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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.

Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical team cheer an Israeli airforce acrobatic team flies over Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital in Jerusalem on Israel's 72nd Inependence Day on April 29, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
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Top 10 reasons Israel has (so far) survived coronavirus
Why Israel fared better than most countries during the global pandemic, and why Israelis are likely to continue to get back to normal more quickly.
May. 12, 2020
Alex Traiman
Israelis watch a Supreme Court session on petitions filed against the proposed unity government, outside the Knesset in Jerusalem, on April 3, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
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Supreme Court validates Netanyahu government weeks after attempted putsch
The court’s decision not to invalidate the Netanyahu-Gantz unity government was about self-preservation, not protecting democracy or upholding the will of the electorate.
May. 7, 2020
Alex Traiman
Outgoing Conference of Presidents chair Arthur Stark and incoming chair-elect Dianne Lob.
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Conference of Presidents declares new leadership structure amid opposition to incoming chair
The announcement notes that “creating the Chair-elect role enhances the effectiveness of the transition.” So far, the transition to a new chairperson has been anything but smooth or effective.
Apr. 27, 2020
Alex Traiman
Dianne Lob at a HIAS event in 2016. Credit: HIAS via Facebook.
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Bylaw violations, strong-arming alleged in nomination of new Conference of Presidents chair
Such discord is becoming commonplace among Jewish communal leadership in an increasingly polarized political environment.
Apr. 24, 2020
Alex Traiman
From left: Conference of Presidents CEO William Daroff, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, then-executive vice chairman Malcolm Hoenlein and then-chairman Arthur Stark speaking at the 2020 Conference of Presidents Summit in Jerusalem. Source: Conference of Presidents/X.
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Nomination for new Conference of Presidents chair roils longtime members and donors
Given a choice between maintaining the loyalty of a smaller and older right-wing Zionist base, or aligning with a larger and better funded liberal Jewish communal structure, the nominating committee may be actively and intentionally shifting the organization’s direction.
Apr. 22, 2020
Alex Traiman
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conference at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem on March 12, 2020. Photo by Alex Kolomoisky/POOL.
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Netanyahu cements electoral victory with large ‘national emergency government’
Israel’s longest-serving premier is now expected to add at least 18 months to his premiership, while guiding Israel through a critical period of security, economic and diplomatic uncertainty.
Apr. 21, 2020
Alex Traiman
Moses and the Exodus
Column
Finding the spirit of Jewish unity during the corona crisis
Our reflection right now should bring us towards a spirit of unity. Unity between secular and religious. Unity between Israel and the Diaspora. Unity between Jews and our neighbors. Unity among our religious leaders, communal leaders and politicians.
Apr. 4, 2020
Alex Traiman
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a Likud Party event in Lod, Israel, on Feb. 11, 2020. Photo by Flash90.
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Netanyahu finally wins Israel’s elections, set to form large center-right government
Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, who hasn’t slowed down during an extended campaign season, remains in office for the next 18 months. Israel is much better off for it.
Mar. 26, 2020
Alex Traiman
Speaker of the Knesset Yuli Edelstein in the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem on Jan. 12, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
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In his final act as Knesset Speaker, Edelstein ‘upholds dignity’ of Parliament
By resigning, Yuli Edelstein is refusing to allow the parliament he ran to become an extension of the judiciary branch under his watch.
Mar. 25, 2020
Alex Traiman
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on March 16, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
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Israel’s coalition crisis deepens with High Court ruling on Knesset Speaker
Just as Israel is forced to deal with what is quickly ballooning into the largest health and economic crisis in its history, a political crisis is shaking the very foundations of Israel’s system of governance, and rapidly eroding the trust of its beleaguered citizenry.
Mar. 24, 2020
Alex Traiman
Blue and White Party Head Benny Gantz holds a press conference at the Kfar Maccabia Hotel in Ramat Gan on March 7, 2020. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.
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Gantz fomenting Knesset crisis as Netanyahu leads coronavirus response
Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz is violating all democratic principles, as well as its own campaign promises, by attempting to stage an unprecedented parliamentary putsch in the midst of the greatest global crisis since World War II.
Mar. 19, 2020
Alex Traiman
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly Cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on Dec. 8, 2019. Photo by Marc Israel Sellem/POOL.
Column
Israel needs a ‘national responsibility government’
After a year-long political impasse and with the nation facing unprecedented challenges and opportunities, Israel’s elected MKs must recognize that this moment calls for national responsibility, and for the creation of a functioning, Zionist parliamentary majority.
Mar. 16, 2020
Alex Traiman
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