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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 supporters at a Likud Party rally. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.
Column
Despite Blue and White branding hype, the center of Israeli politics is Likud
Never mind the spin: The newly aligned parties do not form the center of the Israeli political spectrum.
Feb. 25, 2019
Alex Traiman
The staff of the Maccabee Task Force. Credit: Courtesy.
Column
Maccabee Task Force navigates intersectionality to diffuse anti-Israel sentiment on campus
A new approach to addressing the conflict on campus recognizes that the majority of students are neither naturally pro-Israel or anti-Israel, and most may never take a clear position. Rather, promoting the complexity of the conflict meets students in an intellectually honest comfort zone that is proving effective in diffusing delegitimization initiatives by Israel-bashers.
Feb. 22, 2019
Alex Traiman
The staff of the Maccabee Task Force. Credit: Courtesy.
Antisemitism
At annual meeting, Maccabee Task Force Academy focuses on combating BDS on campus
The conference, which included nearly 400 professionals and pro-Israel students from 80 campuses, described best practices in promoting Israel, especially among non-Jewish students.
Feb. 22, 2019
Alex Traiman
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo by Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90.
Column
Israel elections should focus on security and economy, not Netanyahu’s legal woes
Israel’s strategic position has changed dramatically during Netanyahu’s leadership. But that does not mean that the challenges Israel faces today are any less serious than in prior years.
Jan. 9, 2019
Alex Traiman
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara arrive in Brazil. January 2, 2019. Photo by Avi Ohayon (GPO).
Israel News
Ahead in polls, Netanyahu’s legal troubles provide main electoral challenge
In Brazil last week, journalists asked Netanyahu how he would proceed if Israel’s Attorney General announces a pre-indictment hearing. Instead of questions about governing the State of Israel and defending against serious regional threats, attention is now continually drawn towards Netanyahu’s legal battles.
Jan. 6, 2019
Alex Traiman
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a Likud faction meeting in the Israeli Knesset on Dec. 24, 2018. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Israel News
Amid major political shake-ups, Netanyahu’s Likud Party is solid
The recent shifts are likely only the first in Israel’s rapid election cycle that culminates at the national polls on April 9.
Jan. 1, 2019
Alex Traiman
AIPAC, Netanyahu
Israel News
2019 Israeli elections, ‘Case 4775’: The public trial of Netanyahu
On the date of the upcoming elections, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will have served 4,775 days in office over his multiple terms, just behind founding Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion’s 4,877 days at the helm. “Case 4775” will be a public referendum on Netanyahu’s performance in one of the world’s most difficult jobs.
Dec. 25, 2018
Alex Traiman
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Richard V. Sandler, Chairman of The Jewish Federation of North America (JFNA) at the Jewish federation's annual General Assembly in Tel Aviv, on October 24, 2018. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90
Column
Getting ‘fed up’ with critical tone of Federation leadership
Israeli and American Jewry could both come up with lists of gripes, but doubling-down on the items that divide threaten to rip apart the Jewish nation.
Dec. 23, 2018
Alex Traiman
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Israeli soldiers during his visit at the Northern Command base in Tzfat on Dec. 11, 2018. Photo by Basel Awidat/Flash90.
Opinion
‘Settling the score’ with terrorists won’t prevent subsequent attacks
The continuing cycle of violence against Israeli civilians will not disappear until Israel’s political leaders are ready to take responsibility for each and every Jewish life, and to defend each one as if it were the entire nation. Harsh actions should be taken to deter future attacks.
Dec. 11, 2018
Alex Traiman
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaking at the 2018 Israeli-American Council conference. Credit: Perry Bindelglass.
News
Israeli Americans represent a growing ‘new power’ in the Jewish Diaspora
A population of first- and second-generations is soaring to more than 10 percent of the overall Jewish population in the United States and sees themselves as a bridge that can help close the widening gap between Israeli and American Jewry.
Dec. 3, 2018
Alex Traiman
The Mill Basin Hebrew Language Academy Charter School in Brooklyn, N.Y., in Israel. Credit: Alex Traiman. Credit: Alex Traiman.
Feature
Public charter schools puts benefits of teaching Hebrew to the test
Now in its ninth year, the Hebrew Public network of 13 charter schools utilizes a blend of startup philanthropic funding and state funds to offer high-quality Hebrew language education to Jewish and non-Jewish students alike.
Nov. 16, 2018
Alex Traiman
The theme of the 2018 Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly in Tel Aviv. Credit: Courtesy.
U.S. News
JFNA 2018 brings critical dialogue to Israel in attempt to bridge cultural and political gaps
Much of American Jewry’s primarily liberal communal leadership has taken vocal odds with policies of Israel’s conservative coalition government relating to key religious issues, the protection of minorities living in Israel and an inability to reach a peace agreement with Palestinians. And many Israelis have taken odds with the progressively divisive tone of American Jewish criticisms.
Oct. 24, 2018
Alex Traiman
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