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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
Pastor Dumisani Washington discusses Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s pro-Israel legacy at CUFI’s 2020 Leadership Summit. Source: Facebook/Christians United for Israel (CUFI).
Israel News
New effort to confront apartheid, anti-Semitism, crisis in Israel-American black relations
“The vast majority of black Americans are not anti-Semitic, not anti-Israel. But this doesn’t get talked about. The louder mouthpieces often are like Louis Farrakhan, who is talking about white people, Jews and Israel, and somehow, they are portrayed as the mouthpiece for the entire black community,” explains Pastor Dumisani Washington.
Jul. 13, 2022
Israel Kasnett
U.S. President Joe Biden. Credit: POTUS/Twitter.
Features
The many messages of Biden’s Mideast trip
U.S. President Joe Biden’s trip to the Middle East is good for America and Saudi Arabia, but possibly dangerous for Israel, experts tell JNS.
Jul. 12, 2022
Israel Kasnett
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaking on March 2, 2022. Source: Screenshot.
Israel News
Zelenskyy challenges Israel over assistance to Ukraine in Hebrew University address
“Tell me how can you not help the victims of such aggression?”
Jun. 28, 2022
Israel Kasnett
A rally in support of Ukraine at Habima Square in Tel Aviv with a broadcast of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he appeals to Israel a month after the start of Russia's war on Ukraine, March 20, 2022. Credit: Israfoto/Shutterstock.
Israel News
Israel continues to walk a diplomatic tightrope between Russia and Ukraine
Addressing concerns over the balancing act, Jonathan Spyer at the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security emphasized Jerusalem’s need “to keep the Russia deconfliction process between the Kirya [Israel’s Pentagon] and the Khmeimim Air Base in Syria’s Latakia province on track.”
Jun. 24, 2022
Israel Kasnett
The flags of Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United States. Credit: OnePixelStudio/Shutterstock.
U.S. News
Rapprochement between Israel and Saudi Arabia expected to deepen, regardless of Biden visit
“This is not a breakthrough, but another stage in the tightening relationship between the two countries,” said Michal Yaari, an expert on the Arab Gulf states.
Jun. 20, 2022
Israel Kasnett
Samaria
Features
Labeling of Judea and Samaria goods is about discrimination, not law, say experts
Norway defends its decision to label Judea and Samaria products as being in line with the E.U. Court of Justice, but international law experts remain unconvinced.
Jun. 13, 2022
Israel Kasnett
From left: Rabbi Shmuley Boteach; human-rights activist and former chairman of the executive of the Jewish Agency for Israel Natan Sharansky; and former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer take part in a panel discussion on global anti-Semitism at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem, June 6, 2022. Credit: Courtesy.
Antisemitism
Begin Center panel on anti-Semitism delivers central message: Speak up, fight back
“Start with Jews,” insists Natan Sharansky. “Try to convince them it is very important to their own survival. Then it is easy to move to non-Jews the moment you have Jews on your side.”
Jun. 9, 2022
Israel Kasnett
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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