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Joshua Marks

Joshua Marks is a news editor on the Jerusalem desk at JNS.org, where he covers Jewish affairs, the Middle East and global news. He is an experienced journalist who has written and produced content for major media outlets in both the United States and Israel.

Irgun Ship “Altalena”
Israel News
Israel locates ‘Altalena’ shipwreck off coast, 78 years later
The Heritage Ministry found the sunken Irgun vessel intact at a depth of 1,650 feet during an operation conducted with oceanographic researchers.
Aug. 24, 2026
Joshua Marks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a state ceremony reburying Shimon and Rivka Herzl, the grandparents of Theodor Herzl, founder of modern political Zionism, alongside their grandson on Mount Herzl, in Jerusalem. Their remains were brought back to Israel from Belgrade. Aug. 5, 2026. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/FLASH90.
Israel News
Netanyahu: Israel’s position on Turkish role in Syria ‘better understood’ after strikes
The Israeli premier warned Ankara against military entrenchment south of Aleppo following an attack on the Abu al-Duhur airbase early Tuesday morning.
Aug. 20, 2026
Joshua Marks
A client stands at a money exchange office in Beirut on Nov. 14, 2025. Lebanon announced on Nov. 14 that money changers and transfer companies must comply with stricter requirements as the country faces heavy U.S. pressure to regulate its cash economy and halt financing to the terrorist group Hezbollah. Photo by Joseph Eid/AFP via Getty Images.
Israel News
Hezbollah funding survives US-Israeli crackdown
Security experts told JNS that the Iranian terror proxy has adapted to financial pressure through informal cash networks, complicating efforts to curb its rearmament and weaken its support base.
Aug. 19, 2026
Joshua Marks
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the opening session of the Palestinian Central Council in Ramallah, April 23, 2025. Photo by Flash90.
World News
Abbas touches down in Ankara for two-day official visit
Smotrich urges Netanyahu to bar the Palestinian Authority leader’s return to Israel and Judea and Samaria.
Aug. 12, 2026
Joshua Marks
Ships are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on Aug. 10, 2026 off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran. Photo by Ali Saeedi/Getty Images.
U.S. News
Trump says US Navy has ‘100%’ control of Strait of Hormuz
The president noted American forces had cleared Iranian mines, while U.N. envoy Mike Waltz argued economic sanctions outweigh military strikes.
Aug. 11, 2026
Joshua Marks
Israeli soldiers operate amid rubble in the Gaza Strip. Credit: IDF.
Israel News
Netanyahu spokesman to JNS: Hamas must disarm before Gaza pullout
The Islamist group is “just as committed to terrorism today” as it was on Oct. 7, 2023, according to Doron Spielman.
Aug. 10, 2026
Joshua Marks
Maj. (res.) Harel Birenstock (left) and Sgt. Maj. (res.) Tamir Vaknin, who were killed in combat in Southern Lebanon. Credit: IDF.
Israel News
Two IDF soldiers killed, four wounded in Southern Lebanon
The fatalities were identified as Maj. (res.) Harel Birenstock, 34, from Nokdim, and Chief Master Sgt. (res.) Tamir Vaknin, 33, from Eilat.
Aug. 6, 2026
Joshua Marks
An Iranian man walks past an anti-U.S. billboard at Enghelab Square in central Tehran on Aug. 3, 2026, as Iran denies holding new negotiations with the United States to end the six-month war sparked by surprise U.S. and Israeli strikes on Feb. 28. Photo by Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images.
U.S. News
Trump: Iran will ‘get hit really hard’ if it backs out again
The president vowed that the Islamic Republic would never have a nuclear weapon, as the U.S., Iran and Oman neared a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Aug. 5, 2026
Joshua Marks
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media after signing an executive order establishing the President's Military Spouse Commission in the Oval Office at the White House on Aug. 3, 2026 in Washington, DC. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images.
U.S. News
Trump slams Iran’s ‘duplicitous’ denial of diplomatic talks
The U.S. president insists that American naval forces are maintaining a strict blockade until Tehran agrees to a deal or total surrender.
Aug. 4, 2026
Joshua Marks
Nöam, a kosher restaurant in Montreal, is seen after a fire on Aug. 1, 2026. Credit: B’nai Brith Canada.
Antisemitism
‘The hate must be stopped': Israeli envoy slams antisemitic incidents in Montreal
A series of events, including arson, chants at a soccer match and an assault, has raised concern among officials and Jewish groups in the city.
Aug. 3, 2026
Joshua Marks
Netanyahu Hegseth
Israel News
Netanyahu, Hegseth ‘reaffirm the strength’ of US-Israel defense partnership
The Israeli premier held back-to-back Washington meetings with the U.S. defense chief, four senators, AIPAC and evangelical leaders.
July 30, 2026
Joshua Marks
The mold found at the Kishle site in Jerusalem used to produce the faces of female figurines, alongside a reconstruction produced from it. Photo by Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities Authority/TPS-IL.
Israel News
First Temple-period figurine mold uncovered in Jerusalem excavation
The find will be housed in an archaeology, art and innovation wing of the Tower of David Museum slated to open in late 2028.
July 27, 2026
Pesach Benson/TPS-IL , Joshua Marks