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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.

Campaign signs for Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris are seen on Route 33 on in Bartonsville, Pa., on Nov. 2, 2024. Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images.
Analysis
Whoever wins the US election, here’s what Israel can expect
Israel needs a strong America, but experts are divided over whether a Democrat or a Republican in the Oval Office will make that difference.
Nov. 4, 2024
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Benjamin Netanyahu
Analysis
Netanyahu rebounds after political and military successes
In the past few weeks, the Israeli prime minister has demonstrated his rejection of the appeasement and defeatism of the Western world.
Oct. 1, 2024
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Kamala Harris
Analysis
Harris admin would be ‘most hostile’ to Israel since Eisenhower, expert says
A Harris administration will almost certainly continue to finance Iran, appease its murderous regime and allow it to acquire nuclear weapons.
Sep. 29, 2024
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Keir Starmer
Analysis
The dangerous double standards of Britain, Canada and Germany
“Misguided” policies led London, Ottowa and Berlin to level arms embargoes against Israel, but not against Qatar or other rogue countries.
Sep. 18, 2024
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Blinken Qatar
Analysis
Qatar, the ‘source of evil in the Middle East’
The Gulf state is a problem that must be dealt with, experts tell JNS.
Sep. 13, 2024
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Philadelphi Corridor, Egypt and Gaza
Analysis
The Philadelphi conundrum
“If, after Oct. 7, and after seeing the implications of military buildup, we don’t insist on this, then it essentially means Israel can be forced to fold on any issue.”
Sep. 5, 2024
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Herzog Blinken
Israel News
Blinken suggests recent terror attacks, including suicide bombing in Tel Aviv, aren’t escalations
“We’re not going to parse the secretary’s words,” a U.S. State Department spokesperson told JNS.
Aug. 20, 2024
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Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, after his visit at the Temple Mount during Tisha B'Av, Aug. 13, 2024. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.
Analysis
There is no ‘status quo’ on the Temple Mount
Unlike many others who fear backlash from Muslim countries, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, and many other Israeli Jews, believe the time has come to assert full sovereignty over the Temple Mount.
Aug. 18, 2024
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Israelis protest outside the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv, demanding the release of the hostages held in the Gaza Strip, Aug. 13, 2024. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90.
Analysis
Sinwar using hostages to ‘drive a wedge through Israeli society’
The Hamas chief does not want to allow hostages who are alive out of his reach “since it is the one guarantee for his survival,” expert tells JNS.
Aug. 15, 2024
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Supporters of the Lebanese Shi'ite movement Hezbollah perform a salute as they stand behind motorcycles carrying the group's flags in the southern Lebanese district of Marjayoun on the border with Israel on May 25, 2020. Photo by Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP via Getty Images.
Analysis
Hezbollah aims to escalate tensions leading to a full-scale war
A major conflict between Israel and the Lebanese terrorists is likely within the next two years, expert tells JNS.
Jul. 30, 2024
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Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas with Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal
Analysis
Hamas’s sham deal with Fatah stinks of duplicity
The supposed Fatah-Hamas signed in Beijing is “full of holes” and will end like its predecessors, says former Israeli national security adviser.
Jul. 26, 2024
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Protest Against UNRWA
Feature
‘Poisonous Tree': There are alternatives to UNRWA
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has asserted that there is no alternative to UNRWA. Washington-based think tank Foundation for Defense of Democracies says Guterres is wrong.
Jul. 24, 2024
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