlighting the troubling connection between his Islamist allies and the veep.

Ep. 325: El-Sayed’s antisemitism is the issue; not Hasan Piker Aug 30, 2026 640 Democrats want their Michigan Senate candidate to disavow his podcaster pal. The problem is that most on the political left have already embraced his Jew-hatred and lies.

Ep. 324: The clock is ticking on the chances to stop JD Vance Aug 30, 2026 890 The veep informally began his 2028 campaign with a fundraiser hosted by Tucker Carlson’s financier. It’s not too early to start thinking about how to defeat him.

Ep. 323: Jewish Democrats must fight the DSA, not tolerate it Aug 26, 2026 927 The hard-left faction is organizing and winning elections, even if many in the party don’t agree with them or share their antisemitism. They will take it over in 2028 if not stopped now.

Ep. 322: Why is Rep. Jamie Raskin enabling campus antisemitism? Aug 23, 2026 908 Notable victories have been achieved against campus Jew-hatred. But the Maryland congressman wants to stop the DOJ from turning the tide against woke discrimination.

Ep. 321: Primary lessons: GOP Groypers flop while Dem extremists flourish Aug 21, 2026 735 Far-right followers of Tucker Carlson are failing across the board with Republican voters. In most Democratic contests, antisemitic DSA candidates continue to thrive.

Ep. 320: A man of courage was needed. Instead, American Jews have Schumer Aug 9, 2026 803 The Democrats’ Senate leader may have had no choice but to endorse El-Sayed following his primary victory. Business as usual has normalized Jew-hatred.

Ep. 319: El-Sayed, the Democrats, AIPAC and the war on American Jews Aug 7, 2026 859 The Michigan primary was a referendum on the Jewish presence in the public square. The consequences of normalizing his antisemitism will impact much more than the pro-Israel group.

Ep. 318: To antisemites, Israel and the Jews are the reason for everything Aug 5, 2026 892 Blaming the Jews for a crisis in a Spanish enclave in Morocco shows how “genocide” blood libels spread. Meanwhile, Europeans face a real problem: Muslim immigration.

Ep. 317: After 25 years, the Sbarro bombing and its aftermath still matter Aug 3, 2026 662 The Second Intifada massacre, like the slaughter on Oct. 7, stands as a grim reminder of the folly and hubris of the makers of peace plans and deals with terrorists.

Ep. 316: Decoding the settler violence narrative for Americans Aug 2, 2026 942 When Israelis ask Washington to take action against Jews in Judea and Samaria, they are ignoring the context of Arab terrorism and attempting an end run around democracy.

Ep. 315: Netanyahu didn’t lose the Democrats for Israel Jul 30, 2026 990 Jewish liberals blame the prime minister for the collapse of support for the Jewish state because it absolves them of not stopping the antisemitic left from hijacking their party.

Ep. 314: Mamdani bears responsibility for anti-Jewish violence in New York Jul 28, 2026 960 Ordinary political speech isn’t incitement to violence. But anti-Zionism—the core purpose of the mayor’s career and that of his followers—delegitimizes Jewish rights and existence.

Ep. 313: Trump is a puzzle, but he’s standing firm on Iran and the Saudis Jul 26, 2026 903 The president’s refusal to appease Tehran, along with his insistence that Riyadh recognize Israel if it wants a nuclear program, are potential political liabilities. But both stands are right.

Ep. 312: Denial inside the modern siege lines on Tisha B’Av Jul 23, 2026 808 The challenge is not so much mindless hatred of fellow Jews as a willingness to acknowledge the existential threat posed by contemporary Jew-haters.

Ep. 311: The lies behind Mamdani’s Netanyahu stunt are the real threat Jul 22, 2026 736 New York’s mayor isn’t going to arrest Israel’s prime minister. But the widespread belief in the “genocide” blood libel illustrates how toxic ideologies, AI and social media are defeating facts.

Ep. 310: Vance is the variable in the partisan divide on Israel Jul 21, 2026 714 In a week when the majority of House Democrats abandoned the Jewish state, the vice president served as a reminder that the GOP’s lockstep pro-Israel stand is not set in stone.

Ep. 309: Ro Khanna and the weaponization of anti-Zionism in American politics Jul 16, 2026 809 The California congressman’s Judean misadventure was an attempt to boost his long-shot presidential hopes and move on from his sponsorship of the disastrous Graham Platner.

Ep. 308: El-Sayed’s anti-AIPAC antisemitic conspiracy mongering is winning votes Jul 12, 2026 722 The Michigan Senate race tells us more about the future of the Democrats and the centrality of antisemitism in our public discourse than the demise of the disgraced Graham Platner in Maine.

Ep. 307: Rahm Emanuel and the persistent delusion of failed policies Jul 10, 2026 932 The veteran politician foolishly thinks that he can carve out a middle ground for 2028 between antisemitism and “blind” support for Israel by recycling the two-state solution.

