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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.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
World News
Turkey’s regional ambitions and the strategic challenge for Israel
Turkey’s regional ambitions and the strategic challenge for Israel.
Mar. 18, 2026
Israel Kasnett
Natanz Nuclear Facility, Iran
Analysis
Where is Iran’s enriched uranium now?
Mar. 15, 2026
Israel Kasnett
Israeli Air Force F-16 fighter jets during “Operation Roaring Lion” against Iran, March 2026. Credit: Israel Defense Forces.
Analysis
UN Watch: Strikes on Iran are self-defense, not illegal war
Mar. 11, 2026
Israel Kasnett
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, U.S. President Bill Clinton and PLO head Yasser Arafat at the signing of the Oslo Accords, Sept. 13, 1993. Photo by Vince Musi/The White House.
Analysis
On 30th anniversary, Oslo Accords remembered as failure
The peace process faltered and Palestinian terrorist attacks persisted.
Sep. 18, 2023
Israel Kasnett
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Donald Trump, Bahrain Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyani sign the Abraham Accords on the South Lawn of the White House in Wasington, D.C., Sept. 15, 2020. Credit: Tia Dufour/White House.
Features
The Abraham Accords, three years on
As the Accords enter their fourth year, signs for the future remain encouraging.
Aug. 31, 2023
Israel Kasnett
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a discussion and a vote in the Knesset assembly hall, on May 15, 2023. Photo by Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90.
Analysis
Between a judicial rock and a bureaucratic hard place
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been caught in a pincer maneuver by a hostile judiciary and bureaucracy.
Aug. 21, 2023
Israel Kasnett
Iranians protest in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, Nov. 16, 2022. Photo via @FSeifikaran/Twitter.
Features
Why does no one seem to care about Iran’s Kurdish population?
Plagued by internal division and under assault by the Iranian regime, Iran’s 10-million-strong Kurdish population faces an uncertain future.
Aug. 6, 2023
Israel Kasnett
An honor guard welcomes then-IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi in Rabat, July 19, 2022. Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit.
Features
Israel’s recognition of Western Sahara a blow to Iran
The move strengthens ties with Morocco and disrupts Tehran’s and Hezbollah’s efforts in North Africa.
Jul. 20, 2023
Israel Kasnett
Israeli Supreme Court
Features
The showdown in Israel continues as judicial reform advances
While its supporters believe a bill to eliminate the Supreme Court’s “reasonability” criteria will restore Israeli democracy, opponents say it will weaken Israel’s democratic nature, the court and ultimately, the state.
Jul. 17, 2023
Israel Kasnett
Putin
Features
‘Shifting Russia-Ukraine dynamics unlikely to affect Israel’
Despite the challenge to Vladimir Putin’s authority by mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Russian president remains in control, experts tell JNS.
Jul. 6, 2023
Israel Kasnett
Iron dome anti-missile system fires interception missiles as rockets fired from the Gaza Strip to Israel, on Aug. 7, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Israel News
The depletion of US munitions stockpile harms Israel’s QME
The depleted stockpile potentially places Israel in a vulnerable position should a conflict arise unexpectedly.
Jun. 27, 2023
Israel Kasnett
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