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Amichai Stein

Amichai Stein

Amichai Stein is a journalist and commentator specializing in Israeli advocacy, global Jewish affairs, and Middle Eastern politics for JNS.org. A passionate advocate for Israel, he frequently appears on radio, television, and in print to provide insightful analysis and counter media bias. From 2017 to 2024, he served as a foreign affairs and diplomatic correspondent for KAN News, covering key international developments and Israel’s role on the global stage.

People react to the fall of Syrian regime in Umayyad Square on Dec. 8, 2024 in Damascus, Syria. Photo by Ali Haj Suleiman/Getty Images.
Analysis
Israeli ministers instructed to ‘go dark’ on Syria
“The intelligence services are facing a huge, unprecedented challenge.”
Dec. 9, 2024
Amichai Stein
The judges and guests of the International Criminal Court at the opening of the ICC judicial year on Jan. 18, 2019, in The Hague. Credit: International Criminal Court.
Israel News
Netanyahu, Gallant should turn themselves in, ICC spokesman tells JNS
Nov. 28, 2024
Amichai Stein
MK Dan Illouz heads the Knesset's Public Diplomacy Caucus. Credit: MK Illouz Team.
Israel News
Netanyahu bypassed unflinching opposition to truce inside Likud
Nov. 27, 2024
Amichai Stein
A woman practices aiming her weapon at Pnei Kedem in Gush Etzion, Judea, on Sept. 21, 2011. Photo by Nati Shohat/Flash90.
Analysis
Debate: Were the gun permits issued after Oct. 7 legal?
After the Hamas attack, the Firearms Licensing Department was flooded with requests.
Nov. 15, 2024
Amichai Stein
U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (left) and Lindsey Graham hold a press conference at the King David hotel in Jerusalem, Oct. 8, 2024. Photo by Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90.
U.S. News
Sen. Lindsey Graham: Attack Iran’s oil fields
A normalization deal between Israel and Riyadh can be reached after the U.S. election and before Biden leaves office, the veteran lawmaker tells JNS.
Oct. 9, 2024
Amichai Stein
Firefighters at the site of warehouses destroyed in a Hezbollah missile attack, Kiryat Shmona, Sept. 24, 2024. Photo by Ayal Margolin/Flash90.
Analysis
US presses Israel to give diplomacy with Hezbollah a chance
“We know you need to go up the ladder when it comes to the question of what kind of response is needed here—but don’t go up all the way.”
Sep. 27, 2024
Amichai Stein
Israelis protest outside the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv for the immediate release of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, Sept. 1, 2024. Photo by Gili Yaari/Flash90.
Analysis
Hamas’s murder of six hostages is dividing a nation
“It is absolutely clear—if hundreds of thousands had gone out and told the world that it needs to do more to release the hostages it would have had a huge effect,” MK Hanoch Milwidsky told JNS.
Sep. 5, 2024
Amichai Stein
A firefighting plane tries to extinguish a large fire after missiles launched from Lebanon hit open areas near Kadita, close to Safed in the Galilee, June 12, 2024. Photo by Ayal Margolin/Flash90.
Features
Israel must decisively defeat Hezbollah, Golan Council head says
Even if the Air Force did destroy 6,000 enemy missiles on Sunday, this is less than 3% of their arsenal, Upper Galilee Regional Council chairman tells JNS.
Aug. 27, 2024
Amichai Stein
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant hold a press conference at the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv, Oct. 28, 2023. Photo by Dana Kopel/POOL via Flash90.
Analysis
Will Netanyahu replace Defense Minister Gallant?
Yoav Gallant has turned into a political nemesis for the prime minister, but circumstances may keep the pair working together to fight Israel’s enemies.
Aug. 8, 2024
Amichai Stein
Netanyahu and Biden
Analysis
Netanyahu will have to walk a tightrope during DC visit
The big questions: Will he meet Trump and how to discuss Iran without getting mired in the U.S. election campaign.
Jul. 23, 2024
Amichai Stein
Trucks loaded with supplies for Gaza wait in Al-Arish City, North Sinai, because Egypt refuses to allow them to transit the Rafah Crossing as long as Israel controls the Gaza side, July 9, 2024. Photo by Ali Moustafa/Getty Images.
Analysis
‘Hamas will not accept a hostage deal if Israel can resume the fight’
The negotiations for phase 2 (the release the soldiers and the corpses) could last forever,” says Uzi Rabi of the Dayan Center for Middle Eastern Studies.
Jul. 12, 2024
Amichai Stein
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