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Alex Traiman is the CEO and Jerusalem bureau chief of the Jewish News Syndicate (JNS) and host of “Jerusalem Minute.” A seasoned Israeli journalist, documentary filmmaker and startup consultant, he is an expert on Israeli politics and U.S.-Israel relations. He has interviewed top political figures, including Israeli leaders, U.S. senators and national security officials with insights featured on major networks like BBC, Bloomberg, CBS, NBC, Fox and Newsmax. A former NCAA champion fencer and Yeshiva University Sports Hall of Fame member, he made aliyah in 2004, and lives in Jerusalem with his wife and five children.

It’s hard to know whether the three-hour meeting, which went much longer than planned, was filled with consensus. Yet with Netanyahu and Trump, public appearances may be intentional projections designed to camouflage future intentions.
WATCH: “TALX” with Alex Traiman and guest Malcolm Hoenlein.
Nuclear negotiations with Iran may serve as an effective smokescreen, providing cover as Washington and Jerusalem again join forces together toward a definitive war.
WATCH: “Jerusalem Minute” with Middle East correspondent Josh Hasten
WATCH: “TALX” with Alex Traiman and guest William Daroff
WATCH: “Jerusalem Minute” with Middle East correspondent Josh Hasten
WATCH: “Jerusalem Minute” with Middle East correspondent Josh Hasten
The indicators are there, though military action takes foresight, timing and precision because success must be the result—once the definition of success is made by governments and their armed forces.
WATCH: “Jerusalem Minute” with Middle East correspondent Josh Hasten
Speaking at an IAC event in Florida, U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy described direct messages from Washington to Tehran and touted a postwar plan to replace Hamas in Gaza.
WATCH: “Jerusalem Minute” with Middle East correspondent Josh Hasten
WATCH: “TALX” with Alex Traiman and guest Natan Sharansky