Ep. 306: Are the Democrats to become America’s anti-Israel party? Jul 7, 2026 804 The prospects for two Pennsylvania Democrats paint a dismal picture. And right now, it’s difficult to envision the party nominating a presidential candidate who supports the Jewish state.

Ep. 305: On its 250th birthday, Jews mustn’t abandon the fight for America Jul 3, 2026 716 If the United States is lost to the woke left or the woke right, the consequences for Jews and the world are unimaginable. Now isn’t the time to write it off.

Ep. 304: The Israel they hate is imaginary Jul 2, 2026 849 The younger generation’s opposition to a “genocidal” Jewish state has become one of the organizing principles of U.S. politics. But these toxic beliefs have nothing to do with the actual place.

Ep. 303: Who will win the Trump foreign-policy “Apprentice” contest? Jul 2, 2026 865 U.S. Vice President JD Vance and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio are pursuing competing approaches to Iran and Lebanon. Is this a genius grand strategy or destructive chaos?

Ep. 302: Dan Goldman, and the decline and fall of liberal Jewish Democrats Jun 28, 2026 962 In Zohran Mamdani’s Democratic Party, only those who bend the knee to antisemitic ideology have a place. Is this the end of an era for American Jewish life?

Ep. 301: The JD Vance foreign-policy test ride is a disaster Jun 24, 2026 746 Whether he succeeds in getting a “peace” agreement with Iran or not, the vice president’s attempt at appeasement isn’t going to help him or President Trump.

Ep. 300: Who will stand with Israel against a new Iran deal? Jun 18, 2026 872 Back in 2015, the GOP and most Americans opposed Obama’s appeasement of Tehran. Now, Democrats are against Israel on any issue, and Republicans will not defy Trump.

Ep. 299: Trump’s chaos and incoherence have led to failure on Iran Jun 16, 2026 996 The damage that Israel and the United States did to the Islamist terror regime was undone by an agreement that rewards Tehran and vindicates former President Barack Obama.

Ep. 298: ‘The New York Times’ blood libel against Israel should be mocked Jun 14, 2026 655 Cultural elites backing the newspaper’s ludicrous claim about Israelis training dogs to rape Palestinian Arabs should be condemned. Not those with the guts to call them out.

Ep. 297: Is Donald Trump still the tough-minded leader he claims to be? Jun 11, 2026 920 If he concludes a nuclear deal with Iran that is, at best, only marginally better than Obama’s, then the implications for the Middle East and his presidency will be devastating.

Ep. 296: What’s behind the campaign to demonize Israel inside Trumpworld? Jun 9, 2026 895 Dubious leaks about the Jewish state spying on America signify an effort to break up a valued alliance by those whose motives are rooted in antisemitic conspiracies.

Ep. 295: Even when he disappoints Israel, Trump is better than the alternative Jun 7, 2026 902 The president’s mercurial approach to the conflict with Iran is frustrating and potentially disastrous. But compared to Kamala Harris, Jerusalem and American Jews are still better off.

Ep. 294: Why are they really boycotting AIPAC? Bigotry Jun 7, 2026 791 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the AIPAC conference in Washington D.C, March 6, 2018. Credit: Haim Zach/GPO.

Ep. 293: The parade was no place for an anti-Zionist Jew-hater Jun 3, 2026 775 Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s absence from New York City’s annual Israel Day shindig was appropriate. But efforts to deny his antisemitism by citing a skewed poll point to deeper problems.

Ep. 292: Who should speak for Israel? The case for Caroline Glick May 31, 2026 614 Pearl-clutching about the veteran journalist possibly being sent to the New York consulate misses the point. The Jewish state needs bold advocates more than traditional diplomats.

Ep. 291: Liberal Judaism is doomed if it won’t fight anti-Zionism May 29, 2026 1030 Reform Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch is challenging his movement to stop ordaining anti-Zionist clergy. Yet his colleagues don’t want to make hard choices about leftist antisemitism.

Ep. 290: Republicans are fighting a battle for their souls Democrats already lost May 27, 2026 800 While the future of the GOP as a pro-Israel party may be in doubt, right now, the Democrats are mainstreaming anti-Zionism and Jew-hatred.

Ep. 289: Israel’s ambassador spoke a hard truth that needed to be said May 21, 2026 1005 Groups like J Street and Jews who support New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani aren’t just criticizing Jerusalem. They are assisting a globalized intifada against their own people.

Ep. 288: The four reasons why we can’t move on from a blood libel May 20, 2026 983 “The New York Times” and its enablers are counting on the public’s short attention span and “suicidal empathy” of liberal Jews to bury Nicholas Kristof’s lie about rapist dogs in Israel.

Ep. 287: Antisemitism transformed Thomas Massie from libertarian extremist to liberal hero May 19, 2026 723 The anti-Trump congressman from Kentucky is blaming his primary woes on Israel and Zionist billionaires. And the liberal press and Jew-haters everywhere are cheering for him.

