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Sid & Friends In The Morning

Alex Traiman | CEO of Jewish News Syndicate | 03-18-26

Sid & Friends In The Morning

77 WABC

Sports, News, Comedy

4.2826 Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2026

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

CEO of Jewish News Syndicate Alex Traiman calls in live from Israel to describe Israel under sustained attack, with Iran firing ballistic missiles multiple times a day, including cluster munitions aimed at civilian population centers, alongside rocket fire from Hezbollah; he recounts repeated trips to shelters in Jerusalem, with heavier bombardment in Tel Aviv and Haifa. He explains Israel’s alert and missile-defense systems, schools moving to Zoom for 19 days, and daily life continuing despite sirens. Traiman argues most Israelis accept short-term hardship to decisively neutralize Iran’s threat, especially its nuclear ambitions, and to enable long-term regional peace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:23.3

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0:24.3

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0:30.1

I do want to go to Israel.jNS.org is my source for all my information, Israel. Now, I'm biased

0:35.9

because I've now been to Israel three times since the war started in

0:39.7

2003, and then all three occasions I did my shows live from JNS.org.

0:45.7

Actually, the last time I didn't, they just moved to the brand new studios in Jerusalem,

0:50.2

but we did all those shows from the road.

0:52.1

But I see Alex Trayman every trip.

0:54.2

Last time I was there, he bestowed this huge honor.

0:57.1

Upon me, I got to speak at the very first ever, JNS.org, International Policy Summit,

1:03.0

in the very last block with people like Mark Levine and Mike Huckabee and Morton Klein and Ron Dermmer.

1:11.5

I don't know, missing a whole bunch of people, Victoria Coates and all these amazing folks.

1:16.9

It was great and they're doing it again this year in April, but I got to tell you

1:21.0

between the DHS issue here, which is now a TSA issue in America, and missiles still being fired at Israel,

1:31.3

I'm supposed to be there on or about April the 12th. And I know I got your email a couple of days,

1:36.2

Alex, and you got over 200 people coming and speakers and, you know, it's going to happen. You're

1:40.8

excited. But on a reality front, it's becoming increasingly

1:46.9

difficult for people who don't live in Tel Aviv to get to Jerusalem. You do understand that,

1:52.3

yes?

1:53.8

Yeah, great to see you, Sid. Thanks for having me. We're looking closely at it. We have some

1:59.5

potential backup dates that are already considering, and we'll see.

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