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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.

The Unidas Podemos Party. Credit: Wikimedia Commons
World News
Spanish watchdog warns of far-left anti-Semitic parties in regional elections
The Unidas Podemos and Más Madrid parties, as well as presidential candidate Pablo Iglesias, have a history of anti-Jewish, anti-Israel action and rhetoric.
Apr. 20, 2021
Israel Kasnett
A view of Beitar Illit and Tzur Hadassah, as seen from Gush Etzion in Judea and Samaria, on Nov. 25, 2019. Photo by Gershon Elinson/Flash90.
Israel News
Should purchasing land in Judea and Samaria be part of KKL-JNF’s mission?
A panel of former Israeli Knesset members debated the issue ahead of a board of directors’ meeting that will officially vote on the matter.
Apr. 20, 2021
Israel Kasnett
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Antisemitism
400-plus academics, intellectuals sign letter of support for IHRA definition of anti-Semitism
The signatories come from the entire political spectrum with varying political views, unequivocally “united by the urgent need to respond to the rising anti-Semitism worldwide.”
Apr. 7, 2021
Israel Kasnett
Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman speaks during a visit to the Jewish settlement of Efrat, in Gush Etzion, on Feb. 20, 2020. Photo by Gershon Elinson/Flash90.
Israel News
Former Ambassador Friedman sifts through ‘transformative’ accords and their future success
Sitting with Martin Kramer of the Shalem College as part of the Tikvah Fund’s Jewish Leadership Conference, David Friedman said that when he entered office in the first year of the Trump administration, “the Middle East was due for some unconventional thinking.”
Mar. 18, 2021
Israel Kasnett
Israeli workers hang campaign posters of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as part of the Likud election campaign, in Jerusalem on March 10, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Israel News
Netanyahu touts achievements from record vaccinations to boosting regional ties, security
After 12 years in the top job, the Israeli prime minister believes that his legacy will be based on two main factors—as the protector of Israel and the liberator of its economy.
Mar. 10, 2021
Israel Kasnett
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and U.S. President Joe Biden. Source: U.S. State Department/Joe Biden via Facebook.
U.S. News
Will a US-Saudi rift affect Israel?
Jim Philips, a senior research fellow for Middle Eastern affairs at The Heritage Foundation, said the Biden administration’s early efforts to distance itself from Saudi Arabia “could give Israel additional influence because Riyadh may seek to stave off further criticisms from Washington by underscoring its warming ties with Jerusalem.”
Mar. 5, 2021
Israel Kasnett
Israeli Supreme Court justices hear a petition against the Jewish Nation-State Law at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, Dec. 22, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Israel News
Landmark decision recognizing non-Orthodox conversions performed in Israel sparks fierce debate
The decision touches on hot-button issues, including tensions between religious and secular communities, which have reached a fever pitch during the pandemic, as well as the role of the Supreme Court itself.
Mar. 2, 2021
Israel Kasnett
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi. Credit: Alexandros Michailidis/Shutterstock.
Israel News
Can Italian support for Israel influence other EU countries?
“All differences that have been imposed are political,” said Bahrain’s ambassador to Italy, Naser al-Belooshi. “Instead, we should begin by looking closely at all the endless similarities.”
Feb. 19, 2021
Israel Kasnett
Gideon Sa'ar gives a press conference on January 19, 2021. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.
Israel News
‘Loyal student of Herzl and Jabotinsky,’ Sa’ar hopes to become Israel’s next premier
Gideon Sa’ar blamed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the current state of instability saying, “he preferred his interests over the good of the country. Therefore, we need to create a change in Israel. This is what I am trying to do now.”
Feb. 11, 2021
Israel Kasnett
U.S. President Joe Biden. Credit: vasilis asvestas/Shutterstock.
Israel News
Some Western leaders are ‘divorced from reality’ with regard to Palestinians, Iran
When it comes to matters of policy, Victoria Coates, a senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy and former deputy national security adviser for Middle Eastern and North African Affairs, believes there is a “disconnect” among European and U.S. leaders.
Feb. 5, 2021
Israel Kasnett
Then-U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on June 16, 2016. Credit: David Azagury/U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv.
Israel News
Former Israeli official: Americans should not give Iranians leverage by easing sanctions
Yaakov Amidror, a former Israeli national security adviser, says the Biden administration needs to grasp that it’s a “different Middle East. I don’t think the old notions and ideas will work.”
Jan. 29, 2021
Israel Kasnett
Minister of Education Yoav Galant holds a press conference at the education ministry in Tel Aviv on August 6, 2020. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90.
Israel News
Israel bars anti-Zionist groups from lecturing in schools amid B’Tselem claims of ‘apartheid’
A new report from the self-described human-rights group accused the Israeli government of such policy—the first time that the left-wing organization has used the heavily loaded term.
Jan. 22, 2021
Israel Kasnett
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