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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.

A total of 140 new arrivals from France landed at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Aug. 3, 2020. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi.
Feature
Citing anti-Semitism in Europe, 140 French Jews move to Israel
Nearly half of the new arrivals are children under the age of 18.
Aug. 7, 2020
Israel Kasnett
The headquarters of Twitter in San Francisco, Calif. Source: Google Maps screenshot.
Israel News
After Knesset fiasco, Twitter still refuses to remove Iran leader’s account
Ellie Cohanim, Deputy Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism, said “Twitter needs to be transparent, act on its stated policy and clarify its use of the IHRA Working Definition on Antisemitism, if you wish to create a ‘safe and friendly’ environment for your users.”
Aug. 6, 2020
Israel Kasnett
Israeli army forces seen stationed near the border between Israel and Lebanon in the Golan Heights on July 27, 2020. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90
Israel News
Is Hezbollah interested in a wide-scale conflict with Israel?
“It [Hezbollah] wants to promote some action that will be considered a retaliatory action to preserve its deterrence, and at the same time contain its response so that it will not cause deterioration into a wider conflict in which it is not currently interested,” said Orna Mizrahi, a senior research fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies.
Jul. 31, 2020
Israel Kasnett
Member of Knesset from the Blue and White Party, Michal Cotler-Wunsh speaking at a Knesset hearing on social media. Source: Screenshot.
Antisemitism
Knesset makes effort to confront anti-Israel, anti-Jewish posts, hate speech online
At a July 29 hearing, representatives from Twitter and Facebook were taken to task over the rampant anti-Semitism on their platforms.
Jul. 31, 2020
Israel Kasnett
View of the Jordan valley on June 17, 2020. Photo by Yaniv Nadav/Flash90.
Israel News
More than 1,200 retired senior IDF officials urge US Congress to back Israeli sovereignty
Gershon Hacohen, one of the founding directors of Habithonistim ‒ Protectors of Israel, aims to convince decision-makers that the many of the ideas of international observers and foreign missions to ensure Israel’s security are “an illusion” and cannot guarantee Israel’s security.
Jul. 29, 2020
Israel Kasnett
Chinese President Xi Jinping meeting with Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
Israel News
What does Iran’s pivot to China mean for Israel?
Tehran and Beijing have been reported to be planning broad economic and security deals that could pave the way for China’s multibillion-dollar investment in Iran’s energy and military sectors, as the Jewish state cautiously eyes the developing relationship.
Jul. 24, 2020
Israel Kasnett
Yossi Beilin. Source: YouTube.
Israel News
Mideast experts, officials debate Israel’s sovereignty move and the need to ‘finally define borders’
A pro-con animated debate, analyzing the next possible moves on the sovereignty issue and how it will affect Israel, the United States and the Palestinians.
Jul. 10, 2020
Israel Kasnett
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Israel News
Why Cairo has stayed (mostly) silent as Israel considers sovereignty
“Egypt’s relationship with Israel has remained largely under the table and in the security realm; issues are worked out privately among the professionals,” said Dana Stroul, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
Jul. 7, 2020
Israel Kasnett
U.S. special envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt attends a press conference regarding the water agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Israel News
Former US Mideast negotiator: World mired in past on solving Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The Trump administration’s goal was to create a plan for peace “that was realistic, implementable, and that both sides could get behind and negotiate in good faith.”
Jul. 1, 2020
Israel Kasnett
The Irish Parliament in Dublin. Credit: Irish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Antisemitism
New Irish government rejects effort to boycott Israeli products
At least for now, the defeated legislation can be deemed a win emanating from a nation that has harbored biases against the Jewish state, much of it coming from powerful BDS groups.
Jun. 25, 2020
Israel Kasnett
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Gush Etzion Regional Council chairman Shlomo Ne'eman and Jordan Valley regional council chairman David Elchiani on a visit to Alon Shvut in the West Bank, on Nov. 19, 2019. Photo by Gershon Elinson/Flash90.
Israel News
Will Israel’s move towards sovereignty harm burgeoning relations with Arab Gulf states?
A report out by the Kohelet Policy Forum insists that sovereignty is a historic opportunity not to be missed; however, others debate the response by Arab countries and world bodies, and even the amount of U.S. support at present.
Jun. 22, 2020
Israel Kasnett
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas during a tour in the West Bank city of Ramallah on May 15, 2020. Photo by Flash90.
Israel News
Experts: Israeli sovereignty not expected to cause massive violence or backlash
While there may be minor rumblings from some Arab states, experts on the right agree that there will be no major backlash and Trump’s peace plan will be recognized as diverging from the tried-and-failed approaches to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Jun. 15, 2020
Israel Kasnett
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