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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.

Lebanese men hold a poster of Pope Leo XIV that reads "Welcome to the Dahiyeh of Sayyed Nasrallah," referring to assassinated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah (seen in poster above), and a Hezbollah flag in Beirut's southern suburbs, a packed residential area known as Dahiyeh, which is also a Hezbollah bastion, on Nov. 30, 2025. Photo by Giuseppe Cacace/AFP via Getty Images.
Israel News
Israel warns Hezbollah racing to rebuild in Lebanon
Beirut is aware of the Iranian terror proxy’s efforts to strengthen but there is no enforcement, according to the IDF.
Dec. 2, 2025
Joshua Marks
A Rafael Iron Beam -M (250) High Energy Laser Weapon System (HELWS) is displayed during the Security Equipment International (DSEI) at London Excel on Sept. 10, 2025 in London, England. Photo by John Keeble/Getty Images.
Israel News
Iron Beam laser defense system set for IDF launch
Israel will begin deploying the technology at the end of the month, offering cost-effective interception of rockets and UAVs.
Dec. 1, 2025
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Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji (right) with the new U.S. ambassador to Lebanon, Michel Issa, before their meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beirut on Nov. 17, 2025. Photo by Anwar Amro/AFP via Getty Images.
Israel News
US envoy: Israel doesn’t need OK to hit Hezbollah
Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa says Jerusalem doesn’t need American permission to defend itself • Israel warns UNIFIL leaks aid the terror group.
Nov. 30, 2025
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A Basij militiaman aims an AK-47 at the camera during a parade of a claimed 110,000 paramilitary Basij and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps terrorists in downtown Tehran on Jan. 10, 2025. Photo by Hossein Beris/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images.
Antisemitism
Australia designates Iran’s IRGC as state sponsor of terrorism
Canberra’s first state terror listing targets the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps over its links to arson attacks on Jewish community sites.
Nov. 27, 2025
Joshua Marks
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar meets with Argentine President Javier Milei in Buenos Aires, Nov. 25, 2025. Source: @gidonsaar/X.
Israel News
Israel FM: Argentina may open Jerusalem embassy this spring
Israel will open an Economic Attaché Office in Buenos Aires next year to deepen trade and boost Israeli investment in the Latin American ally, said Gideon Sa’ar.
Nov. 26, 2025
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Protesters hold Palestinian terrorist group Hamas flags during a demonstration organized by the Gaza Solidarity Platform, against Germany's military support for Israel, in front of the German consulate in Istanbul on Nov. 10, 2024. Photo by Kemal Aslan/AFP via Getty Images.
Israel News
Mossad exposes Hamas terror plots across Europe
Israeli intelligence and European partners thwarted multiple Hamas terror cells targeting Jewish and Israeli sites, uncovering weapons and arresting operatives.
Nov. 20, 2025
Joshua Marks
Construction works on the concrete border barrier between Israel and Lebanon, northern Israel, Nov. 10, 2025. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.
Israel News
Lebanon to protest Israeli border wall at UN
Beirut claims Jerusalem’s security barrier crosses the Blue Line, a charge the Israel Defense Forces denies.
Nov. 16, 2025
Joshua Marks
A rendering of a future underground station in the Tel Aviv Metro subway system. Credit: NTA Metropolitan Mass Transit System.
Israel News
Israel’s largest-ever public works project gets underway
The pre-qualification phase has begun for firms bidding on the $20 billion first phase of the Tel Aviv Metro underground network.
Nov. 11, 2025
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New York City Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani (R) celebrates alongside his wife Rama Duwaji (L) during an election night event at the Brooklyn Paramount Theater in Brooklyn, New York on Nov. 4, 2025. Photo by Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images.
Israel News
Israeli officials slam Mamdani’s NYC win: Hamas backer, antisemite
Leaders across party lines denounce the new mayor, calling the Democratic Socialist an extremist and warning of consequences.
Nov. 5, 2025
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks aboard Air Force One while travelling from Japan to South Korea on Oct. 29, 2025. Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images.
Israel News
Trump backs Israel’s response after soldier killed in Rafah
The president insisted the escalation did not endanger the Gaza ceasefire.
Oct. 29, 2025
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People and Israeli security forces pay their respects as the convoy carrying the bodies of hostages arrive at the Abu Kabir Forensic Institute in Tel Aviv, on Oct. 16, 2025. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Israel News
Hamas hands over the bodies of two more Israeli hostages
The terror group returned the bodies of Inbar Hayman and Sgt. Maj. Muhammad Al‑Atresh, leaving 19 bodies still to be returned.
Oct. 16, 2025
Joshua Marks
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun speaks during a government meeting at the Presidential Palace in Beirut on Sept. 5, 2025. Photo by Courtney Bonneau/Middle East Images via AFP via Getty Images.
Israel News
Lebanon’s Aoun urges talks with Israel
The president calls for direct negotiations with Jerusalem, saying war has failed and regional compromise is essential.
Oct. 15, 2025
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