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Ruthie Blum, a former adviser at the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is an award-winning columnist and a senior contributing editor at JNS. Co-host with Ambassador Mark Regev of the JNS-TV podcast “Israel Undiplomatic,” she writes on Israeli politics and U.S.-Israel relations. Originally from New York City, she moved to Israel in 1977. She is a regular guest on national and international media outlets, including Fox, Sky News, i24News, Scripps, ILTV, WION and Newsmax.

WATCH: “Israel Undiplomatic” with Mark Regev and Ruthie Blum, Ep. 54
Rather than subjecting her husband to endless humiliation, she should have protected him from it.
A spat between two MAGA media personalities reflects the ideological split in the movement—and in the Trump administration.
WATCH: “Israel Undiplomatic” with Mark Regev and Ruthie Blum, Ep. 53
i24News got it wrong, but that didn’t stop other outlets from running with the item before reading the article on which it was based.
American isolationists and anti-Netanyahu Israelis have an ulterior motive in promoting a “rift” between Washington and Jerusalem.
WATCH: “Israel Undiplomatic” with Mark Regev and Ruthie Blum, Ep. 52
In the words of Winston Churchill: “If you’re going through hell, keep going.”
A ceremony for outstanding soldiers reflects a kind of unity purported by the press and protest movement to be non-existent.
WATCH: “Israel Undiplomatic” with Mark Regev and Ruthie Blum, Ep. 51
Though the Israeli prime minister’s statement lacked dramatic breaking news, it was a message that everyone at home and abroad needed to hear.
WATCH: “Israel Undiplomatic” with Mark Regev and Ruthie Blum, Ep. 50