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PREMIERE: Are the hostages in Gaza doomed after Rafah?

“Israel Undiplomatic” with Ruthie Blum and Mark Regev

Ruthie Blum, Mark Regev
(May 9, 2024 / JNS)

JNS senior contributing editor Ruthie Blum and diplomat Mark Regev launch their podcast with a debate about the Israel Defense Forces operation in Rafah; negotiations for the release of the 132 remaining hostages languishing in Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip since the terrorist attacks in southern Israel on Oct. 7; and to what extent the Jewish state should succumb to worldwide pressure on the humanitarian situation in Gaza.

Check out the new JNS TV show “Israel Undiplomatic.”

Ruthie Blum
Ruthie Blum Ruthie Blum
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
Mark Regev Mark Regev
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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