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WATCH: “Israel Undiplomatic” with Mark Regev and Ruthie Blum, Ep. 43

Welcome to “Israel Undiplomatic,” where 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—break down the most pressing issues facing Israel without the diplomatic filter.

In this episode:

  • Oct. 7 and the Deep State: Was Israel’s security failure just incompetence, or something more? A deep dive into the Shin Bet, IDF leadership and bureaucratic corruption.
  • Trump’s Speech and Israel: Why did President Trump barely mention Israel in his address to Congress? Is there a bigger deal happening behind the scenes?
  • Hostage Negotiations: Will Netanyahu’s military threats force Hamas’ hand, or is Israel being pressured into another ceasefire?
  • The Judicial Deep State: How unelected bureaucrats are undermining Israel’s democracy and what can be done about it.
  • Exposing the Humanitarian Aid Scam: Hamas’ control and profiteering from international aid in Gaza.

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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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