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American isolationists have it wrong when it comes to Iran

WATCH: “Israel Undiplomatic” with Mark Regev and Ruthie Blum, Ep. 52

JNS senior contributing editor Ruthie Blum and former Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom Mark Regev—both former advisers at the Prime Minister’s Office—examine Israel’s two-day operation in Yemen in response to a direct ballistic missile strike near Ben-Gurion International Airport. Beyond the immediate headlines, they examine what this strike means for Israel’s long-range deterrence, Iran’s nuclear threat and the shifting fault lines in U.S.-Israel relations.

Blum and Regev explore how growing U.S. isolationism, especially within parts of the “America First” right and the progressive left, is undermining Western resolve in the face of Iranian aggression and proxy warfare. They unpack an email received by Blum as a disturbing sign of how some in the United States now frame support for Israel as a liability, fueled by ignorance of Iran’s true threat to global security.

Key topics covered:

  • Israel’s Yemen operation as a dry run for potential strikes on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure
  • The internal U.S. debate: isolationism vs. strategic engagement in the Middle East
  • Why Israel does not and has never asked America to fight its wars—but still needs U.S. support
  • The myth of a “good deal” with Iran and why diplomatic illusions are dangerous
  • How Iran’s proxies in Yemen, Lebanon, Syria and Gaza are testing Western deterrence
  • The collapse of Red Sea commerce and its global ripple effects
  • Why a secure, sovereign Israel is not just an Israeli interest, but an American and global one
  • This isn’t just about Gaza, Yemen or Iran, but a frontline conversation about the future of American power, Western civilization and the reality of confronting radical Islamist regimes.

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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.
Mark Regev is an Australian-Israeli diplomat, government advisor, and former ambassador. He served as Israel’s Ambassador to the UK (2016–2020) and as Senior Advisor for Foreign Affairs and International Communications to Prime Minister Netanyahu (2020–2021). Currently, he is the Chairman of the Abba Eban Institute for Diplomacy and Foreign Relations at Reichman University. Regev co-hosts Undiplomatic on JNS TV’s YouTube channel alongside Ruthie Blum.
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