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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.

Yaakov Zada Daniel, from left, Lior Raz, Avi Issacharoff, Netta Garti and Gal Malka attend a screening and conversation for Netflix’s fifth season of “Fauda” on Sept. 9, 2026, at 92NY in New York. Photo by Manny Carabel/Getty Images.
Culture and Society
Israeli series ‘Fauda’ tops weekly Netflix rankings in Lebanon
The counterterrorism drama also reached Netflix’s Top 10 in six other Arab states after its Sept. 8 global release.
Sept. 16, 2026
Joshua Marks
Israel Defense Ministry Director General Maj. Gen. (res.) Amir Baram (left) shakes hands with his Greek counterpart, Maj. Gen. Ioannis Bouras, after signing an approximately €3 billion ($3.5 billion) defense export agreement at Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv, Aug. 31, 2026. Photo: Israel Defense Ministry.
Analysis
Greece deal anchors Israel in Eastern Mediterranean defense
Turkey is the deal’s unstated strategic backdrop as Athens buys a multilayered shield against drones and missiles, deepening Jerusalem’s regional role.
Sept. 9, 2026
Joshua Marks
Members of Katzrin’s emergency response squad train with Israeli soldiers during a joint military exercise by the IDF’s 210th Golan Division in Katzrin, Golan Heights, Sept. 2, 2026. Photo by Michael Giladi/Flash90.
Israel News
‘Breaking Dawn 2.0': IDF launches surprise country-wide drill
Military commanders mobilized reserve units and tested sudden war plans ahead of the High Holidays.
Sept. 6, 2026
Joshua Marks, Amelie Botbol
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz addresses Defense Ministry staff during a Rosh Hashanah toast, Sept. 3, 2026. Photo by Elad Malka/Defense Ministry.
World News
Katz: Iran attack would send regime back to ‘Stone Age and darkness’
The Israeli defense chief vowed strikes on critical infrastructure, noting economic troubles could push Tehran into desperate measures after repeated defeats.
Sept. 3, 2026
Joshua Marks
A U.S. Navy sailor conducts flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, July 29, 2026. The ship is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security and stability in the Middle East. Photo via U.S. Central Command.
U.S. News
US forces hit IRGC targets across Iran
CENTCOM said it destroyed air-defense sites, radar installations, maritime assets, communications centers and mine-laying capabilities.
Sept. 2, 2026
Joshua Marks
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attends a press conference following the first meeting of the Strategic Political and Defence Committee regarding the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement in Istanbul on Aug. 31, 2026. Photo by Burak Kara/Getty Images.
Israel News
Israeli FM accuses Turkish counterpart of ‘lies and blood libels’ against Israel
Jerusalem’s top diplomat hit back after Ankara’s chief envoy called Netanyahu a criminal who takes pleasure in shedding blood and urged action to stop him.
Sept. 1, 2026
Joshua Marks
Israeli children who will begin school and kindergarten in the upcoming academic year pose for a picture in Moshav Yashresh, Aug. 27, 2026. The new school year will begin on September 1. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90.
Israel News
Some 2.6 million Israeli pupils set to start school year
The Education Ministry is introducing financial studies and expanding STEM and AI learning as post-Oct. 7 enrollment growth continues in the Gaza border region.
Aug. 31, 2026
Joshua Marks
Mohamad Abu Rumi of Hapoel Be’er Sheva reacts after missing a scoring chance during the first leg of the UEFA Champions League playoff match between Hapoel Be’er Sheva and Sabah FK at Giulesti Stadium in Bucharest, Romania, Aug. 19, 2026. Photo by Vasile Mihai-Antonio/Getty Images.
Israel News
Hapoel Be’er Sheva falls short of Champions League qualification
The Israeli soccer squad drops to the Europa League after a 5-2 loss and 6-4 on aggregate, while Hapoel Tel Aviv faces Atalanta for a Conference League berth.
Aug. 27, 2026
Joshua Marks
Irgun Ship “Altalena”
Israel News
Israel locates ‘Altalena’ shipwreck off coast, 78 years later
The Heritage Ministry found the sunken Irgun vessel intact at a depth of 1,650 feet during an operation conducted with oceanographic researchers.
Aug. 24, 2026
Joshua Marks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a state ceremony reburying Shimon and Rivka Herzl, the grandparents of Theodor Herzl, founder of modern political Zionism, alongside their grandson on Mount Herzl, in Jerusalem. Their remains were brought back to Israel from Belgrade. Aug. 5, 2026. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/FLASH90.
Israel News
Netanyahu: Israel’s position on Turkish role in Syria ‘better understood’ after strikes
The Israeli premier warned Ankara against military entrenchment south of Aleppo following an attack on the Abu al-Duhur airbase early Tuesday morning.
Aug. 20, 2026
Joshua Marks
A client stands at a money exchange office in Beirut on Nov. 14, 2025. Lebanon announced on Nov. 14 that money changers and transfer companies must comply with stricter requirements as the country faces heavy U.S. pressure to regulate its cash economy and halt financing to the terrorist group Hezbollah. Photo by Joseph Eid/AFP via Getty Images.
Israel News
Hezbollah funding survives US-Israeli crackdown
Security experts told JNS that the Iranian terror proxy has adapted to financial pressure through informal cash networks, complicating efforts to curb its rearmament and weaken its support base.
Aug. 19, 2026
Joshua Marks
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the opening session of the Palestinian Central Council in Ramallah, April 23, 2025. Photo by Flash90.
World News
Abbas touches down in Ankara for two-day official visit
Smotrich urges Netanyahu to bar the Palestinian Authority leader’s return to Israel and Judea and Samaria.
Aug. 12, 2026
Joshua Marks