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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
Khalid Yusuf al-Jalahma, the first ambassador of Bahrain to Israel, meets with President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem, Sept. 14, 2021. Credit: Olivier Fitoussil/Flash90.
Features
The IAI exhibit at the Bahrain International Airshow signals deeper regional developments
“The Abraham Accords have opened the door” says Israel Aerospace Industries CEO.
Nov. 9, 2022
Israel Kasnett
Prime Minister Ben-Gurion casts his vote for the Israeli Constituent Assembly on January 25, 1949. Two days after its first meeting, legislators voted to change the name of the body to the Knesset. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
Israel News
High voter turnout expected in Israel’s national election
Democracies with proportional representation usually have higher voting rates.
Oct. 31, 2022
Israel Kasnett
U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem, July 14, 2022. Photo by Haim Zach/GPO.
News
Biden to host Israeli President Isaac Herzog as sign of close ties
“Herzog will spend a lot of time fielding questions on how the next gov’t coalition will be shaped.”
Oct. 25, 2022
Israel Kasnett
Vilna’s largest synagogue, which was damaged during the Holocaust in a Nazi bombing raid and destroyed completely by the Soviets after the war, has been replaced by a nondescript, two-story building and nothing but a plaque and sculpture of the Vilna Gaon remain in the area. Photo by Israel Kasnett.
Features
‘Jerusalem of Lithuania’ remains witness to the horrors of the Nazi genocide and their willing collaborators
Lithuania’s Prime Minister Ingride Simonyte told JNS there is always more to do in terms of Holocaust education. “The main point is to be constant,” she said. “Not to just do a lot now and then nothing. It is not the intensity that matters, but the consistency.”
Oct. 6, 2022
Israel Kasnett
A Lithuanian policeman with Jewish prisoners, July 1941. Credit: Bundesarchiv/Wikimedia Commons.
Antisemitism
Lithuania marks 81 years since Nazis liquidated Vilnius Ghetto
“We can only dream of ... what Lithuania would have been like if it had not been for the brutal hatred that blinded people,” says Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte at the memorial.
Oct. 2, 2022
Israel Kasnett
Then-Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid meets with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the Negev Summit in Sde Boker, March 27, 2022. Credit: Flash90.
Israel News
What has the game-changing Abraham Accords accomplished after two years?
For one thing, the dialogue has shifted from security to collaboration.
Sep. 16, 2022
Israel Kasnett
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on June 2, 2022. Credit: Virender Singh.
Features
Israel’s pivot away from China towards India signals understanding of US concerns
Washington’s influence, coupled with the Abraham Accords, have lent a tailwind to Israel-India relations, say experts.
Aug. 30, 2022
Israel Kasnett
U.S. President Joe Biden boards Air Force One for Saudi Arabia at Ben-Gurion Airport, July 15, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Israel News
Biden’s trip produced mixed bag of results for Israel, say experts
The U.S. president’s “unprecedented visit to east[ern] Jerusalem ... was seen by many as a direct challenge to Israel’s sovereignty in its capital,” according to the Jewish state’s former ambassador to the United Nations.
Jul. 18, 2022
Israel Kasnett
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