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“Israel Undiplomatic” with Ruthie Blum and Mark Regev, Ep. 10

Ruthie Blum, Mark Regev
(Jul. 10, 2024 / JNS)

In this episode of“Israel Undiplomatic,” former Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom Mark Regev unpacks what the Labour Party’s victory means for the Jewish community and relations with Israel.

Also, JNS senior contributing editor Ruthie Bloom and Mark spar over the potential hostages-for-ceasefire-and-terrorists-release deal with Hamas. Is it a genuine hostage agreement or a total hoax?

Ruthie Blum
Ruthie Blum 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.
Mark Regev
Mark Regev Mark Regev
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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