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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.

From left: U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, Special Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt, White House adviser Jared Kushner, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer, meeting in Jerusalem, June 22, 2018. Credit: U.S. Embassy in Israel.
Column
While critics cry foul, Dermer delivers and Friedman bears fruit for democratic allies
While criticism is being leveled at the two ambassadors for Israel’s entry ban on pro-BDS congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, the envoys are targets because of the trust they have with their nation’s leaders. It is precisely those relationships that make them so effective.
Aug. 22, 2019
Alex Traiman
Sam Markstein. Credit: Courtesy.
News
New RJC political director eyes shifting trends, saying Republicans could gain Jewish votes
New Republican Jewish Coalition political director Sam Markstein is taking into consideration the Orthodox and a segment of the younger population, and counting on Florida.
Aug. 20, 2019
Alex Traiman
U.S. House Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) (left) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.). Credit: EPA/Jim Lo Scalzo/Israel Hayom.
Opinion
Tlaib two-step quickly validates Bibi ban
By refusing Israel’s offer, Rep. Rashida Tlaib acknowledged that her goal was never simply to visit an aging family member, but rather to use that visit as a platform to attack the Jewish state.
Aug. 18, 2019
Alex Traiman
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Ethiopian Immigrants Memorial Ceremony on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on June 2, 2019. Photo by Noam Rivkin Fenton/Flash90.
Column
Israel’s decision to bar Omar and Tlaib comes from a position of strength
Israel’s democracy has proven time and again that it can withstand any criticism, whether from grassroots activists to nation-state leaders. Israel sent a strong message to Omar and Tlaib, and other BDS supporters: if you promote boycotts of Israel, then Israel boycotts you.
Aug. 16, 2019
Alex Traiman
U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy with a delegation of members of the U.S. House of Representatives at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem on Aug. 11, 2019. Photo by Israel Hadari/Courtesy of AIEF.
Feature
72 representatives don’t #skipthetrip, join largest-ever delegation to Israel
Republican, Democratic delegation leaders say reports that U.S. President Donald Trump is upset Israel won’t bar visit by boycott-supporting “Squad” is “fake news.”
Aug. 11, 2019
Alex Traiman
Israelis practice shooting handguns at the Olympic Shooting Range in Herzliya. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.
Column
The Israeli gun culture and approach to preventing mass shootings
Look to Israel, which has significant experience in dealing with domestic terror and ways to control access to guns.
Aug. 6, 2019
Alex Traiman
Jonathan Greenblatt
Antisemitism
58 Jewish groups gather in New York to mobilize against anti-Semitism
The end result? Jews need to “get angry” and get active. Attending conferences, acknowledge Jewish leaders themselves, does not address the scourge that’s growing around the world.
Aug. 2, 2019
Alex Traiman
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Nov. 24, 2010. Photo by Abir Sultan/Flash 90.
Column
Netanyahu’s accomplishments will stand for decades
The State of Israel is stronger today than it has ever been. Benjamin Netanyahu will go down in history not only as one of its longest-serving prime ministers, but as one of its best.
Jul. 22, 2019
Alex Traiman
Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked speaks during her farewell ceremony at the Ministry of Justice offices in Jerusalem, June 4, 2019. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.
Israel News
Former Israeli Justice Minister Shaked calls for right-wing unity ahead of September elections
The split in the right-wing bloc prior to April’s elections contributed to the coalition failure, as Ayelet Shaked’s newly formed New Right Party failed to cross the electoral threshold, gifting several Knesset mandates to Israel’s left.
Jul. 16, 2019
Alex Traiman
Young Syrian males refugees strike in front of the Budapest Keleti railway station in Budapest, Hungary, on Sept. 3, 2015. Credit: Mstyslav Chernov via Wikimedia Commons.
Israel News
European ambassadors seek insight from Israel on coping with global migrant crisis
European diplomats gathered in Tel Aviv for a presentation by the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs on its recent study on the legal, security and cultural implications of the European immigration crisis.
Jul. 4, 2019
Alex Traiman
“Israel Hayom” editor in chief Boaz Bismuth with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on June 28, 2019. Photo by Yossi Zeliger.
Column
During silent election campaign, Netanyahu doctrine on full display
The prime minister has continued to do what he has done for years: meeting with domestic and international leaders, working on diplomacy and keeping Israelis safe.
Jul. 2, 2019
Alex Traiman
Israeli soldiers in the Nahal Haredi unit seen during a shooting exercise at the Peles Military Base in the northern Jordan Valley. Photo by Yaakov Naumi/Flash90.
Column
The case for enlisting ‘haredi’ men into the Israeli military
If the issue is not addressed and ameliorated, it will remain a sticking point in forming future governments, as it has become now.
May. 28, 2019
Alex Traiman
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