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“Israel Undiplomatic” with Ruthie Blum and Mark Regev, Ep. 32

News in Israel changes from minute to minute, and the past week has been no different. A notable difference is Jerusalem’s change of course vis-à-vis its enemies—from the defensive stance that has pervaded policy since the 1990s to the return of old-school, aggressive posturing.

Join JNS senior contributing editor Ruthie Blum and Mark Regev, former Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom—both former advisers at the Prime Minister’s Office—for a heated discussion on the latest news unfolding in the region.

Also, they discuss the chaos in Syria and what to expect next; the defanging of Hezbollah; nuclear Iran; and antisemitism on the rise.

All this and more on this episode of “Israel Undiplomatic!”

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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