Think Twice with Jonathan Tobin

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March 11, 2025 Ep. 166: Israeli colonel has chilling message for the West
Hamas thinks it has won the war it started on Oct. 7, 2023. That’s the conclusion of Col Grisha Yakubovich, the retired Israeli officer and strategic analyst who joined JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin on this week’s episode of Think Twice. Yakubovich believes that Hamas intends to keep fighting to destroy Israel. That’s a fact that U.S. President Donald Trump needs to take this into account when seeking to promote his reconstruction plan that calls for the Palestinian Arabs who live in the Gaza Strip to be resettled elsewhere.
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1 hr 2 min
March 06, 2025 EP. 168: Breaking the DEI binary in American education w/ Dr. Brandy Shufutinsky
Welcome to Think Twice, the weekly show hosted by Jonathan S. Tobin, Editor-in-Chief of JNS. This episode features Dr. Brandy Shufutinsky, Director of Education and Community Engagement for the Jewish Institute for Liberal Values.Topics Covered in This Episode:✅ The Rise and Fall of Woke Ideology: How DEI took over education, corporations and the arts.✅ Why Jewish Americans Are Targeted: How DEI’s oppressor-oppressed ideology fuels antisemitism.✅ Ethnic Studies and Radical Indoctrination: How schools push division instead of education.✅ Settler Colonialism and Israel: The false narrative used to delegitimize Jewish history.✅ The Left’s War on Liberalism: Why American liberalism failed to defend free speech and individual rights.✅ How Parents Can Fight Back: Concrete steps to take control of your child’s education.
44 min
February 14, 2025 Ep. 165: Making sense of Trump’s Gaza plan w/ Alex Traiman
JNS Jerusalem bureau chief and CEO Alex Traiman had the privilege of accompanying Prime Minister Netanyahu last week for a historic meeting with President #Trump. Today, he joins JNS Editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin for a behind-the-scenes discussion of everything that was covered between the two leaders. They’ll go beyond the headlines for a deep dive look at vital issues that will affect the Jewish State for years to come, including: Trump’s Gaza plan; potential landmines between Bibi and Trump; military action in Iran; internal pressure on Netanyahu; the influence of the “woke Right” on President Trump; the future of JNS, and so much more.
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1 hr 1 min
January 31, 2025 Ep. 164: Author: Hostage Deal Continues Mistakes of October 7th
After nearly 16 months of war, a critical and comprehensive look at what went wrong on October 7th is yet to be done. What really were the crucial mistakes made on October 7th? Is Israel poised to repeat the same mistakes in the future? Is the hostage deal pushing Israel in the wrong direction strategically and morally?
To discuss all this, Jonathan Tobin is joined by Foundation for Defense of Democracies’ Seth Frantzman, author of the new book, The October 7th War, Israel's Battle for Security in Gaza.
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53 min
January 23, 2025 Ep. 163: Unpacking Trump's First Days & the Hostage Deal w/ Ruthie Blum
JNS senior contributing editor and “Israel Undiplomatic” co-host Ruthie Blum—a former adviser at the Prime Minister’s Office—joins JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin to discuss the first days of Donald Trump’s presidency and the complicated and not-so-perfect hostage deal between Hamas and Israel.
Will the Palestinian terror group remain in power and has Jerusalem lost the war as a result of the deal? Did Trump follow through on his word? Is he a true friend to Israel or will his isolationist policies be detrimental to the Jewish state?
All this and more on this special post-inauguration episode of “Think Twice!”

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1 hr 2 min
January 16, 2025 Ep. 162: Melanie Phillips: 10 Steps the West Must Take In Order to Survive
What does the current antisemitism raging in the West say about Western civilization? JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin sits down with columnist and author Melanie Phillips to discuss her newest book, The Founder’s Stone, which takes a deep dive into this issue.
Phillips and Tobin unpack the political and spiritual crisis occurring and the ten steps that the civilized world must implement in order to survive.
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1 hr 10 min
January 09, 2025 Ep. 161: Podhoretz: Biden Left Trump a World on Fire
What is the legacy of U.S. President Joe Biden? As President-elect Donald Trump is set to assume power on Jan. 20, inflation is rampant, wildfires destroy Los Angeles, the Middle East is on fire and the Russia-Ukraine war rages on.

JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin sits down with John Podhoretz, editor of Commentary Magazine, to discuss the legacy of the Biden administration, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s strategic decision and the future of the American political landscape.

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45 min
December 19, 2024 Ep. 159: Will Trump Allow Israel to Win? w/ Victoria Coates
With President-elect Donald Trump taking office in just a month, the question arises of how victory can be achieved in the Middle East. Is it time to abandon the "peace process" with the Palestinians? What message needs to be sent to the Arab world? Will America allow Israel to win?

JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin talks with Victoria Coates, a Heritage Foundation scholar, former Trump administration deputy national security advisor and the author of the new book, The Battle For the Jewish State: How Israel—and America—Can Win.

Tobin and Coates unpack the failed policies of Biden and Obama administrations and what really leads to peace and stability in the Middle East.

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55 min
December 12, 2024 Ep. 158: Whistleblower: How Trump Can Resist the Deep State Playbook
What can President-elect Donald Trump do to effectively combat the bureaucracy and deep state that runs policy in the United States?

In this conversation with JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin, author Adam Lovinger discusses his new book, The Insider Threat, which explores the deep state's development within the U.S. national security and domestic policy apparatus and his personal experiences within it.

Lovinger highlights the lack of strategic clarity in U.S. military operations and the impact of the Obama administration's foreign policy.

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57 min
December 05, 2024 Ep. 157: BlueAnon: The Left’s Conspiracy Theories Target Jews w/ David Harsanyi
In this episode of "Think Twice," JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin and journalist David Harsanyi delve into the factors contributing to the rise of conspiracy theories in modern America, particularly focusing on the political left's susceptibility to such beliefs—including the claims of "genocide" in Gaza and the Russian collusion allegations against President-elect Donald Trump.

Tobin and Harsanyi unpack the role of mainstream media, social media and politics in making these theories believable.

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1 hr 8 min

About Think Twice with Jonathan Tobin

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The Internet and mainstream media are inundated with misinformation and superficial hot takes. That’s why you’re not getting the full story. Take another look with JNS Editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin as he takes deep dives into the most critical stories and controversies impacting the Jewish world with insightful commentary and fascinating interviews. If you want to understand the bigger picture and the context of the issues that really matter, this show is for you.