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Israel hitting them where it hurts! What’s next?

“Israel Undiplomatic” with Ruthie Blum and Mark Regev, Ep. 13

In a public address, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Iran’s “axis of evil” that Jerusalem will settle the score with anyone who threatens its existence. These words came after the Israeli Air Force killed Fuad Shukr, Hezbollah’s No. 2 man, who ordered Saturday’s deadly rocket fire on the Druze town of Majdal Shams in northern Israel that killed 12 children, as well as the alleged assassination of top Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran by Israeli forces.

Now, the Jewish state anxiously awaits the response by Iran’s terrorist proxies across the Middle East. Will Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Haifa come under fire from all directions? How will the recent escalation affect the ongoing hostage talks with Hamas?

Former Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom Mark Regev and JNS senior contributing editor Ruthie Blum discuss the pertinent issues.

All this and more on “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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