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Holocaust Remembrance Day: Applying lessons to Israel’s current war

WATCH: “Israel Undiplomatic” with Mark Regev and Ruthie Blum, Ep. 51

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—unpack the haunting relevance of Yom HaShoah (Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day) in a post–Oct. 7 world.

They explore the global surge in antisemitism since the Hamas-led massacre in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, including the shocking rise of Jew-hatred in immigrant-rich democracies like Australia and America.

Regev shares a deeply personal story of his father’s Holocaust survival and the American soldiers who liberated him, prompting a critical discussion: Did the United States and its Allies do enough to save Europe’s Jews? And is the West making the same mistakes now in confronting Iran?

The hosts debate Israel’s internal divisions over the war, the ongoing hostage dilemma and the nation’s resolve to defeat Hamas. Most urgently, they sound the alarm: 2025 must be the year Israel dismantles Iran’s nuclear program—diplomatically or militarily.

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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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