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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
Palestinians wave flags and shout slogans as Muslim worshippers attend the last Friday prayers of the month of Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City on April 29, 2022. Photo by Jamal Awad/Flash90.
Israel News
Jordan demands total control, reduced Jewish presence on Temple Mount
Meanwhile, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Muhammad bin Zayed seeks “freedom of worship for members of all religions, as stipulated in the standardization agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Israel,” says policy expert Moshe Albo. “King Abdullah claims this violates the existing status quo and the peace agreement between Jordan and Israel.”
Apr. 29, 2022
Israel Kasnett
Oil pipelines. Credit: Dabarti CGI/Shutterstock.
Israel News
Collapse of EastMed pipeline project has an upside
Elai Rettig, assistant professor at the department of political studies at Bar-Ilan University, said he wasn’t sure how economically viable the interconnector line is, “but it’s good to talk about it. It keeps the Israel-Cyprus relations warm and the dialogue ongoing.”
Apr. 15, 2022
Israel Kasnett
View of the Supreme Court in Jerusalem before a court hearing on the denial of citizenship for two Arab Israelis who carried out terrorist attacks on Feb. 8, 2022. Photo by Flash90.
Israel News
Landmark Israeli Court ruling holds Palestinian Authority liable for terror funding scheme
According to Yossi Kuperwasser of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, “the P.A. law, according to which it pays salaries to terrorists, turns the P.A. into a terror entity...that can be held accountable for all terror attacks and should compensate the victims to some extent.”
Apr. 14, 2022
Israel Kasnett
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
Israel Kasnett
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
Israel Kasnett
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
Israel Kasnett
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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