Newsletter
Newsletter Support JNS

Biden’s goodbye: Hostage deal with Hamas comes at what cost?

“The Quad,” Ep. 51

In this episode, “The Quad” is joined by a special guest from California: podcaster and entertainer Barbara Heller. She shares her personal story about the wildfires that have been ravaging California for a week.

The panel also discusses the latest news from Israel on the situation of the hostages in the Gaza Strip and how Jerusalem should handle the hundreds of terrorists reportedly being released as part of the deal being negotiated with Hamas.

And, of course, get ready for the Scumbags and Heroes of the Week!

JNS TV show with Fleur Hassan-Nahoum (deputy mayor of Jerusalem), Emily Schrader (activist and journalist), Ashira Solomon (African-American Jew and political moderator) and Vivian Bercovici (former Canadian ambassador to Israel).
The Federation told JNS exclusively that it is ending its engagement with a consultant, who headed one of its communications projects, after JNS reported that he advised attendees at a Federations conference to avoid using the word “Zionism.”
Israel has “a right to kick out and stop working with UNRWA any time it wants,” the legal scholar Eugene Kontorovich told JNS. “Moreover, it’s not even obligated to work with any U.N. agency, only to ensure that certain humanitarian needs are met.”
The U.S. president insists that American naval forces are maintaining a strict blockade until Tehran agrees to a deal or total surrender.
“You try to take us down, we’ll come back bigger and better,” Howard Szalavetz told JNS of plans to rebuild the restaurant as police probe the fire as a possible hate crime.