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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
Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Bnei Brak clash with police as they protest against the arrest of haredi men who failed to comply with their army draft notice, Dec. 27, 2020. Photo by Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90.
Israel News
Haredi enlistment: The political hot potato before the Knesset recess
The opposition is gleefully contemplating the fall of the government and early elections.
Jun. 26, 2024
Amichai Stein
Shas MK Erez Malul (left) and Religious Zionism MK Simcha Rothman, head of the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, at the Knesset in Jerusalem, July 19, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Analysis
A fraught 48 hours portend major crisis for Netanyahu’s coalition
“We are the closest point to a real crisis in the government because of the [haredi] conscription bill,” says political analyst.
Jun. 20, 2024
Amichai Stein
Smoke from a large fire caused by rockets fired from Lebanon, in the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona, June 3, 2024. Photo by Ayal Margolin/Flash90.
Israel News
‘We risk a devastating war in Lebanon’
Neither Hezbollah nor Israel want a war, but can only negotiate to avoid one if there’s a ceasefire in Gaza, says French Ambassador to Israel Frederic Journes.
Jun. 16, 2024
Amichai Stein
MK Moshe Saada attends a Constitution Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, March 13, 2023. Photo by Erik Marmor/Flash90.
Israel News
Likud dissenters threaten party discipline over haredi draft bill
“If there are no soldiers, it will lead to the downfall of the nation,” declares Knesset member Moshe Saada.
Jun. 7, 2024
Amichai Stein
Biden phone call
Analysis
Europe ready to take tough stand against Iran, experts say
While the Biden administration wants to avoid increasing tension with Tehran, it also doesn’t want to be seen taking a back seat to Europe on the issue, experts tell JNS.
Jun. 3, 2024
Amichai Stein
Jake Sullivan
Israel News
Israel and the US split over the ‘day after’
The United States believes that the Palestinian Authority and a multinational coalition must help rule Gaza, while right-wing Israeli ministers and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are vocally opposed.
May. 17, 2024
Amichai Stein
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Israel News
Behind the scenes of the Israel-Turkey rift
“The Turks are filled with self-confidence and maybe going back to a period when they were more aggressive and trying to change the status quo in the region,” Dr. Gallia Lindenstrauss told JNS.
May. 8, 2024
Amichai Stein
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel News
Within the Netanyahu government, opposition to hostage deal grows
“This war had three goals: The destruction of Hamas, the return of the hostages and making sure that Gaza does not pose a threat to Israel. The deal you are now looking at leaves us without these goals,” MK Ohad Tal told JNS.
May. 5, 2024
Amichai Stein
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