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Should Israel apologize for Rafah?

“Israel Undiplomatic” with Ruthie Blum and Mark Regev, Ep. 4

A fire that occurred on Sunday shortly after an Israeli Air Force strike in Rafah—the southernmost city in the Gaza Strip, where the Israel Defense Forces are targeting the last of the Hamas strongholds—is said to have killed dozens of Palestinians seeking refuge from the fighting.

Was this tragic incident Israel’s fault? Should Jerusalem apologize?

Hear JNS senior contributing editor Ruthie Blum and Ambassador Mark Regev as they unpack the latest developments in the war against Hamas terrorists; the discussion about drafting haredim into the Israeli military; and Saudi Arabia suddenly accusing its potential peace partner of “genocide.“

Check out the new JNS TV show “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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