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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
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Conference of Presidents summit in Jerusalem, Israel on Feb. 20, 2019. Credit: Conference of Presidents via Twitter.
Israel News
Netanyahu highlights Israel’s technological prowess at friendly President’s Conference
The Israeli prime minister also spoke of diplomatic inroads that Israel has been making around the world, but also in the immediate region near Arab countries and Africa.
Feb. 20, 2019
Israel Kasnett
Journalist and New Right Party candidate Caroline Glick speaks at the Oz VeGaon reserve in Gush Etzion on Feb. 8, 2019. Credit: Gershon Elinson/Flash90.
Israel News
Sovereignty Movement stands up to anti-Israel activists
It mobilized a large group of people to attend a lecture by veteran journalist Caroline Glick at the Oz veGaon nature reserve to “prevent the continuing Arab takeover of Area C.”
Feb. 20, 2019
Israel Kasnett
From left: Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror, Dore Gold, David Horovitz and Maj. Gen. (ret.) Amos Gilead at a panel discussion regional issues at the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations summit in Jerusalem on Feb. 18, 2019. Source: Twitter.
World News
Israeli generals, diplomats address ability to deter Iran’s ‘war with Israel’
“Why did the Iranians keep all this [nuclear] knowledge in Tehran? The answer is simple: To use it one day.”
Feb. 18, 2019
Israel Kasnett
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on Dec. 2, 2018. Photo by Marc Israel Sellem/POOL.
U.S. News
Israel’s Security Cabinet approves law to deduct terror payments from PA
The Israeli decision did not, however, include deducting funds equal to the amount that the Palestinian Authority spends on so-called “martyrs,” experts noted.
Feb. 18, 2019
Israel Kasnett
Leaders at the Warsaw summit, called “The Ministerial Conference to Promote a Future of Peace and Security in the Middle East.” Credit: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo/Twitter.
Israel News
In Warsaw, even the group seating shows how much has changed in Israel-Arab relations
For the first time since the 1991 Madrid Conference, Arab nations sat down with Israel and announced cooperation on fighting Iran, making clear that the Israeli Palestinian conflict does not need to be resolved first as a condition for normalization.
Feb. 15, 2019
Israel Kasnett
Crowds hold an Israeli flag as they gather in memory of 19-year-old Ori Ansbacher in Zion Square in Jerusalem on Feb. 9, 2019. The young woman was found dead two nights beforehand in Ein Yael, in the outskirts of Jerusalem, after she was raped and murdered by a Palestinian man. Photo Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
News
After brutal murder of teen, pressure mounts for Netanyahu to punish Palestinians over terror payments
While reports show that Israel is set to implement the landmark law that deducts funds to the Palestinian Authority over its terror payments within the next few weeks, not everyone is convinced. Many wonder why the government seems to be dragging its feet.
Feb. 11, 2019
Israel Kasnett
A Palestinian woman stands in front of UNRWA headquarters in Gaza City holding a refugee ration card during a protest demanding that the U.N. agency resume aid, April 8, 2013. Photo by Wissam Nassar/Flash90.
Israel News
New report highlights how UN gives singular treatment to Palestinian refugees
According to many well-documented statements by Palestinian and Arab leaders themselves, the Palestinian refugees have been used as pawns and a weapon in the fight against Israel.
Feb. 10, 2019
Israel Kasnett
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Presidential Palace in Ndjamena, Chad, on Jan. 20, 2019. Credit: GPO/Kobi Gideon.
World News
As Africa grapples with demographics on a grand scale, Israel is ready with its expertise
Israel’s popularity in Africa has grown, even among Muslim-majority nations. And these countries want its expertise in technology, agriculture, security, trade, water management and more.
Feb. 6, 2019
Israel Kasnett
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