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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.

Israelis protest against their government, calling for immediate release of the hostages still being held by Hamas in Gaza, outside the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, March 22, 2025. Photo by Gili Yaari/Flash90.
Analysis
Israel’s left is engaged in subversion to topple the government
Israel’s “deep-state apparatus” is “working to undermine elected officials and actually the public,” said Knesset member Simcha Rothman.
May. 13, 2025
Israel Kasnett
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (right) is welcomed by PLO Secretary General Hussein al-Sheikh (center) as he arrives to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (not pictured) in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Feb. 7, 2024. Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/POOL/AFP via Getty Images.
Analysis
Abbas’s appointment of Hussein al-Sheikh is a strategic ruse
For those who understand how the corrupt P.A. works, the move was hardly surprising.
Apr. 30, 2025
Israel Kasnett
French President Emmanuel Macron waits for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to to arrive for a meeting at Élysée Palace in Paris on June 26, 2024. Photo by Remon Haazen/Getty Images.
Analysis
Macron’s Middle East ‘grandstanding’ will backfire
European leaders who unilaterally recognize Palestinian statehood “pretend to be advancing peace when in fact they are knowingly weakening Israel,” expert tells JNS.
Apr. 22, 2025
Israel Kasnett
The Bushehr nuclear power plant, Jan. 26, 2014. Photo by Mohamad Ali Najib/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images.
Analysis
Now is the time to destroy the Iranian threat
Trump’s general support for Israel and bellicose warnings to Tehran suggest he is far more likely than any of his predecessors to not stop the Jewish state from doing whatever it feels is necessary, JINSA’s Blaise Misztal tells JNS.
Apr. 4, 2025
Israel Kasnett
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee (left), MK Danny Danon (center) and former Kansas Governor Sam Brownback (right) at Kibbutz Kfar Aza, Dec. 20, 2023. Credit: Courtesy.
Analysis
Israel should annex at least part of Judea and Samaria
Mike Huckabee, Trump’s pick for ambassador to Israel, is “someone who has a long record of being vocally supportive of annexation.”
Mar. 25, 2025
Israel Kasnett
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Donald Trump, UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani hold up the Abraham Accords, during the signing ceremony at the White House, Sept. 15, 2020. Photo by Avi Ohayon/GPO.
Analysis
The road to normalization with the Arab world goes through Iran
“What’s needed now is an end to the war and an end to the threats of Iran and its proxies. From there, the path is paved (albeit with many bumps and potholes) for a new Middle East.”
Mar. 18, 2025
Israel Kasnett
Members of security forces loyal to the interim Syrian government on the Mediterranean coast in Latakia, on March 9, 2025. Photo by Omar Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Images.
Analysis
Syria’s al-Sharaa must normalize ties with Jerusalem or accept IDF presence
“Instead of merely reacting to developments, we now see an Israel that actively shapes events,” Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak tells JNS.
Mar. 14, 2025
Israel Kasnett
Palestinian Authority Security Forces, Jenin
Analysis
Don’t be fooled by the Palestinian Authority
“Why can’t the P.A. say openly in Arabic, ‘No more battalions, no more armed groups and no such thing as resistance’? Why don’t we hear that message?”
Jan. 13, 2025
Israel Kasnett
Analysis
Will Syria become a battleground between Turkey and Israel?
The crisis can be an opportunity for coordination between the two nations, but Ankara and Jerusalem have conflicting interests and goals.
Dec. 19, 2024
Israel Kasnett
Ahmed al-Sharaa, aka Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), addresses a crowd at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Dec. 8, 2024. Photo by Aref Tammawi/AFP via Getty Images.
Analysis
Assad’s fall introduces new era—and dangers—to Middle East
It might be possible to negotiate permanent recognition of Israel’s control of the Israeli Golan from the Syrian government, TAU’s Joel Parker tells JNS.
Dec. 16, 2024
Israel Kasnett
Judges (top row, from left) Tomoko Akane, Kimberly Prost and Keebong Paek sit prior to the announcement of the International Criminal Court verdict that sentenced Malian Jihadist police chief Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud to 10 years in jail for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during a reign of terror in the fabled Malian city of Timbuktu at the ICC court in The Hague on Nov. 20, 2024. Photo by Eva Plevier/ANP/POOL/AFP via Getty Images.
Analysis
Unable to destroy Israel militarily, its enemies resort to lawfare
By calling for the arrest of Israel’s leaders, the ICC is violating the Rome Statute.
Nov. 28, 2024
Israel Kasnett
U.S. President Joe Biden departs the Rose Garden after speaking about the recent presidential election at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 7, 2024. Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images.
Analysis
Will Biden take a parting shot at Israel?
With two months left until President-elect Trump’s inauguration, some Israelis are worried that President Joe Biden will replicate President Barack Obama’s actions before leaving office.
Nov. 13, 2024
Israel Kasnett
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