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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.

Blue and White Party Knesset member Michal Cotler-Wunsh. Credit: Courtesy.
U.S. News
Michal Cotler-Wunsh: Jewish Agency can shift relationship paradigm with everyone at table
“There is a responsibility to include all voices and to reach out to those who may not be there currently, whether it’s an age or generational lack of involvement,” said the head of the Nefesh B’Nefesh Institute for Aliyah Policy and Strategy.
Oct. 15, 2021
Israel Kasnett
Knesset member Michael Oren attends the lobby for strengthening ties with the Jewish world at the Knesset, June 27, 2017. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
U.S. News
With American and Israeli Jews at ‘crisis point,’ Michael Oren sees Jewish Agency as solution
“We need to recalibrate the way we reach out to young American Jews. We need to reach them where they are on social media with a Zionist message they can understand,” said the former ambassador, one of eight candidates vying to be the next head of the Jewish Agency.
Oct. 13, 2021
Israel Kasnett
“The Crystal Wall of Crying,” an installation by sculptor Marina Abramovich at Babi Yar in Ukraine, is made of anthracite and rock quartz crystals that light up at night. Credit: Photographers Archive (The Gate).
Feature
Babi Yar art installations aim to connect visitors with a forgotten past
Over the years, a number of attempts were, in fact, made to commemorate the victims—most of whom were Jewish, though thousands of Roma, mental patients, POWs, Soviet prisoners and Ukrainian dissidents were killed there as well by the Nazis.
Oct. 8, 2021
Israel Kasnett
A memorial at Babi Yar in Ukraine, the site of a September 1941 massacre carried out by German forces and Ukrainian collaborators during their campaign against the Soviet Union in World War II. Credit: Meunierd/Shutterstock.
Feature
Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center publishes 159 names of Nazi soldiers who murdered Jews one by one
“The majority of killers were German. We have a few names of Ukrainians, but they played secondary roles for the simple reason that the Germans wanted to steal the Jews’ belongings. A genocide is a killing, but it is also stealing,” said Father Patrick Desbois.
Oct. 7, 2021
Israel Kasnett
Planting trees at the Babi Yar memorial in Kyiv, Ukraine, for Tu B’Shevat and International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Jan. 27, 2021. Photo by Olga Zakrevskaya.
Antisemitism
At long last, Babi Yar victims to receive the respect they deserve
On the 80th anniversary of the mass genocide the Nazis and their collaborators committed against Ukrainian Jews, a memorial center being built on the site will tell the story of the 1941 atrocity.
Oct. 6, 2021
Israel Kasnett
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Danny Danon briefs reporters ahead of the U.N. Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, February 2020. Credit: U.N. Photo/Manuel Elias.
U.S. News
Danny Danon’s quest to lead the Jewish Agency into the future
The former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations wants to focus on improving relations with the Diaspora, involving the younger generation, drawing more visitors to Israel and alleviating bureaucratic issues with making “aliyah.”
Oct. 4, 2021
Israel Kasnett
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett addresses the U.N. General Assembly in New York City on Sept. 27, 2021. Photo by Avi Ohayon/GPO.
U.S. News
In the footsteps of his predecessors, Bennett aims to change paradigms
The Israeli leader appeared determined to change how the Jewish state is understood; a number of times during the trip, he emphasized the need for Israel to be seen as a country with energy, optimism, success and a strong, even optimal future.
Sep. 30, 2021
Israel Kasnett
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett addresses reporters before boarding a plane to New York to address the U.N. General Assembly, Sept. 25, 2021. Photo by Avi Ohayon/GPO.
World News
Bennett to call for action, not words, against Iran in UN speech
The prime minister is also expected to meet with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, and will speak at a Jewish Federations of North America event.
Sep. 26, 2021
Israel Kasnett
Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Herzog. Photo by Danny Kitri.
U.S. News
Israel’s new ambassador to US seeks to heal rifts and build bipartisan support
“We are in the midst of a war of consciousness, and the State of Israel has to develop new, strong and profound tools to deal with this challenge,” said Michael Herzog.
Sep. 20, 2021
Israel Kasnett
Palestinian trucks loaded with aggregate, iron and cement enter through the Kerem Shalom commercial crossing in the southern Gaza Strip, on Sept. 1, 2021. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.
Israel News
Why is Israel’s government making concessions to the Palestinians?
Among other things, after saying he was going to change how Gaza receives aid, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is discussing returning to the original method of transferring cash in suitcases.
Sep. 15, 2021
Israel Kasnett
Elazar Stern arrives to a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on July 26, 2016. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
U.S. News
Elazar Stern aims to promote Jewish unity, identity and solidarity in Diaspora
Israel’s Minister of Intelligence believes his ability to understand people from many backgrounds gives him an edge over other candidates. But can he bridge the deep chasm that exists between Israeli and Diaspora Jewry?
Sep. 3, 2021
Israel Kasnett
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett holds a presss conference in Jerusalem on Aug. 18, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
U.S. News
Palestinian consulate pressure, differences on Iran loom over Bennett-Biden meeting
While White House officials may understand that advancing the peace process now would be counterproductive, Dore Gold noted that “there is always a cottage industry of so-called experts who have proposals they want their bosses to advance when an Israeli prime minister comes to town.”
Aug. 20, 2021
Israel Kasnett
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