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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.

Members of the Israel Defense Forces Artillery Corps fire into Lebanon, near the Israeli border, on Aug. 6, 2021. Photo by Basel Awidat/Flash90.
Israel News
After American withdrawal from Afghanistan, implications for Israel look grimmer
The world is witnessing the creation in Afghanistan of a scenario similar to Syria, Yemen, Iraq and Lebanon, where Iranian Shi’ite militias are promoting Tehran’s dangerous foreign policy, which focuses on regional and then international domination.
Aug. 17, 2021
Israel Kasnett
From left: UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyani, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Donald Trump and Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani at the signing of the Abraham Accords on the South Lawn of the White House, Sept. 15, 2020, Credit: White House/Joyce N. Boghosian.
Israel News
How Abraham Accords have already impacted the Mideast
Trade between Israel and the United Arab Emirates alone has reached nearly $600 million; it’s expected to reach $1 billion by the end of the year.
Aug. 13, 2021
Israel Kasnett
Israeli Supreme Court justice Yitzhak Amit (center) attends a hearing regarding the evacuation of Arab families from their home in Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, on Aug. 2, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Israel News
Will Israel’s politicized Supreme Court stick to law on Palestinian Sheikh Jarrah squatters?
According to legal experts, the court has allowed outside pressure to influence its decision. What should be a strictly legal decision seems to have become emotional—a consideration that is supposed to remain outside the purview of the court.
Aug. 4, 2021
Israel Kasnett
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. Photo by Mohammad Hossein Taaghi via Wikimedia Commons.
World News
Raisi’s presidency a ‘metaphor’ for Iran’s regional escalation
The low-intensity war between Israel and Iran has come out of the shadows as the Islamic Republic signals its intention to plant its stake as a regional superpower by installing an ultra-conservative president, and by continuing to attack Israeli and foreign targets at sea.
Aug. 3, 2021
Israel Kasnett
Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2019. Credit: Sasa Dzambic photography/Shutterstock.
Israel News
Israel faces Russia policy change, or perhaps political posturing, regarding Syria
Saudi media reported that Jerusalem and Moscow have in recent years “maintained a hotline that allowed the Israeli military to alert Russian forces of incoming strikes,” but now, “communication through the Israel-Russia deconfliction mechanism has effectively ceased.”
Jul. 28, 2021
Israel Kasnett
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting of the Palestinian leadership in Ramallah, on Sept. 3, 2020. Photo by Flash90.
U.S. News
Israel authorizes deducting $180 million from Palestinian Authority over ‘pay for slay’
Israel’s Intelligence Minister Elazar Stern noted that within its first month, the new government has implemented the law “without public pressure and without a petition to the High Court.”
Jul. 19, 2021
Israel Kasnett
The 27th annual Tisha B’Av walk around Jerusalem’s Old City. Credit: Courtesy.
Israel News
Sovereignty Movement calls for ‘Greater Jerusalem’
The organization, which arranges the annual Tisha B’Av walk around Jerusalem’s Old City, this year advocated to expand Jerusalem’s municipal borders as Israel faces threats to divide the city.
Jul. 19, 2021
Israel Kasnett
King Abdullah II of Jordan in 2018. Photo by Alexandros Michailidis/Shutterstock.
News
Are Israel and Jordan ready to turn over a new leaf?
Israel’s new government aims to mend relations with Jordan’s leadership through gestures like economic and water deals, but the Palestinian issue and Iran remain major obstacles.
Jul. 14, 2021
Israel Kasnett
Israel Antiquities Authority workers working under the Mughrabi Bridge leading to the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem, Dec. 31, 2012. Photo by Sliman Khader/Flash90.
News
Is Temple Mount’s Mughrabi Bridge falling down?
Experts say the wooden walkway at the Western Wall that leads to the Temple Mount is under threat of imminent collapse, but the government appears to be stalling out of fear of provoking Jordan or the Palestinians—a threat some say is nothing short of “political terror.”
Jul. 9, 2021
Israel Kasnett
Dore Gold, president of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs (JCPA) and Israel’s former ambassador to the United Nations. Source: Screenshot.
World News
Former ambassador Gold: World powers must work to prevent Iran’s quest for hegemony
Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs President Dore Gold says that besides the Iranian nuclear threat, the more probable danger comes from its proxies in the region.
Jun. 29, 2021
Israel Kasnett
A poster for the Center for Islam & Global Affairs (CIGA) second international conference on Palestine. Source: Facebook.
Antisemitism
American professors, NGOs participate in Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated conference
“What’s coming out of official university channels—through faculty emails, official departmental statements and departmentally sponsored events like this one—is wholly inappropriate and incredibly dangerous for our students,” said Tammi Rossman-Benjamin, director of the AMCHA Initiative.
Jun. 25, 2021
Israel Kasnett
U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva. Credit: Peter Stein/Shutterstock.
Israel News
Israel gives China a little taste of its own medicine at UN
“Out of pragmatic considerations, Israel has learned to accept China’s contradictory policy over time,” said Tuvia Gering, an analyst at the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security. “In other, more private forums, China and Israel can enjoy each other’s company.”
Jun. 25, 2021
Israel Kasnett
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