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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.

Israelis demonstrate in support of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu near the house of Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit in Petach Tikvah on Nov. 18, 2019. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.
Israel News
Dershowitz: Criticism of police and prosecution ‘perfectly appropriate’
Attacks on the prosecutorial branch of Israel’s justice system are “part of the system of checks and balances,” says Alan Dershowitz, but “should not be acceptable” with regard to the judicial branch.
Nov. 21, 2019
Alex Traiman
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and then-Cabinet secretary Avichai Mandelblit at the weekly Cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on Feb. 2, 2014. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Israel News
Dershowitz calls on Mandelblit to ‘do the right thing’ and drop charges against Netanyahu
“I think we’re seeing the weaponization of criminal justice for political purposes,” U.S. attorney Alan Dershowitz tells JNS. “In Israel, the attorney general is supposed to be outside of politics.”
Nov. 18, 2019
Alex Traiman
BDS Protest
Israel News
KKL-JNF, terror victims file lawsuit against US charity allegedly funneling donations to Palestinian terror groups
It aims to hold the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights, also known as Education for a Just Peace in the Middle East, liable for conspiring to provide financial aid and other assistance to Palestinian terror groups that make up the Boycott National Committee, which leads the BDS movement.
Nov. 15, 2019
Sean Savage, Alex Traiman
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and then-Cabinet secretary Avichai Mandelblit at the weekly Cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on Feb. 2, 2014. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Column
Attorney for Netanyahu: What if the prime minister never received a bribe?
Law professor Avi Bell, a member of the legal team that submitted a brief in defense of the Israeli premier during pre-indictment hearings, talks with JNS about the potential danger the cases against Benjamin Netanyahu pose to Israel’s democracy.
Oct. 29, 2019
Alex Traiman
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin presents Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz with the mandate to form a new Israeli government, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's failure to form one, at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on Oct. 23, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Column
Gantz’s empty mandate may lead back to Bibi
The strongest horse in the race remains Benjamin Netanyahu. Despite the best wishes of Benny Gantz and the left side of the Israeli electorate, there is no possible government formation that doesn’t include at least some portion of Netanyahu’s Likud Party.
Oct. 23, 2019
Alex Traiman
Blowing a shofar at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, Sept. 16, 2017. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Column
For a healthy and happy New Year: A JNS appeal
JNS provides in-depth coverage and analysis on issues impacting the Jewish people.
Sep. 26, 2019
Alex Traiman
Leader of the Joint Arab List Ayman Odeh (second from left), and party members Ahmad Tibi (second from right), Mtanes Shehadeh (left) and Abd al-Hakim Hajj Yahya, meet at the Knesset on Sept. 22, 2019, Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Column
Joint Arab List’s ‘historic’ recommendation of Gantz likely to land in history’s dust bin
The announcement is neither historic, influential, or practical. The 10 Arab Knesset members who went ahead and recommended Gantz over Netanyahu have no intention of joining a coalition led by either candidate.
Sep. 23, 2019
Alex Traiman
Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Lieberman (right) speaks with Yesh Atid Party leader Yair Lapid in the corridors of the Knesset on Nov. 16, 2015. Photo by Miriam Alsterl/Flash90.
Column
A ‘unity government’ cannot exclude religious parties
Forcing the religious parties out of politics fails to address the reality that the religious sector is the nation’s fastest-growing population, and as much a part of the fabric of Israel as secular kibbutzniks and everyone in between.
Sep. 22, 2019
Alex Traiman
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman at the graduation ceremony of the National Security College, July 13, 2016. Photo by Flash90.
Column
The political downfall of Israel’s right-wing
Without the relative stability of his natural partners, Benjamin Netanyahu currently has a bloc of 55 Knesset members supporting him to form a new government—six seats short of a majority.
Sep. 19, 2019
Alex Traiman
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during at a Likud Party faction meeting in Jerusalem, following the results of the second election in six months, Sept. 18, 2019. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.
Israel News
The results are in: Who will emerge from Israel’s election deadlock?
With neither the pro-Netanyahu nor anti-Netanyahu camp having a clear majority, party leaders will need to put egos and pledges aside to cross bloc lines and create a functioning government.
Sep. 18, 2019
Alex Traiman
Mark Levin
Israel News
The Israeli and American left are ‘criminalizing politics’
So says Mark Levin, author of “Unfreedom of the Press,” on the cusp of the second round of national elections in the Jewish state.
Sep. 16, 2019
Alex Traiman
Keren Hayesod world chairman Sam Grundwerg (then Consul General to Los Angeles) with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and actress Gal Gadot. Courtesy: Keren Hayesod.
Feature
Impact investing meets social welfare: How a 99-year-old Israeli institution stays relevant
Keren Hayesod does not set policy, run its own projects or plant forests. Its social capital is just that: capital. Newly installed Keren Hayesod world chairman Sam Grundwerg explains.
Aug. 28, 2019
Alex Traiman
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