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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.

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz speaks to reporters at the IDF Central Command headquarters in Jerusalem, March 30, 2022. Credit: Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.
Israel News
What is ‘Plan B’ for Israel or America if Iran nuclear deal goes unsigned?
“If there is no return to the JCPOA, I assume there will be efforts to somehow delay progress in activity,” says Raz Zimmt, an expert on Iran at the Institute for National Security Studies.
Apr. 12, 2022
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King Abdullah II of Jordan in 2018. Photo by Alexandros Michailidis/Shutterstock.
Israel News
Jordan struggles with winds of change in Middle East
While the country isn’t participating in certain regional group think right now, interest lies on the horizon. But for the immediate future, its aim is to keep its population in check.
Apr. 7, 2022
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Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas heads for a meeting of the P.A. leadership in Ramallah. May 7, 2020. Photo by Flash90.
News
Kohelet Policy Forum says Israeli government is assisting PA in rewarding terror
The law requires that any withheld tax payments made by Israel to the Palestinian Authority must deduct the amount that the P.A. paid in the previous year to terrorists or their families.
Apr. 5, 2022
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Negotiations in Vienna, Austria, between Iran and European Union, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Russia and China. Source: European External Action Service/Twitter.
U.S. News
Poll: Majority of American voters oppose Russia representing US in Iran nuclear talks
“Americans are watching with horror every day as Russia continues its ugly war against Ukraine, and have heard strong language from the Biden administration condemning Putin’s government,” said Mark Meckler, president of Convention of States.
Mar. 31, 2022
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at David Ben-Gurion Memorial National Park in Sde Boker, Israel, with Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on March 28, 2022. Credit: U.S. State Department Photo by Freddie Everett.
Israel News
US obsession with Palestinians and appeasement of Iran dampened Negev Summit
While hailing the Abraham Accords, in his joint press statement at the conclusion of the summit U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said: “We have to be clear that these regional peace agreements are not a substitute for progress between Palestinians and Israelis.”
Mar. 29, 2022
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Syrian President Bashar Assad. Credit: Photowalking/Shutterstock.
World News
After Assad visit, UAE could play role mediating between Syria and Israel
Jonathan Spyer, a researcher at the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, said it’s “the latest episode in the effort to rehabilitate the Syrian president and return him to legitimacy in the Arab world and internationally.”
Mar. 24, 2022
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Secretary-General of Amnesty International Agnès Callamard attends a press conference in eastern Jerusalem on Feb. 1, 2022. Photo by Flash90.
World News
NGO Monitor report debunks Israel apartheid claims, places Amnesty International ‘on the defensive’
“Our report is for legal professionals, academics, practitioners and government officials, but it is also for those who are looking for answers to the false and often malicious charges by NGO and U.N. Rapporteurs who grossly misrepresent the Arab-Israeli conflict, the legal basis for Israel as a Jewish state, and the nature of [its] democracy and legal system,” said Anne Herzberg of NGO Monitor.
Mar. 22, 2022
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U.S. President Joe Biden. Credit: POTUS/Twitter.
U.S. News
US prepares to sign major appeasement deal with Iran
“It almost looks as if the United States is content with enabling the worst elements of the regime to enrich and to continue their crimes against humanity,” said Jonathan Schanzer, senior vice president for research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
Mar. 21, 2022
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U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides arrives to present his credentials at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, Dec. 5, 2021. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.
Israel News
US ambassador to Israel calls settlement growth ‘infuriating,’ backs a divided Jerusalem
Speaking to a webinar hosted by the American for Peace Now, Thomas Nides further says “we can’t do stupid things that impede us for a two-state solution.”
Mar. 17, 2022
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The flags of Ukraine and Russia screened on the walls of Jerusalem's Old City on March 13, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
World News
Ukraine’s battle for survival offers multiple lessons for Israel
The Jewish state is learning that it “can no longer sit on the fence as the world is increasingly being divided between democracies and autocracies,” said Emmanuel Navon, also an analyst at the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security.
Mar. 16, 2022
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Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Turkey on March 9, 2022. Source: Isaac Herzog/Twitter.
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Herzog’s meeting with Erdoğan represents a step towards Israel-Turkey normalization
Israeli President Isaac Herzog reportedly agreed to establish a mechanism with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to avoid future diplomatic disputes between Israel and Turkey.
Mar. 10, 2022
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Then-Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Oct. 22, 2021. Photo by Kobi Gideon/GPO.
Israel News
Russian war on Ukraine places Israel in delicate position
“The more the U.S. is seen as unable or unwilling to act under such circumstances, the more will be said about whether Jerusalem can depend on Washington’s strength and credibility in the future,” said Yonatan Freeman, an international-relations expert at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Mar. 7, 2022
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