Episodes

  • Ep. 6: Has the Hostage Rescue Operation Changed Anything?

    Ep. 6: Has the Hostage Rescue Operation Changed Anything?
    Jun 13 2024
    Has the stunning Israeli operation that rescued four hostages from Hamas captivity in Gaza unified Israelis around Netanyahu?

    JNS senior contributing editor Ruthie Blum and Ambassador Mark Regev cover the heroic rescue operation, hostage talks and incessant Hezbollah attacks in the north.

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    33 mins
  • Ep. 5: In the Wake of Oct. 7, Is a Unified Jerusalem Even More Significant?

    Ep. 5: In the Wake of Oct. 7, Is a Unified Jerusalem Even More Significant?
    Jun 5 2024




    Has the unification of the city under Israeli control become even more important after Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre, or has the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip taken away the ability to celebrate right now?

    On Jerusalem Day, former Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom Mark Regev and JNS senior contributing editor Ruthie Blum ask if the status quo in place since the Jewish state recaptured its eternal capital during the Six-Day War in June 1967 needs to be changed.

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    33 mins
  • Ep. 4: Mark Regev & Ruthie Blum: Should Israel Apologize for Rafah?

    Ep. 4: Mark Regev & Ruthie Blum: Should Israel Apologize for Rafah?
    May 29 2024
    A fire that occurred shortly after an Israeli Air Force strike in the Gaza Strip’s southernmost Hamas stronghold of Rafah is said to have killed dozens of Palestinians who were seeking refuge from the fighting. Was this tragic incident Israel’s fault? Should Jerusalem apologize?

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    32 mins
  • Ep. 3: What Israel Must Do to Stop the ICC Arrest Warrants

    Ep. 3: What Israel Must Do to Stop the ICC Arrest Warrants
    May 22 2024
    Join JNS senior contributing editor Ruthie Blum and Ambassador Mark Regev as they unpack the outrageous ICC charges against Israel, European countries’ equally cynical recognition of “Palestine,” and Washington’s push for Saudi normalization—before Hamas is even defeated.

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    32 mins
  • Ep.2: Is Israel Being Prevented from Winning the War?

    Ep.2: Is Israel Being Prevented from Winning the War?
    May 15 2024
    Join JNS Senior Contributing Editor Ruthie Blum and Ambassador Mark Regev as they duke it out over the progress of the Gaza war and the extent to which the Jewish state’s allies and the Israeli left are hindering victory.

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    32 mins
  • Ep. 1: PREMIERE: Are the Hostages Doomed After Rafah?

    Ep. 1: PREMIERE: Are the Hostages Doomed After Rafah?
    May 9 2024
    The Premiere is Here!

    JNS Senior Contributing Editor and Ambassador Mark Regev launch their podcast with a debate about the IDF’s Rafah operation, negotiations for the release of the 132 remaining hostages in brutal Hamas captivity and to what extent Israel should succumb to international pressure on the humanitarian situation in Gaza.

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    47 mins