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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.

Tehran’s low-cost, high-volume approach is not about sophistication but about saturation, and is “disturbingly effective,” says the former head of the Mossad’s Counterterrorism Division.
A central component is to ensure supplies reach civilians without being hijacked by Hamas.
“Hindu nationalists in India drew explicit parallels between the Pahalgam terror attack and the events of October 7 in Israel.”
Israel’s “deep-state apparatus” is “working to undermine elected officials and actually the public,” said Knesset member Simcha Rothman.
For those who understand how the corrupt P.A. works, the move was hardly surprising.
European leaders who unilaterally recognize Palestinian statehood “pretend to be advancing peace when in fact they are knowingly weakening Israel,” expert tells JNS.
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.
Mike Huckabee, Trump’s pick for ambassador to Israel, is “someone who has a long record of being vocally supportive of annexation.”