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Joshua Marks

Joshua Marks is a news editor on the Jerusalem desk at JNS.org, where he covers Jewish affairs, the Middle East and global news. He is an experienced journalist who has written and produced content for major media outlets in both the United States and Israel.

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee speaks during a conference at Tel Aviv University, May 12, 2026. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90.
U.S. News
US envoy ties Israel’s heritage to America’s founding
“Without Israel, without the Jewish foundation, there would not be an America,” said Mike Huckabee.
June 17, 2026
Joshua Marks
FIFA President Gianni Infantino, center, speaks with Palestinian Football Association President Jibril Rajoub as Israel Football Association Vice President Basim Sheikh Suliman, left, looks on during the FIFA Congress in Vancouver, Canada, April 30, 2026. Photo by Don MacKinnon/AFP via Getty Images.
Israel News
Israel Football Association backs proposed match with Palestinians
Governing body tells JNS it would welcome a symbolic match with a Palestinian team as FIFA weighs staging it at a U.S. youth tournament in September.
June 16, 2026
Joshua Marks
U.S. President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter attend a dinner in the Blue Room of the White House on July 7, 2025, in Washington. Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images.
U.S. News
Israeli envoy: US-Israel alliance remains strong
“Don’t let the background noise confuse you. The U.S.-Israel alliance is strategic, long term, and stronger than ever,” said Ambassador Yechiel Leiter.
June 10, 2026
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Lebanese president Joseph Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Jan. 9, 2025. Photo by Fadel Itani/AFP via Getty Images.
World News
Lebanon’s Aoun: Iranian interference is destroying country
The president called on Israel to choose diplomacy over war and said Trump can help end the conflict.
June 9, 2026
Joshua Marks
Magen David Adom emergency vehicles are seen at the scene of an attack near Tzur Natan in central Israel, June 7, 2026. Credit: Magen David Adom.
Israel News
One dead, five wounded in central Israel terror shooting
One terrorist was slain at the scene and a second suspect was detained, as security forces continued to scour the area for any additional accomplices.
June 7, 2026
Joshua Marks
An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 151 and an EA-18G Growler assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron 133 launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, May 9, 2026. U.S. Navy photo by NAVCENT Public Affairs.
World News
US forces down Iranian missiles and drones across Gulf region
CENTCOM said all Iranian attacks failed as the U.S. intercepted strikes on Kuwait and Bahrain and hit a drone site on Qeshm Island.
June 3, 2026
Joshua Marks
A graphic released by the Israeli military describes Mohammed Odeh as the head of Hamas’ military wing and intelligence headquarters and labels him “eliminated” following an IDF strike. Credit: IDF.
Israel News
Israel kills Hamas military chief tied to Oct. 7 attack
Mohammed Odeh had replaced Izz al-Din al-Haddad, who was eliminated earlier this month.
May 27, 2026
Joshua Marks
Pedestrians walk in Tehran near a poster depicting former Iranian supreme leaders during the ceasefire in fighting against the United States and Israel, May 9, 2026. Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images.
World News
Israel briefed on US-Iran talks as Trump backs Jerusalem’s freedom of action
Netanyahu says operational freedom includes in Lebanon, as the American president vows no Tehran deal without dismantling its nuclear program and removing enriched uranium.
May 24, 2026
Joshua Marks, Amelie Botbol
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Transportation Minister Miri Regev and other officials review a map of Israel Railways’ Eastern Railway line during a ride on the new route on May 19, 2026. Photo by Ma’ayan Toaf/GPO.
Israel News
Netanyahu inaugurates Israel Railways’ Eastern Railway
At the Samaria–Tayibe station, the prime minister said the new line would ease congestion, boost service and spur development across the country.
May 20, 2026
Joshua Marks
A Shia Muslim cleric waves while riding as a groom with his bride in a military jeep as they arrive for a public mass wedding ceremony at Imam Hossein Square in Tehran on May 18, 2026. Photo by AFP via Getty Images.
World News
Iranian president: ‘Dialogue does not mean surrender’
Trump said Gulf states urged a brief delay of planned U.S. military action by “two or three days,” citing progress toward a deal to keep nuclear weapons out of Tehran’s hands.
May 19, 2026
Joshua Marks
U.S. Navy vessels, including the USS John Finn, USS Milius, USNS Carl Brashear and USS George H.W. Bush, sail in the Arabian Sea in an image released May 10, 2026, as U.S. Central Command said more than 20 warships are enforcing a blockade on Iran and have redirected 61 commercial vessels. Source: U.S. Central Command via X.
World News
CENTCOM: Over 20 US warships enforcing blockade on Iran
American forces have redirected 61 commercial vessels and disabled four others to ensure compliance, choking oil exports under Trump’s “Operation Economic Fury.”
May 11, 2026
Joshua Marks
Israeli President Isaac Herzog, left, and Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino hold a joint press conference at the Presidential Palace in Panama City on May 6, 2026. Photo by Amos Ben Gershom/ GPO, Presidencia.
World News
Herzog pays historic first presidential visit to Panama
Israel’s head of state hailed the country as a “true friend” during the landmark trip.
May 7, 2026
Joshua Marks