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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
U.S. President Donald Trump with Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman at the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 14, 2017, Credit: Shealah Craighead/White House Photo.
Israel News
Will Saudi Arabia establish full diplomatic ties with Israel?
Some excitement—and perhaps a lot more doubt—has been swirling in political and academic circles about the ongoing nature of Jerusalem’s Gulf-oriented approach to diplomatic, and hopefully, economic relations.
Dec. 21, 2018
Israel Kasnett
Chadian President Idris Déby walks with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin during Déby's historic visit to the Jewish state on Nov. 25, 2018. Credit: Haim Zach/GPO.
Israel News
Israel on its way to making real breakthroughs in relations with African nations
First, Chad, and then maybe Sudan and Mali, could form ties that would help the Jewish state in international forums, such as the United Nations.
Dec. 10, 2018
Israel Kasnett
From left: Sir Ivan Lawrence, former member of the British Parliament and prominent British Jewish leader; Joel Anand Samy and Natasha Srdoc, co-founders of International Leaders Summit; Ayelet Shaked, Israeli Minister of Justice; Gov. Phil Bryant (R-Miss.); and Maurice McTigue, former New Zealand cabinet minister. Credit: Jerusalem Leaders Summit via Facebook.
Antisemitism
Mississippi unites with Israel at Jerusalem Leaders Summit
This year’s program focused on strengthening the rule of law, advancing economic freedom and free trade, and featuring contributions from the fields of innovation and technology that benefit individuals around the world.
Dec. 5, 2018
Israel Kasnett
U.S. President Donald Trump at Jerusalem's Western Wall on May 22, 2017. Credit: Matty Stern/U.S. Embassy in Israel.
Features
Is there really such a divide between Jews in America and Israel?
Former Israeli consul general in New York Ido Aharoni discusses what’s on the minds of Israelis and Americans, and how those subjects meet in the middle—religiously, socially and politically.
Nov. 23, 2018
Israel Kasnett
A Palestinian teacher lectures at the Salem School for Girls on the life of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on the 12th anniversary of his death, in the West Bank city of Nablus, on Nov. 10, 2016. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.
News
Impossible to promote peace when Palestinians are teaching hate
Until the Palestinian Authority ends youth incitement in textbooks, summer camps and in its general culture—and until European and other governments whose aid money funds such provocation do something about it—the cycle of anti-Israel, anti-Jewish violence will continue unabated, even while watchdog organizations monitor such actions.
Nov. 19, 2018
Israel Kasnett
Israel’s booth at the World Travel Market tourism fair in London. Photo by Israel Kasnett.
Features
In record year of tourism, Israel shines among the nations at London tourism fair
The Israeli pavilion covered 400 square meters and was inspired by the campaigns of the Ministry of Tourism: “Two cities one break” (Tel Aviv and Jerusalem), and the “Always Sunny” campaign of the Negev and Eilat.
Nov. 18, 2018
Israel Kasnett
A man stands inside a house that was hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon on Nov. 13, 2018. Photo by Nati Shohat/Flash90.
Israel News
Is the situation with Gaza ‘the problem from hell?’
Like everything in Israel, a thousand opinions revolve around what can be done about Gaza. Everyone has an idea, especially when Hamas attacks and the response appears muted.
Nov. 14, 2018
Israel Kasnett
Tourists take in the view of the Dome of the Rock and Temple Mount from the Mount of Olives platform overlooking the Old City of Jerusalem, on Oct. 11, 2018. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.
Israel News
Old City cable car project expected to ‘change the face of Jerusalem’
An environmentally-friendly cable-car system will have a capacity of 3,000 passengers in each direction during peak time and will be connected to the mass transit system planned in Jerusalem.
Nov. 12, 2018
Israel Kasnett
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