(Feb. 26, 2025 / JNS) At the end of last week, a resolution was passed during an international summit on the sidelines of the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Maryland, calling on the United States and its allies to recognize Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria.
On this week’s Israel Uncensored, Josh Hasten discusses how difficult this week was, as Israelis learned the fate of the Bibas family – Shiri and her children Ariel and Kfir HY”D, who were brutally murdered by Gazan terrorists after being abducted on October 7, 2023. The bodies of the children were returned in a grotesque ceremony, while Hamas continued their psychological terrorism, replacing Shiri’s body with that of a random woman from Gaza. Shiri’s body was eventually given back. May G-d avenge their blood, and of all of those murdered by pure evil.
(Feb. 24, 2025 / JNS) Israeli security experts, government leaders and NGOs have weighed in on reports from last week indicating that the U.S. administration has frozen funding to the Palestinian Authority Security Forces.
Three more Israeli hostages were released this week, despite calls from President Trump to release them all. Did Israel cave to Hamas, by not insisting on a full hostage release? In addition, IDF troops were sent south indicating that Israel would perhaps restart the war in Gaza. Is Israel headed for phase two of the ceasefire, or back into battle? These questions and all the latest news, on this week’s Israel Uncensored, with Josh Hasten.
Three more Israeli hostages – Or Levy, 34, Eli Sharabi, 52, and Ohad Ben Ami, 56, were released from Hamas captivity over the weekend. On today’s Israel Uncensored, Josh Hasten says it was painful to see the three emaciated Jews come home, clearly starved by Hamas – modern day Nazis, after over 480 days in captivity. After seeing how the three were mistreated, Josh can’t wrap his head around the fact that all this time, Israel was providing Gaza, an enemy population, with humanitarian aid, which clearly wasn’t being distributed to our hostages.
President Donald Trump has reinstated a “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran, signing an executive order that directs the Treasury Department to impose strict economic sanctions, particularly on Iran’s vital oil exports.
The move coincides with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the White House. Trump admitted he was “torn” over the decision, but bipartisan lawmakers are pushing for even tougher measures. Will this escalate tensions in the Middle East?
For analysis, Veronica Dudo speaks with Middle East correspondent Josh Hasten from JNS.
Listen to my full interview which starts at 19:40
Josh Hasten, Middle East Correspondent for JNS, is interviewed by Laura Ingle of NewsNation Live on Netanyahu’s upcoming meeting with Trump in Washington, DC. This interview took place on February 2, 2025
