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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.

“Jerusalem Minute” with Middle East correspondent Josh Hasten, Ep. 56
The feeling among the prime minister’s inner circle is that Israel is now navigating the next strategic and diplomatic chapter of the war among friends.
“We met Trump’s people. We have conversations,” the Israeli envoy said in an interview in Washington. “But I think we were not aware about how much the United States will be involved about it.”
Migrating nearly 2 million people out of the Gaza Strip will permanently alter the demographic reality between the Jordan River and Mediterranean Sea.
The one major similarity between the two visits: Both granted the opportunity to make Israel’s embattled prime minister even stronger.
“Jerusalem Minute” with Middle East correspondent Josh Hasten, Ep. 55
Among a laundry list of thorny issues the two leaders will discuss, one priority is clear: to demonstrate that there is no longer any daylight between Israel and America on Middle East policy.
“Jerusalem Minute” with Middle East correspondent Josh Hasten, Ep. 54
“Jerusalem Minute” with Middle East correspondent Josh Hasten, Ep. 53
The very thought of negotiating with terrorists represents a strategic disaster. Yet Israel’s willingness to trade hundreds of hardened criminals to get back a handful of hostages is a powerful message of light triumphing over darkness.
WATCH: “TALX” with Alex Traiman and guest Malcolm Hoenlein
“Jerusalem Minute” with Middle East correspondent Josh Hasten, Ep. 52