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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
Jewish refugees at a Ma’abarot transit camp in Israel, 1950. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
Features
Transforming trauma: How Jewish voices from Iran and Arab lands can be a bridge for peace
In marking the expulsion of 850,000 Middle East and North African Jews, and in the backdrop of the recent Abraham Accords, a common thread among speakers was that Mizrahi Jews can play a particular role in furthering Israel’s relationship with Arab and Muslim countries.
Dec. 3, 2020
Israel Kasnett
A cargo ship is seen off the coast of the northern Israeli city of Haifa on June 9, 2019. Photo by Meir Vaknin/Flash90
Israel News
Israel and global powers compete for access to the eastern Mediterranean
A panel by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Israel and the Haifa Maritime Policy & Strategy Research Center brought security and naval experts from around the world to discuss U.S., E.U., Chinese, Russian and Turkish interests in expanding their naval presence and what the future holds for the region.
Nov. 30, 2020
Israel Kasnett
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Neom, Saudi Arabia, on Nov. 22, 2020. Credit: State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha.
Israel News
More than meets the eye in secretive meeting between America, Israel and Saudi Arabia
The visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu comes as Israel is ramping up ties with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, though Iran is also in the picture.
Nov. 25, 2020
Israel Kasnett
Then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden with Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, March 9, 2016. Credit: Flash90.
U.S. News
Can Biden renew foreign aid to Palestinians while still adhering to Taylor Force Act?
“Sympathizers in the Democratic Party are trying to convince the Palestinians to make changes in the law so salaries will be based on economic conditions and not just on terrorism,” said Yossi Kuperwasser, a senior intelligence and security expert at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.
Nov. 24, 2020
Israel Kasnett
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Source: Joe Biden/Facebook.
U.S. News
Biden’s foreign-policy appointments and what they might mean for Israel
While Middle East analysts say Biden is building a team of people in whom he trusts, can rely on and can work together as a team, a good deal of concern centers on whether U.S. foreign policy will look too much like it did during the Obama administration.
Nov. 23, 2020
Israel Kasnett
American, Israeli Flags
U.S. News
US elections and Jewish vote: Priorities of American Diaspora, implications for Israel
One of the bottom-line conclusions is that being “pro-Israel” is not a yes-or-no answer, “and because of that, we need to pay attention to this issue and the conditional aspect of voters being pro- or not pro-Israel,” said Jerusalem Center Fellow Irwin Mansdorf.
Nov. 20, 2020
Israel Kasnett
Obama, Biden
News
Will Biden follow Obama’s path on Iran or forge his own?
Israel’s security establishment is worried that another Obama-esque approach to Iran will fail a second time and will once again result in a triumphant Iran flush with billions of dollars in cash. Then again, Joe Biden is not Barack Obama, and the world is in a different place.
Nov. 12, 2020
Israel Kasnett
President-elect Joe Biden speaking in Gettysburg, Pa., on Oct. 7, 2020. Source: Joe Biden/Facebook.
Israel News
Biden administration will likely seek to make its own stamp on Mideast, say experts
Michal Hatuel-Radoshitzky, a research fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies, states it is safe to assume that the incoming president’s initial energies will be internally focused due to the coronavirus and the economy. In addressing the Mideast, the priority is likely to focus on Iran and the nuclear deal, followed by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Nov. 9, 2020
Israel Kasnett
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