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Alex Traiman is the CEO and Jerusalem bureau chief of the Jerusalem News Syndicate (JNS) and host of “Jerusalem Minute.” A seasoned Israeli journalist, documentary filmmaker and startup consultant, he is an expert on Israeli politics and U.S.-Israel relations. He has interviewed top political figures, including Israeli leaders, U.S. senators and national security officials with insights featured on major networks like BBC, Bloomberg, CBS, NBC, Fox and Newsmax. A former NCAA champion fencer and Yeshiva University Sports Hall of Fame member, he made aliyah in 2004, and lives in Jerusalem with his wife and five children.

“The other side heard the message very well,” a senior Israeli official told JNS, of the Israeli prime minister’s meeting with the Trump adviser.
The new Ankara-Riyadh-Islamabad alignment presents Israel with a complex strategic calculus that requires careful navigation.
As Washington balances military pressure with diplomacy toward Tehran, the U.S. leader is confronting many of the same strategic constraints that have shaped Israel’s multifront war.