After Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled his testimony in court on Dec. 17, citing “special circumstances,” rumors were abundant about what was imminent to happen. A strike against the Houthis in Yemen? A hostage deal with Hamas? Normalization with Saudi Arabia? Palestinian sovereignty? Or was he running scared because of threats from Iran?
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—unpack the lies, rumors and claims and zone in on what is actually happening.
Also, they discuss Jerusalem’s relations with Ireland as Israel closes its embassy and Dublin doubles down on how it is not really “anti-Israel.” All this and more on this episode of “Israel Undiplomatic!”