Ep. 286: Shabbat and 250 years of a nation of faith and liberty May 17, 2026 910 The resistance to President Donald Trump’s celebration of the Sabbath in the semiquincentennial is partisan folly and denial of the importance of religion in U.S. history.

Ep. 285: ‘Rapist dogs?’ Woke journalism’s antisemitic war on Israel crosses a line May 15, 2026 880 "The New York Times” publication of absurd blood libels and conspiracies requires more than polite protests. Those who defend it or won’t shame and shun it are also to blame.

Ep. 284: Abe Foxman and the quest for Jewish security May 14, 2026 910 While leading the ADL for three decades, he epitomized many of the best things about the community he defended. But Jewish liberalism’s failures cloud his legacy.

Ep. 283: Antisemitism, Islam and the future of the GOP May 8, 2026 869 The red-green alliance of Marxists and Islamists is fueling hatred for Jews and Israel among young people, while giving Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly a new audience.

Ep. 282: Why are liberals and Democrats embracing anti-Israel extremists? May 7, 2026 766 Mainstream support for Senate candidates like Graham Platner and Abdul El-Sayed reflects both panic about Trump and the acceptance of antisemitism.

Ep. 281: Anti-Zionists who condemn antisemitic crimes are gaslighting us May 5, 2026 798 Attempts to separate the movement to accomplish the genocide of half the world’s Jews in Israel from attacks on them elsewhere have zero credibility.

Ep. 280: Defeating Iran’s regime requires patience, but shouldn’t take ‘forever’ May 1, 2026 691 Given enough time, a combination of economic and military pressure may be enough for Trump to topple the Islamist terrorists. The question is whether he has it.

Ep. 279: Who’s to blame for declining American support for Israel? Apr 30, 2026 1032 The growing distaste for the Jewish state isn’t the fault of Netanyahu or Israeli behavior. It’s driven by forces seeking the destruction of the West and beyond the control of Jerusalem.

Ep. 278: Political violence is a consequence of the politics of anathema Apr 28, 2026 759 The latest attempt to assassinate President Donald Trump demonstrates anew that, like the toleration of antisemitism, the demonization of opponents leads to the unthinkable.

Ep. 277: It’s Zohran Mamdani’s New York now, not Eliot Engel’s Apr 26, 2026 835 The late congressman demonstrated how to be a passionate Zionist and an ardent liberal Democrat—something that is no longer possible.

Ep. 276: Unraveling the lies we were told about hate in America Apr 26, 2026 796 The indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center for funding extremism like the 2017 Charlottesville neo-Nazi rally discredits liberal hysteria about race, immigration and Islamophobia.

Ep. 275: Asking the wrong questions about antisemitism Apr 21, 2026 981 As the arts world legitimizes bias against Israel in the post-Oct. 7 world, a hit play about author Roald Dahl’s Jew-hatred explores the intersection of culture and prejudice.

Ep. 274: What do the Democrats want from Israel? Apr 19, 2026 733 Senate Democrats haven’t turned on the Jewish state because the Netanyahu government is reckless. It’s because they fear a party base of deluded antisemites.

Ep. 273: Hasan Piker is the Democrats’ Tucker Carlson, only worse Apr 17, 2026 775 The rise of the popular podcaster illustrates the left’s normalization of antisemitism. Rather than shunning him, liberal opinion leaders are tolerating his extremism.

Ep. 272: Neutrality in the fight against genocidal terror isn’t moral Apr 15, 2026 815 President Trump should have ignored Pope Leo’s comments, and non-Catholics should respect the papacy’s symbolism. But treating Iran as morally equivalent to Israel or America is still wrong.

Ep. 271: Why they blame Netanyahu for antisemitism and the Iran war Apr 15, 2026 937 The attempts to portray the prime minister as the reason why people hate Jews or for having “bullied” President Trump into the conflict are rooted in traditional blood libels.

Ep. 270: Iran hasn’t won, and America hasn’t lost … yet Apr 13, 2026 832 The assumption that the ceasefire means the Islamist regime has triumphed is premature at best. What follows will determine whether President Trump miscalculated.

Ep. 269: Unlike Israel, many of America’s NATO allies aren’t really allies Apr 12, 2026 889 Europe’s moral abdication in the fight against the Islamist terror regime is proving a surprising truth. Right now, Washington and Jerusalem both have only one reliable ally: each other.

Ep. 268: Why is the media obsessed with violent Israelis? Apr 9, 2026 902 The purpose of a false narrative about rampaging “settlers” and a new death-penalty law is not just to smear Israelis. It’s to distract attention from Palestinian terror.

Ep. 267: How many Jews will attend a Mamdani-style seder? Apr 3, 2026 630 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.

Ep. 266: Is the anti-Trump resistance also anti-Israel? Mar 31, 2026 793 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.

Ep. 265: Gavin Newsom and the Democrats’ Israel problem Mar 29, 2026 697 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.

Ep. 264: The ‘failed war’ narrative on Iran is political spin Mar 25, 2026 917 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.

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