Ruthie Blum
Columnist at Jerusalem Post
Columnist at JNS
Columnist @JNS_org. Former adviser at the Israeli Prime Minister's Office. Author of To Hell in a Handbasket.
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1 week ago |
jns.org | Gadi Taub |Ruthie Blum
(May 4, 2025 / JNS)The war in Gaza has significance far beyond its regional military aspects. It has come to play a major role in the global war of ideas, a crucial front in the worldwide struggle against woke ideology. Its outcome will have significance for the future of liberal democracy everywhere. Because the war is a test case for one of the most crucial questions of our time: Can the West regain enough self-confidence to defend its own values?
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1 week ago |
jns.org | Ruthie Blum
(May 4, 2025 / JNS)This year, Israel marked Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut with an additional reminder of its enemies’ genocidal intentions. Before Memorial Day mourning made way for Independence Day celebrations, multiple wildfires spread across a large area between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
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2 weeks ago |
jns.org | Ruthie Blum
(April 27, 2025 / JNS)Mothers and fathers file into the convention center in southern Israel. Some are toting bouquets. Others have young kids in tow. A few have paused outside to take selfies next to the poster for the event—a ceremony for outstanding soldiers. Inside, all stop at the registry counter to have their names crossed off the list of invitees, limited to five per award recipient.
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3 weeks ago |
jns.org | Mark Regev |Ruthie Blum
(April 23, 2025 / JNS)JNS senior contributing editor Ruthie Blum and former Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom Mark Regev—both former advisers at the Prime Minister’s Office—unpack the haunting relevance of Yom HaShoah (Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day) in a post–Oct. 7 world. They explore the global surge in antisemitism since the Hamas-led massacre in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, including the shocking rise of Jew-hatred in immigrant-rich democracies like Australia and America.
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3 weeks ago |
jns.org | Ruthie Blum
(April 21, 2025 / JNS)Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the nation on Saturday night was not merely justified; it was crucial. In fact, the only real criticism one can reasonably level at it is that he announced it two days in advance. That misstep, given the tense and fragile national psyche, led to unrealistic expectations. Was a major hostage deal in the works? Had the Israel Defense Forces already struck Iran?
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There is NO RIFT between President Trump and PM Netanyahu. There are those in both the US and Israel who would like to see such a rift, and they are feeding false accounts to the media to achieve just that. But it’s all fake.
RT @JNS_org: 𝗢𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗡 | Media missteps can fuel unnecessary panic. @RuthieBlum debunks the unfounded media rumors of Trump recognizing a Pa…
RT @ILTVNews: 🇮🇱 Is Israel preparing to reoccupy Gaza? As military operations expand, tough questions arise: 🔹 What about the hostages? 🔹…
