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Ruthie Blum

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.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Defense Benny Gantz hold a press conference in Tel Aviv on July 27, 2020. Photo by Tal Shahar/POOL.
Senior Contributing Editor
A unified reminder of the Iranian threat
Ironically, the jolt back to Israel’s pre-pandemic reality served as a refreshing break from the incessant coverage of the coronavirus, economic crisis and nationwide protests.
Jul. 28, 2020
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Sebastian Gorka. Credit: Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons.
Senior Contributing Editor
In defense of Sebastian Gorka
The real root of the left’s antipathy towards him is his stance on radical Islamism, support for Israel and loyalty to Trump.
Jul. 21, 2020
Ruthie Blum
El Al Lockheed Constellation plane. Credit: David Eldan via Wikimedia Commons.
Senior Contributing Editor
Reflections on ‘aliyah’
I was smitten almost instantly with Israel for not emulating the aspects of the United States that made me want to abscond in the first place.
Jul. 14, 2020
Ruthie Blum
U.S. President Donald Trump at a presidential campaign rally in Tulsa, Okla., on June 20, 2020. Source: Donald Trump via Twitter.
Senior Contributing Editor
Pandemic politics in America and Israel
While American conservatives consider COVID-19 restrictions an infringement on their freedom, Israelis of the same political bent believe that abiding by regulations is a civic duty.
Jul. 7, 2020
Ruthie Blum
Then-Israeli Justice Minister Amir Ohana attends the annual Gay Pride Parade in Jerusalem, June 6, 2019. Credit: Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90.
Senior Contributing Editor
The ‘right’ kind of gay pride
Israeli Public Security Minister Amir Ohana is seen as a traitor by the LGBTQ community for being on the wrong side of the left.
Jun. 30, 2020
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Israelis in Rabin Square in Tel Aviv protest against Israel's plan to annex parts of the West Bank, June 23, 2020. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.
Senior Contributing Editor
Voter-shaming by the left hits a new low
There is a huge difference between rejecting a politician and debasing his supporters.
Jun. 23, 2020
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Martin Luther King Jr.
Senior Contributing Editor
Assassinating the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
The sad fact is that Black Lives Matter members and supporters now scoff at his notions, even while paying lip service to King as a paragon.
Jun. 16, 2020
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People walk on Jaffa Street in downtown Jerusalem on June 4, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
Senior Contributing Editor
Israelis can’t mask a lack of anxiety
Most Israelis are unlikely to accept another proverbial jail term, regardless of COVID-19 rates.
Jun. 9, 2020
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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men pray in the northern Israeli city of Meron on May 6, 2020. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.
Senior Contributing Editor
Owing the ultra-Orthodox an apology
Suddenly, the discussion is no longer about the identity of the coronavirus carriers; no accusations are being flung at them for the way in which they choose to observe their Judaism.
Jun. 2, 2020
Ruthie Blum
Right-wing activists demonstrate outside of the District Court in Jerusalem in support of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on trial for criminal allegations of bribery, fraud and breach of trust, May 24, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Senior Contributing Editor
Demonstrating against the forces of condescension
Protestations to the contrary, the chattering classes in the press, academia and the courts have been on an endless campaign to delegitimize the right.
May. 26, 2020
Ruthie Blum
Current Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi at a Blue and White campaign rally on Feb 12, 2020. Photo by Gili Yaari / Flash90
Senior Contributing Editor
‘Bloat’ is the least of the new Israeli government’s problems
The statements made by three new ministers upon receiving the proverbial keys to the offices from their immediate predecessors illustrate that Israel’s 35th government is in for a very bumpy ride.
May. 19, 2020
Ruthie Blum
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Jerusalem on March 20, 2019. Photo: Hadas Parush/Flash90.
Senior Contributing Editor
Why the Israeli right need not fear Trump’s peace plan
The right must not squander the moment by adhering to a purist philosophy. Instead, it should back the plan, support the extension of sovereignty and let the Palestinians fail, as they always do.
May. 12, 2020
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