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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.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews celebrate the end of the Shavuot holiday in Jerusalem’s Old City, June 12, 2016. Photo by Shlomi Cohen/Flash 90.
Israel News
The future of Israel’s ‘haredi’ population: Is it growing or shrinking?
While the Central Bureau of Statistics estimates that the “haredi” population will grow to be 50 percent of the total Jewish population by 2059, a new report by the Israel Democracy Institute shows that between 2005 and 2016, there was a decrease in childbirth of exactly one child per such family, from 7.7 children per woman to 6.7 children per woman.
June 5, 2018
Israel Kasnett
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo outlines the Trump administration's policies towards Iran at the Heritage Foundation on May 21, 2018. Credit: State Department.
News
After Iran speech, will Tehran seek to test Pompeo?
In his first major foreign-policy address since taking office, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo articulated the Trump administration’s new policy regarding Iran, which demands that the country halt its ballistic-missile program, provide access to military bases for inspection, and end its belligerent activities in the region and abroad.
May 25, 2018
Israel Kasnett
Jerusalem municipality worker hangs an American and Israeli flags near the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem on May 7, 2018. Credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Israel News
America set to inaugurate embassy in Jerusalem
“It would be useful if moving the embassy becomes the first stage of Israel-U.S.-Arab policy of assertive truth-telling. This is one of the main arguments President Trump has made—the simple truth that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel.”
May 11, 2018
Israel Kasnett
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu displays a fragment of an Iranian drone destroyed over Israeli airspace in February 2018 during his speech at the Munich Security Conference. Credit: GPO.
News
As situation heats up in Syria, the question is out there: Will Iran again target Israel?
“Iran seems to feel it is time to reap its investment into actual gains and dig in to Syria,” says Assaf Orion, a senior research fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies.
April 20, 2018
Israel Kasnett
Burning Tires
Israel News
Stuck in strategic stalemate, Hamas uses Gaza border protests to pressure Israel
The so-called “return” marches, which despite their billing as “peaceful” have been associated with violent behavior, have served to place the Palestinian issue back on the world stage. But the Jewish state is standing fast, with some Middle East countries even standing with them.
April 12, 2018
Israel Kasnett
An Israeli security guard at his post at the Bat Ain settlement in Gush Etzion. Credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90.
Israel News
What Israel’s gun policies can teach Americans
For American law enforcement, the best lesson from Israel may not be the fact that a security guard is armed, but that a greater focus is placed on that guard’s training and state of mind.
March 22, 2018
Israel Kasnett
A view of the predominantly Palestinian neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber in eastern Jerusalem. Photo by Mendy Hechtman/Flash90.
Israel News
How Palestinian votes in municipal elections may change the face of Jerusalem
Eastern Jerusalem Palestinians have historically boycotted Jerusalem municipal elections. A recent poll shows that 58 percent of eastern Jerusalem residents now support the idea of voting. The change may be a signal of further normalization between Jews and Arabs in Israel’s capital city, yet it may also have severe consequences on the way the city is governed.
March 20, 2018
Israel Kasnett
President Donald Trump delivers remarks on Iran strategy at the White House in Washington on Oct. 13, 2017. Photo by D. Myles Cullen/White House.
U.S. News
Deadline looms as U.S. and Europe face off over Iran nuclear deal
Will America pull out, or will it cave to European pressure to stay in the deal?
March 9, 2018
Israel Kasnett
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the 2018 AIPAC Policy Conference. Credit: Haim Zach/GPO.
Israel News
Was this Netanyahu’s last AIPAC stint as prime minister of Israel?
With mounting legal problems and rumors of early elections, he found a warm welcome in America.
March 6, 2018
Israel Kasnett
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90.
Israel News
Amid gnawing corruption scandals, Netanyahu maintains hold of his seat
Some Israeli politicians are calling for Netanyahu to step aside or even step down. With political storm clouds gathering, talk of early elections has grown louder, and some politicians can be perceived as trying to elbow their way to the front of the race.
Feb. 27, 2018
Israel Kasnett
The current U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv. The U.S. will relocate its embassy to Jerusalem in May. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
Israel News
Former Israeli and U.S. top diplomats express admiration, caution on embassy move
Longtime Israeli diplomat Dore Gold told JNS: “All I can do is voice my tremendous admiration for the determination of the Trump administration to move forward with moving the embassy.”
Feb. 26, 2018
Israel Kasnett
An aerial view of the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
Israel News
Holding out an olive branch? U.S. lawmakers speak out after being detained on Temple Mount
“We should be able to pray and reflect on the history and culture, but you’re not allowed to do that as Jews and non-Muslims [on the Temple Mount],” said Rep. David B. McKinley (R-W.Va.).
Feb. 22, 2018
Israel Kasnett
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