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Israel Kasnett

Israel Kasnett

Israel Kasnett, editor at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, offers expert analysis on Israeli politics, society and regional developments at JNS.org. With a deep understanding of the region, he delivers insightful commentary that challenges media bias and provides a clear perspective on Israel.

Beyond a tactical success, this moment demands a sober reassessment of Israel’s long-term security landscape—from the weakening Shi’ite axis to the quieter rise of Sunni radicalism and the unresolved Palestinian question.
As Narendra Modi and Benjamin Netanyahu meet amid shifting geopolitics, including current tensions in Iran, the Indian premier’s visit underscores a maturing partnership built on shared interests in innovation, security and countering extremism.
The Arab Opinion Index for 2025 findings on Israel are unequivocal and alarming at first glance, but experts caution against taking them at face value.
The challenge for the United States and Israel alike is ensuring that the display of American power near Iran does not become a substitute for strategic rigor.
Being human was never meant to be endured in solitude. We are, at times, each other’s deliverance.
Institutional anomaly, media power and the struggle over democratic authority.
At stake is not only how Israel investigates one of the darkest days in its history, but whether the country preserves national cohesion, moral clarity and strategic focus during an existential war.
If Qatar supplies the messaging, China provides the machinery in what is now called “cognitive warfare.”