Israel News Talk Radio

Alan Skorski recently sat down with Ruthie Blum, former Netanyahu speechwriter and senior contributing editor at JNS, to discuss her recent column, Hasbara And The Traitors Among Us. In it, Blum highlighted examples of prominent Israelis undermining the Jewish state’s image abroad — including Channel 12 anchorwoman Yonit Levy, who accused the government of a “moral failure” rather than a PR failure, and former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who charged Netanyahu with conducting an “illegitimate war” for personal and political gain. Alan noted that this phenomenon is not unique to Israel. “In America,” he said, “we have our own share of Jewish leftists and progressives marching alongside Hamas supporters — and some are even considering voting for an antisemitic Islamist for Mayor of New York City.” Asked why today’s Jewish Israel-bashers in Israel seem more vocal and dangerous, Blum traced the trend back to the late 1970s. Until 1977, Israel’s political leadership leaned left, as the country was largely sociali