Alex Traiman | CEO of Jewish News Syndicate | 12-01-25

Sid & Friends In The Morning

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4.2 • 826 Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Alex Traiman, CEO of Jewish News Syndicate, joins the show to discuss the current volatile situation in Israel. Despite a temporary ceasefire, there are concerns about potential renewed conflicts involving Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran. Traiman discusses the strategic military actions by the IDF and the challenges of disarming adversaries without international intervention. He also touches upon Benjamin Netanyahu's ongoing corruption trial and the prevalent criticism of his government, drawing comparisons to anti-Semitic sentiments disguised as political critiques. The conversation highlights the complexities of the geopolitical and domestic issues Israel faces. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.1	Alex Tremon really is the best. Does an amazing job, jNS.org in Jerusalem.
0:40.4	You guys know the last couple of years since October 7th. He's been on more than anybody.
0:42.0	We've done over a dozen shows from his amazing studios in Jerusalem,
0:46.4	and he's back live from Israel on this December 1st.
0:50.3	Happy December. Alex, how are you?
0:52.7	Happy December to you, Sid.
0:54.5	It's a big December this year for you guys. The last couple of years just riddled with war and really some horrific scenes, which I was privy to, going back to Israel three times.
1:06.7	But it does seem like this Hanukkah, Alex, will be a little more celebratory.
1:13.0	Well, it's quiet, but it's volatile.
1:15.7	And I do think that there is a very strong possibility
1:19.4	that the ceasefire agreement will fall apart,
1:22.8	that we see that Hamas is not going to disarm on its own,
1:27.1	that there's no international force that's going to demilitarize the Gaza Strip.
1:32.8	And that leaves only one force to do it, and that's the IDF.
1:36.0	And at the same time, we see that the IDF is very active,
1:38.8	almost on a daily basis in southern Lebanon,
1:42.2	striking as far as Beirut earlier last week, and we lost some soldiers
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