Josh Hasten speaks with NewsNation Live about Prime Minister Netanyahu’s latest statement: Israel is going full-force into Gaza with the goal of dismantling Hamas once and for all.
He shared his take on what this means on the ground and what could come next.
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Olmert Calls “Humanitarian Zone” a “Concentration Camp”
In a Guardian interview, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said a planned humanitarian zone in southern Gaza would be a “concentration camp” for Gaza’s Arabs. On this week’s Israel Uncensored, Josh Hasten says that Olmert disgraces the suffering of Jews in the Holocaust who were placed in actual concentration camps before their murder. Hasten says that in reality, Israel aims to create humanitarian zones, sterile of Hamas, for hundreds of thousands of Gazans, thus protecting them away from the front lines. He says that Olmert’s wording does tremendous damage to those fighting for Israel in the public diplomacy arena.
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Live in Jerusalem with Clay Travis

U.S. talk radio host Clay Travis broadcasts live from the JNS studios in Jerusalem.
U.S. talk-radio giant Clay Travis, whose weekday show with co-host Buck Sexton, (“The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show”) reaches more than eight million monthly listeners on nearly 500 stations across the United States, along with digital platforms, is currently in Israel, broadcasting his show live from the JNS studios in Jerusalem.
Policymakers aim to enhance US-Israel relations during Trump term

Anglo-Israeli public diplomacy professionals, activists and Israel-U.S. relations experts attend the Yesha Council’s “Policy Opportunities for the Israel-US Relationship” conference at the Psagot Winery in Binyamin, Dec. 4, 2024. Credit: Yesha Council.
(Dec. 9, 2024 / JNS) Anglo-Israeli public diplomacy professionals, activists and Israel-U.S. relations experts gathered at the Psagot Winery in Binyamin on Thursday for a half-day conference organized by the Yesha Council, representing the communities of Judea and Samaria, to discuss policy opportunities for the Israel-U.S. relationship in light of the incoming Trump administration.
Ariel mayor, IDF clash over road access from PA town

Citing security concerns, Ariel Mayor Yair Chetboun is engaged in a war of wills with the IDF over a road connecting his town to the Arab town of Salfit. Chetboun has been blocking the road using heavy equipment, while the IDF continues to clear it. Credit: Courtesy.
The mayor of the Shomron town of Ariel, Yair Chetboun, is currently in a game of cat and mouse with the Israeli military over his insistence that part of a key artery, which connects his town to the nearby P.A. village of Salfit, remain blocked due to security considerations.
Local leaders laud Smotrich’s plan to extend civilian control in Judea and Samaria

Finance Minister and Religious Zionism Party head Bezalel Smotrich holds a faction meeting in northern Israel, May 19, 2024. Photo by Ayal Margolin/Flash90.
Judea and Samaria leaders on Tuesday applauded Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s announcement earlier this week that major steps had been taken to transfer administrative authority in the area from military to civilian hands.
Judea and Samaria leaders, NGOs blast ICJ proceedings
Leaders of Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, along with Zionist Israeli NGOs, have expressed their ire about the hearings currently taking place at the United Nations’ International Court of Justice in the Hague (ICJ) regarding Israel’s legal right to maintain a presence in those often-politicized regions of the country.
Friends, Family Mark Ari Fuld’s Fifth Yahrzeit in Kfar Etzion

Event host Stephen Leavitt addresses the audience at the 5th Yartzheit of Ari Fuld, in Kfar Etzion in Judea, Sept. 21, 2023. Credit: Courtesy.
JNS contributor and podcaster Yishai Fleisher, who also serves as the international spokesperson for the Jewish community of Hebron, received the second annual “Lion of Zion” Prize for his work in fulfilling Fuld’s legacy.

