Josh Hasten

Sep

2024

October 7 Style Massacre Thwarted

The Land of Israel · Israel Uncensored: October 7 Style Massacre Thwarted

Israeli security forces thwarted a Jenin terror cell’s plans to carry out an October 7th style massacre, targeting Jewish communities in Samaria, officials revealed this week. At the same time, a wannabe Pakistani terrorist was planning a massacre on the anniversary of October 7, hoping to murder Jews in Brooklyn. On today’s Israel Uncensored, Josh Hasten says that vigilance is key, as Jews worldwide are the target. In addition, another murderous Sunday in Israel, with a Jordanian national murdering three Israelis HY”D at the Allenby Bridge Crossing. These news stories and much more on today’s show.

Sep

2024

‘The army is now seriously turning its attention to Judea and Samaria’

Israeli troops during counterterror activities in the Jenin and Tulkarem areas in northern Samaria, August 2024. Credit: IDF

(September 6, 2024 / JNS) “The army is now seriously turning its attention to Judea and Samaria. The terrorists have raised their heads,” a regional Judea and Samaria security chief, who simultaneously is serving in the IDF reserves as part of the “Operation Summer Camp” anti-terror campaign in the territories that began on Aug. 28, told JNS on Wednesday.

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Sep

2024

New Gush Etzion town, named for terror victim, paves the road to J’lem

A view from the Jewish community of Neve Daniel in the Gush Etzion region of Judea, Oct. 11, 2022. Photo by Gershon Elinson/Flash90.

(September 4, 2024 / JNS) Last month, the Israeli Defense Ministry’s Civil Administration set borders known as “blue lines” for a new 150-acre Gush Etzion town called Nahal Heletz, located in the Judean hills just outside of Jerusalem, in an area with a Jewish presence dating back thousands of years.

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Sep

2024

Italian pro-Israel resolution shows power of ‘quiet diplomacy’

Brig. Gen. (res.) Amir Avivi, chairman of the Israel Defense and Security Forum (IDSF), opening the 2024 IDSF conference, Jan. 25, 2024. Credit: IDSF.

The lower house of the Italian Parliament passed a multifaceted pro-Israel resolution in July while condemning the surge in global antisemitism following the Oct. 7 massacre in southern Israel.

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Aug

2024

Interview on LiveNOW from Fox

Aug

2024

Josh Hasten’s Interview on WABC

Aug

2024

Israeli flag football teams compete in Finland for 2028 Olympics slot

The Israeli men’s flag football team, August 2024. Credit: Courtesy American Football in Israel.

Israel’s men’s and women’s flag football teams are kicking off their quest for a spot at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, at this week’s International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Flag Football World Championships (FFWC) in Lahti, Finland.

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Aug

2024

IDF: Israel targets 10 different areas of Lebanon

According to Israeli Defense Forces, Israel is targeting 10 different areas of Lebanon. Josh Hasten, a Middle East correspondent for Jewish News Syndicate (JNS) & co-host of JNS podcast “Jerusalem Minute”, joins LiveNOW from FOX to further discuss.

Aug

2024

Israelis demand Civil Administration reclaim Gush nature reserve from PA

Holiday resort guest houses under construction in a Judean Desert nature reserve under Palestinian Authority control, Aug. 21, 2024. Photo: Josh Hasten.

Israeli government officials, local municipalities and NGOs are waiting to see whether Israel’s Civil Administration will implement a recent cabinet decision calling for Israel to reclaim responsibility from the Palestinian Authority for a nature reserve just east of Gush Etzion in the Judean Desert.

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Aug

2024

Israelis clash over detention of reservists accused of abusing Nukhba terrorist

Israeli Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu and Knesset member Nissim Vaturi attend a protest against the detention of IDF reservists suspected of assaulting a Hamas terrorist at the Sde Teiman military base near Beersheva, July 29, 2024. Photo by Dudu Greenspan/Flash90.

Protesters, including right-wing members of Knesset, took part on Monday in heated demonstrations at the entrance to two Israel Defense Forces bases, with some even managing to break inside.

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