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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.

Steve Witkoff, special envoy to the Middle East, speaks to the press outside of the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 6, 2025. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images.
Israel News
Arab foreign ministers meet with Witkoff on Cairo’s Gaza plan
The Doha discussions, which reportedly included P.A. official Hussein al-Sheikh, also covered the establishment of an administrative committee to manage the coastal enclave.
Mar. 13, 2025
Joshua Marks
Bnei Sakhnin F.C. fans cheer alongside a PLO flag during a match against Maccabi Tel Aviv at the Doha Stadium in Sakhnin on April 25, 2016. Photo by Roy Alima/Flash90.
Israel News
Israeli-Arab sports commentator indicted for ‘identification with a terrorist organization’
Saeed Hassanain’s actions constituted “praise, sympathy and identification with a terrorist organization,” as well as unlawful contact with a foreign agent, according to police.
Mar. 12, 2025
Joshua Marks
Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir (right) with Israeli Air Force commander Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar at Nevatim Airbase near Beersheva on March 11, 2025. Credit: IDF.
Israel News
IDF chief hails air force’s war achievements
Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir called its operations “impressive” during a visit to Nevatim base, where he met with IAF Commander Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar.
Mar. 12, 2025
Joshua Marks
Coronation of Esther
Jewish Life
Rare 17th-century Esther Scroll returns to Ferrara for Purim show
The National Library of Israel is lending the 400-year-old artifact to the National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah for a new temporary exhibition.
Mar. 11, 2025
Joshua Marks
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with the media on his military airplane as he flies to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on March 10, 2025. Photo by Saul Loeb/POOL/AFP via Getty Images.
Israel News
Rubio: Direct US-Hamas hostage talks a ‘one-off situation’
The top American diplomat said no progress was made in the negotiations with the terrorist organization.
Mar. 11, 2025
Joshua Marks, Amelie Botbol
Adam Boehler, special envoy for hostage affairs, speaks during a U.S. hostage and wrongful detainee flag-raising ceremony at the State Department in Washington, D.C., on March 6, 2025. Photo by Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images.
Israel News
US hostage envoy Boehler defends direct talks with Hamas
He met with the terrorist group “to help to get Americans and Israelis out” of Gaza captivity.
Mar. 10, 2025
Joshua Marks
Israeli troops preparing for demolition the Hebron home of the terrorists behind the deadly Jaffa light rail attack, during the overnight hours of March 4 and 5, 2025. Credit: IDF.
Israel News
IDF demolishes Hebron homes of terrorists behind deadly Jaffa attack
The operation was conducted by the IDF’s Yehuda Brigade alongside Yahalom combat engineers.
Mar. 5, 2025
Joshua Marks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz place the insignia of rank of a lieutenant general on incoming IDF chief of staff Eyal Zamir as his wife, Orna, watches, at IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv. March 5, 2025. Photo by Kobi Gideon/GPO.
Israel News
Eyal Zamir becomes 24th IDF chief of staff
“The mission is clear: to lead the IDF to victory. Hamas has not yet been defeated,” he said at Wednesday’s change-of-command ceremony.
Mar. 5, 2025
Joshua Marks
People watch on a big screen as Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (right) welcomes Jordan's King Abdullah II ahead of an Arab League summit on Gaza, on March 4, 2025. Photo by Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty Images.
Israel News
Israel, US reject Egypt’s Gaza plan, Hamas welcomes it
An Arab League summit in Cairo on Tuesday endorsed the $53 billion five-year plan for the war-torn coastal enclave.
Mar. 5, 2025
Joshua Marks
The Har-Melech family. Credit: Courtesy of the family.
Israel News
Israeli lawmaker not notified of the release of her husband’s killer
“This morning, I woke up to the news that the terrorist who murdered my husband was released,” said Knesset member Limor Son Har-Melech.
Mar. 4, 2025
Joshua Marks
Members of Palestinian security forces loyal to Hamas stand guard in front of a destroyed police compound in Gaza City on the fourth day of a ceasefire deal in the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, on Jan. 22, 2025. Photo by Omar al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images.
Israel News
Egypt proposes interim governance for Gaza, replacing Hamas
An Arab League summit in Cairo endorsed the roadmap for the coastal enclave’s future, urging swift action to implement it.
Mar. 4, 2025
Joshua Marks
Itzik Elgarat
Israel News
Thousands mourn as slain hostage Itzik Elgarat laid to rest in Kibbutz Nir Oz
He was abducted from his home on Oct. 7, 2023 and murdered in Hamas captivity in Gaza.
Mar. 3, 2025
Joshua Marks
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