Alex Traiman

4 Hostages Rescued from “Innocent” Gazan Civilians

4 hostages were rescued from the hands of Hamas in a miraculous Israeli military operation. The media flipped the script and focused in on the “innocent” Gazan civilians killed in the operation. But were the civilians innocent? Were they and do they continue to be complicit with Hama?

JNS CEO Alex Traiman and Middle East Correspondent Josh Hasten delve into this issue and other pressing stories
– Coalition crisis with Benny Gantz leaving the war cabinet
– Blinken visiting Israel
– Hezbollah attacks in the North
Don’t miss up-to-the-minute news on JLMinute!

Posted by Josh Hasten in Jerusalem Minute

Netanyahu: Rafah Operation is HAPPENING

Prime Minister Netanyahu has declared that a Rafah operation will happen regardless of whether Hamas accepts the new hostage deal offered by Israel. But how much longer will Israel wait to go in? How much of this rhetoric is public diplomacy and how much can be trusted as actual policy?

JNS CEO Alex Traiman and Middle East correspondent Josh Hasten analyze this story in all its angles as well as top stories happening in Israel
– ICC threatening arrest warrant against Netanyahu
– Biden administration accusing whole IDF units of human rights violations
– Violent anti-Israel protests across campus
– Antony Blinken’s Middle East trip and much more!

Don’t miss up-to-the-minute news on JLMinute!

Posted by Josh Hasten in Jerusalem Minute

Rising Violence in Israel During Ramadan

Two terror attacks (one in Beer Sheba and another in Gan Yavneh) rock Israel as violence and incitement during Ramadan increases. JNS CEO Alex Traiman and Middle East Correspondent Josh Hasten also discuss.
– the US Rafah Alternative
– Missile Attack in Eilat
– Hostage Protests merging with anti-government demonstrations
and much more!

Don’t miss up-to-the-minute news and analysis with JLMinute!

Posted by Josh Hasten in Jerusalem Minute

US Paves the Way for More Attacks Against Israel

What will be the repercussions of the US allowing a UN Ceasefire resolution to pass? Has this irreparably harmed the relationship? Has this opened Israel up to new attacks?

JNS CEO Alex Traiman and Middle East Correspondent Josh Hasten discuss this and
– The Iranian plot thwarted by the IDF
– Egypt and Displaced Gazans
– Terrorists returning to Shifah Hospital and much more!

Posted by Josh Hasten in Jerusalem Minute

Biden’s Netanyahu Policy that will Backfire

In another slight to the Netanyahu government, Senator Majority Chuck Schumer has labeled PM Netanyahu an obstacle to peace and called for elections in Israel. In addition, more sanctions have been put on “violent settlers”. Will the pressure force the Israeli government to collapse or give into international demands or will opposition only strengthen Netanyahu?

JNS CEO Alex Traiman and Middle East Correspondent Josh Hasten discuss these developments and other major stories
– New poll indicating that Israelis see no hope for a peaceful solution with the Palestinians
– Bibi vowing to launch an operation in Rafah
– New analysis proving the casualty numbers for Gaza are fake and much more!

Posted by Josh Hasten in Jerusalem Minute

Hamas Claims It Doesn’t Know If Hostages Are Dead or Alive

-The continued push for a ceasefire as Hamas claims it has no idea where the hostages are and if they are dead or alive.
– Congress pushed back on Biden’s executive order sanctioning so-called settlers for violence against Palestinians.
-Will it work or will the Biden administration take additional steps to pressure Israel as Hezbollah continues to attack the north and a terrorist attack in Eli claims the lives of two?
-Will the US continue to use its veto in the UN?

Posted by Josh Hasten in Jerusalem Minute