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Alex Traiman

Alex Traiman

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.

Israeli opposition leader and former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with members of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations’ Leadership Mission in the Knesset, on Feb. 22, 2022. Credit: Alex Traiman.
Israel News
Netanyahu: New Iran nuclear deal will ‘bring war, and then another war’
The new agreement taking shape will pave the way for Iran to become a nuclear threshold state, says former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “It is a horrible deal. We should oppose it with every fiber of our being.”
Feb. 22, 2022
Alex Traiman
Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations CEO William Daroff (left) and Vice Chair Malcolm Hoenlein (right) present a plaque to Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at the American Jewish leaders summit in Jerusalem, Feb. 20, 2022. Photo by Alex Traiman.
U.S. News
Bennett: ‘Israel will not accept Iran as a nuclear threshold state’
“Israel will always retain its freedom of action to defend itself,” says Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, adding that Israel is “building unprecedented military capabilities. We have to be by far the strongest country in the region.”
Feb. 20, 2022
Alex Traiman
Vice chairman and CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations Malcolm Hoenlein at the Inbal Hotel in Jerusalem on Feb. 19, 2018. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Feature
Malcolm Hoenlein, 50 years at helm of pro-Israel groups, still works to strengthen world Jewry
At the start of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations Mission to Israel, JNS sits down for an exclusive interview with Hoenlein, long viewed as the “unofficial president” of the American Jewish community.
Feb. 20, 2022
Alex Traiman
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) speaks to reporters in Jerusalem on Feb. 14, 2022. Photo by Alex Traiman.
U.S. News
In Jerusalem, Sen. Graham calls for ‘formal mutual defense agreement’ to counter Iran
“The more we help Israel in terms of their capability to deny Iran a nuclear weapon, the less likely we’ll have a war,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said, adding that the theUnited States should try to provide Israel with “anything that changes the equation.”
Feb. 14, 2022
Alex Traiman
An Illustration of a man holding his phone with NSO GROUP logo on a computer screen at the background, in Jerusalem, on February 7, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Column
NSO Pegasus spyware and the emergence of Israel as a surveillance state
Israel has long been considered the only democracy in the Middle East. Yet personal privacy and limits on police overreach no longer seem to be part of the Jewish State’s democratic principles.
Feb. 9, 2022
Alex Traiman
Israeli students from Ohr Torah Derech Avot school plant trees for Tu B'Shevat in an open field, outside the of Efrat, in Judea, on January 12, 2022. Photo by Gershon Elinson/Flash90
Column
On Israel’s New Year for trees, plowshares are turning into swords
The current battle for the land of Israel oftentimes is not fought with conventional weapons. Rather, Israelis and Palestinians are staking their claims to the land by planting trees.
Jan. 17, 2022
Alex Traiman
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz and soon-to-be Foreign Minister Yair Lapid at a Tel Aviv International Salon election event, Feb. 17, 2020. Photo by Gili Yaari/Flash90.
Column
With Bennett watching, Gantz and Lapid are bringing Israel back towards a two-state paradigm
While Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett can effectively hold off formal negotiations, his left-wing colleagues are laying the groundwork for a return to the two-state follies of previous left-wing governments.
Jan. 6, 2022
Alex Traiman
The Israeli and the American flags are screened on the walls of Jerusalem's Old City, on May 14, 2019. Photo by Aharon Krohn/Flash90.
Column
Please support JNS with an end of 2021 donation
JNS leads the industry with high-quality reporting. You can help us take our operation to the next level in 2022.
Dec. 30, 2021
Alex Traiman
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley at the Republican Jewish Coalition's conference in Las Vegas, Nov. 6, 2021. Source: RJC/Twitter.
Column
RJC confab questions declining Democratic support for Israel and role of nonpartisan groups
American Jewish organizations trying to maintain bipartisan support for Israel must decide between sustaining pro-Israel policies and alienating Democrats. The Republican Jewish Coalition has no such limitations.
Nov. 9, 2021
Alex Traiman
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett addresses the U.N. Climate Change Convention in Glasgow, Scotland, on Nov. 1, 2021. Source: Screenshot.
Israel News
For Israeli startups, ‘7 trillion’ reasons to develop climate solutions
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announces “Green Sandbox” to incentivize industry entrepreneurship • Israeli-based Firstime Ventures launches $100 million fund.
Nov. 1, 2021
Alex Traiman
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (left), Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (center) and U.N. Secretary- General António Guterres share a stage at the 26th U.N. Climate Change Convention (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Nov. 1, 2021. Credit: Courtesy.
Column
Red carpet, red lines and red flags: Israel’s race to the climate-change agenda
The government’s rush to become a climate champion is as much about global finance as about the environment, and Israeli technologies may become the primary beneficiaries.
Nov. 1, 2021
Alex Traiman
Israeli Environment Minister Tamar Zandberg. Source: Facebook.
Feature
‘Israel is positioned to become a leader in green technologies’
“It’s 2021. The world is changing … Israel cannot afford to be left behind,” says Israeli Minister of Environmental Protection Tamar Zandberg from the U.N. Climate Change Convention in Glasgow.
Nov. 1, 2021
Alex Traiman
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