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Jerusalem Minute

Jerusalem Minute

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 Want to know what's really happening in Israel? Wish you could get the news and analysis all in one place? Join JNS Bureau Chief Alex Traiman and Journalist and Josh Hasten as they break down this week's events on the Jerusalem Minute. If you appreciated today’s discussion and want to dive deeper into the issues shaping Israel and the Jewish world, join our community by Subscribing to our newsletter. Your engagement keeps our journalism thriving. Your support is crucial. Support us with a Donation to ensure we can continue delivering in-depth reporting.JNS Podcasts Political Science Politics & Government
Episodes
  • What the Tucker-Huckabee Interview Says About the Right

    What the Tucker-Huckabee Interview Says About the Right
    Feb 23 2026
    A 10–15 day countdown, B-2s looming in the background and a Tucker Carlson meltdown colliding with the Iran crisis, this "Jerusalem Minute" feels like the calm before a storm. Josh Hasten and Alex Traiman break down the “shockwaves” interview between Tucker Carlson and U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee, unpacking the rhetoric, the accusations and what they argue is a growing pressure campaign aimed at weakening the U.S.–Israel relationship. Then the conversation pivots to the biggest clock on the wall: escalating U.S. signals toward Iran, what “red lines” really mean, why a “limited strike” could become something far bigger and how Israel is preparing for Hezbollah retaliation. You’ll walk away understanding the media narratives shaping the American right, the strategic logic behind the Iran deadline and why Gaza, and the question of Hamas disarmament, still hangs over everything.
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    49 mins
  • Netanyahu and Trump signal a harder US–Israel strategy toward Iran

    Netanyahu and Trump signal a harder US–Israel strategy toward Iran
    Feb 9 2026
    US-Iran negotiations in Iran may be less “breakthrough” than smokescreen, buying time as the U.S. and Israel quietly prepare for what comes next, highlighted by PM Netanyahu’s emergency Washington trip, talk of joint strike planning (including the Israeli Air Force leadership) and hardening red lines beyond nukes to include ballistic missiles, terror sponsorship and even regime behavior toward its own people. Viewers will come away understanding President Trump’s leverage-first negotiating style, what a “real deal” would have to include, why the Iranian leadership may never accept it and why recent escalation, like an Iranian drone approaching the USS Abraham Lincoln, make the “diplomacy” storyline feel like the opening act of something far bigger.
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    49 mins
  • Suspicious Explosions in Iran and the Mullahs Begin to Leave

    Suspicious Explosions in Iran and the Mullahs Begin to Leave
    Feb 2 2026
    In this episode of Jerusalem Minute, Josh Hasten and Alex Traiman break down why President Donald Trump is moving a “massive armada” toward Iran and why many Israelis believe it’s not posturing, it’s prelude. You’ll learn how the regime’s alleged crackdown inside Iran (including shocking reports of mass killings), the nuclear file and the “negotiations vs. strike” mind game could converge into a single trigger event...especially as Iran tightens alignment with China and Russia and the Strait of Hormuz turns into a live-fire chessboard. Then the show pivots to the emotional closure of bringing home the last hostage’s remains, what that means for Gaza’s next phase, why demilitarizing Hamas may be the hardest “peace plan” test yet and the episode ends with a cultural gut-punch: Israel’s Tu Bishvat message of life in a world drifting toward violence.
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    57 mins
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