Alex Traiman | CEO of Jewish News Syndicate | 09-02-25

Sid & Friends In The Morning

77 WABC

Sports, News, Comedy

4.2 • 826 Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Alex Traiman, CEO of Jewish News Syndicate, calls in live from Israel to discuss Israel’s ongoing war with Hamas and the challenges facing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Traiman discusses how Hamas’s hostage-taking strategy has given the group leverage, eroded global support for Israel, and fueled propaganda that even sways Jewish communities. He argues that criticism of Netanyahu is often a proxy for anti-Israel or anti-Semitic sentiment, while Rosenberg defended Netanyahu’s difficult position. Traiman highlights how U.S. Democrats, including Chuck Schumer and Hillary Clinton, have pressured Netanyahu to step down, contrasting that with Donald Trump’s steadfast support. He rejects claims that Israel is committing genocide, pointing to efforts to limit civilian casualties despite the war’s toll, and stressed that if Israel intended genocide, the death toll would be far higher. They also examined Israeli politics, noting opposition figures like Yair Lapid but suggesting Netanyahu still has strong chances in the next election despite coalition challenges. Finally, Traiman discusses U.S. Senator Marco Rubio’s move to block visas for Palestinian Authority officials, framing the PA as a terrorist-supporting entity unworthy of statehood recognition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:03.2	You know, 15 years ago, the strongest lobby in all of Washington was Israel.
1:04.9	It was by far the strong as life.
1:07.1	Nobody would say anything bad about Israel.
1:12.5	Today, it's like nobody says anything good, except Republicans, by the way. Nobody says anything good about it. So is a hell of it. It's a hell of a change. I assume you know exactly what I'm saying.
1:19.2	Oh, I know. Fifteen years ago, you couldn't say a bad thing. No. You'd be out of office.
1:23.1	I was the first one to get President Trump to call Chuck Schumer a Palestinian.
1:29.5	You remember that?
1:30.2	I do.
1:31.0	That was the same interview where he just talked about how the lobby, Israel, the lobby,
1:36.2	was the most difficult.
1:37.2	He said it again in the Daily Mail this weekend.
1:39.8	So all these things that all these media people are taking victory lab for, Trump told me all of this on air years ago when he was just a candidate.
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