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WATCH: “Jerusalem Minute” with Middle East correspondent Josh Hasten, Ep. 61

Welcome to “Jerusalem Minute,” JNS’s weekly deep dive into the biggest stories shaping Israel and the Middle East, hosted by JNS CEO and Jerusalem bureau chief Alex Traiman and JNS Middle East correspondent Josh Hasten. Broadcasting from the JNS Media Hub in Jerusalem, this episode unpacks Israel’s war, U.S. military actions and internal political battles shaping Israel.

Topics covered in this episode:

  • U.S. vs. the Houthis: Trump administration’s airstrikes against Iranian-backed militias
  • Hostage Negotiations: The stalled talks with Hamas & impact on Israel’s war strategy
  • Netanyahu vs. Israel’s Deep State: Internal power struggles with the Shin Bet
  • Hezbollah and Lebanon: Why Israel is staying in Southern Lebanon indefinitely
  • The Media War: How terrorist propaganda manipulates Western coverage
  • Columbia University Crackdown: U.S. deportations of pro-Hamas agitators

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Alex Traiman is the CEO and Jerusalem bureau chief of the Jerusalem News Syndicate (JNS) and host of “Jerusalem Minute.” A seasoned Israeli journalist, documentary filmmaker and startup consultant, he is an expert on Israeli politics and U.S.-Israel relations. He has interviewed top political figures, including Israeli leaders, U.S. senators and national security officials with insights featured on major networks like BBC, Bloomberg, CBS, NBC, Fox and Newsmax. A former NCAA champion fencer and Yeshiva University Sports Hall of Fame member, he made aliyah in 2004, and lives in Jerusalem with his wife and five children.
Josh Hasten is a Middle East correspondent for JNS. He is co-host of the JNS podcast “Jerusalem Minute,” as well as the host of the JNS podcast “Judeacation.” He also hosts the weekly radio program “Israel Uncensored” on “The Land of Israel Radio Network.” An award-winning freelance journalist, he writes regularly for JNS and other publications. He is also a sought-after guest for television and radio interviews on current events in Israel, having appeared on CNN, BBC, Sky News, Fox, APTV, WABC, ILTV, i24News, and many others.
“At a time when some would isolate Israeli academia, UCLA has chosen collaboration,” Eveline Shekhman of the American Jewish Medical Association told JNS.
“The juxtaposition of us being at the United Nations, and all those people walking out while literally their employees helped to perpetuate Oct. 7 was put in a certain frame,” Rabbi Steven Burg of Aish told JNS.
“I want you to listen to my words carefully: One day, and it may not be far away, the Iranian people will be free. Their murderous regime will be toppled by its lies, by its corruption, by its cruelty,” the Israeli prime minister said.
Jason Brodsky, of United Against Nuclear Iran, told JNS that the address carried messages to “the international community, antisemites abroad, state threats against Israel and most especially the Iranian people.”