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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.

Flags of Egypt and Israel. Credit: Leonid Altman/Shutterstock.
Israel News
Israel’s burgeoning relationship with Egypt suggests brighter future for both countries
Regional circumstances, Cairo’s prioritization of economic considerations, and the ongoing “the trust between political and security levels identifies new areas of cooperation,” says Ofir Winter, a research fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies at Tel Aviv University.
Jun. 8, 2022
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Anthony Albanese. Credit: Wikipedia.
Israel News
Australia’s new prime minister not expected to reverse policy on Israel
With the center-left Labor government now in charge, some fear Israel will be unfairly vilified, but supporters of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese say his actions tell a different story.
Jun. 6, 2022
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From left: Amir Hamidi, former U.S. attaché in the United Arab Emirates; Zohreh Mizrahi, president of the Persian American Civic Action Network (PACAN); and Alex Selsky of the Israeli Victory Project. Credit: Courtesy.
World News
Anti-regime Iranian activists visit Israel to garner support and spread awareness
“Regime change has to come from inside Iran. It has to be the will of the people. It is happening as we are speaking,” said Zohreh Mizrahi, president of the Persian American Civic Action Network.
Jun. 3, 2022
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U.S. President Joe Biden delivers his inaugural address during the 59th Presidential Inauguration on Jan. 20, 2021. Credit: BiksuTong/Shutterstock.
Israel News
Biden visit to Israel aims to please, but may alienate all parties instead
“Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is saying, ‘If you push me too hard, you will get Netanyahu.’ Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas is saying, ‘If you push me too hard, you will get Hamas.’ It is full of contradictions,” said Professor Eytan Gilboa, an expert on U.S.-Israel relations.
May. 25, 2022
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Danny Danon at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem on Aug. 28, 2017. Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Feature
Danny Danon looks back on his fight for Israel in the halls of the United Nations
Israel’s former ambassador gives a behind-the-scenes look at how diplomatic chutzpah and finesse, combined with unapologetic pride, brings respect for Israel to the world body.
May. 20, 2022
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Uranium. Credit: MLS/Shuttestock.
U.S. News
Iran ‘just few weeks away’ from enough fissile material for bomb, says Israel’s defense minister
“Today, the price for tackling the Iranian challenge on the global and regional levels are higher than they were a year ago and lower than they will be within a year,” said Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz at a conference on “The New Global Order.”
May. 18, 2022
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View of the northern border between Israel and Lebanon on Oct. 15, 2021. Photo by Michael Giladi/Flash90.
Israel News
Lebanese elections unlikely to stop country’s downward spiral
“Lebanon was the Islamic empire’s first target. Over the past decade, it has fallen like a ripe fruit into Iran’s hands,” said Jacques Neriah, a special analyst for the Middle East at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.
May. 16, 2022
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Israel News
Proposed US legislation holds Jordan accountable for failure to extradite Hamas terrorist
A bill proposed by Rep. Greg Steube would halt or limit assistance to Jordan for violating a 1995 extradition treaty over its harboring of a Hamas terrorist.
May. 12, 2022
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American and Iranian flags. Credit: Dmitriy Prayzel/Shutterstock.
U.S. News
Biden administration’s Iran policy failing as Senate rejects appeasement
Mark Dubowitz, CEO of Foundation for Defense of Democracies, tweeted: “ ‘Smarter’ Iran policy has spectacularly failed. Time for new ‘tough’ policy and new personnel with credibility to execute.”
May. 6, 2022
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Palestinians wave flags and shout slogans as Muslim worshippers attend the last Friday prayers of the month of Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City on April 29, 2022. Photo by Jamal Awad/Flash90.
Israel News
Jordan demands total control, reduced Jewish presence on Temple Mount
Meanwhile, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Muhammad bin Zayed seeks “freedom of worship for members of all religions, as stipulated in the standardization agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Israel,” says policy expert Moshe Albo. “King Abdullah claims this violates the existing status quo and the peace agreement between Jordan and Israel.”
Apr. 29, 2022
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Oil pipelines. Credit: Dabarti CGI/Shutterstock.
Israel News
Collapse of EastMed pipeline project has an upside
Elai Rettig, assistant professor at the department of political studies at Bar-Ilan University, said he wasn’t sure how economically viable the interconnector line is, “but it’s good to talk about it. It keeps the Israel-Cyprus relations warm and the dialogue ongoing.”
Apr. 15, 2022
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View of the Supreme Court in Jerusalem before a court hearing on the denial of citizenship for two Arab Israelis who carried out terrorist attacks on Feb. 8, 2022. Photo by Flash90.
Israel News
Landmark Israeli Court ruling holds Palestinian Authority liable for terror funding scheme
According to Yossi Kuperwasser of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, “the P.A. law, according to which it pays salaries to terrorists, turns the P.A. into a terror entity...that can be held accountable for all terror attacks and should compensate the victims to some extent.”
Apr. 14, 2022
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