The Israel Defense Forces have located and returned the bodies of three hostages—Judy Weinstein-Chagai, Gadi Chagai and Thai worker Natapang Pinta—who were murdered by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7, 2023. In parallel, Hamas escalated its psychological warfare, threatening to execute 25-year-old Matan Zangalkar, a living hostage believed to be held in Gaza, if Israel launched a rescue operation. 

JNS CEO and Jerusalem bureau chief Alex Traiman, and Middle East correspondent Josh Hasten dissect the IDF’s intelligence breakthroughs, the calculated cruelty of Hamas’s threats, and the impossible decisions facing Israeli commanders as they balance rescue efforts with operational risks. (0:23-48:11)

How can legal strategies, both in the United States and abroad, be deployed to confront the dangerous rise of antisemitic radicalism and terror-linked activism in the West?

Anne Herzberg, legal counsel at NGO Monitor and the organization’s U.N. representative, joins host Aylana Meisel, Aylana Meisel, executive director of the Israel Law & Liberty Forum, to shed light on how the legal system is becoming a critical battlefield in the fight to protect Jewish communities and uphold Israel’s legitimacy. (48:11-57:27)

Catch the full episode of “Basic Law” with Aylana Meisel and guest Anne Herzberg (https://www.jns.org/exposing-the-antisemitic-peace-groups-undermining-america/)