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Why in the world did Israel release Hamas terrorists?

“Israel Undiplomatic” with Ruthie Blum and Mark Regev, Ep. 9

In this episode of“Israel Undiplomatic,” JNS senior contributing editor Ruthie Bloom and Ambassador Mark Regev, former advisers at the Prime Minister’s Office, grapple with the release of Hamas terrorists from Israeli prisons related to the problem of overcrowding. They debate the prioritization of capturing and interrogating terrorists; the need for more prison space; and the provision of humanitarian aid to Gaza.

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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