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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
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a right-wing anti-establishment figure who has promised to upend the status quo in the country, including improving ties with Israel. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
Israel News
Will Brazil’s president-elect deliver campaign promises on Israel?
The two nations have had relatively sturdy bilateral ties in the past, but now Brazil’s growing domestic needs may forced it to look beyond Middle East politics.
Nov. 2, 2018
Israel Kasnett
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Sultan Qaboos bin Said in Oman, October 2018. Credit: Benjamin Netanyahu via Twitter.
World News
Like many emerging countries, Oman sees Israel as a partner in economic development
Oman began establishing preliminary ties with Israel following the Oslo peace process in the mid-1990s, which ended up being frozen during the Second Intifada. But now it needs Israeli help on the economic crisis there, which is worsening each year.
Nov. 1, 2018
Israel Kasnett
In center: Chemi Peres (second from left), Vice President of China Wang Qishan, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Sara Netanyahu at the Israel-China Joint Committee on Innovation Cooperation at the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation in Tel Aviv on Oct. 25, 2018. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.
Israel News
Dedication of Peres Center for Peace and Innovation spotlights Israel-China cooperation
A component of the Prime Minister’s Israeli Innovation Summit 2018—the first part of which was held at the Orient Hotel in Jerusalem—the dedication was held at the Tel Aviv Fairgrounds, with an introduction by … Shimon Peres?
Oct. 25, 2018
Israel Kasnett
Former United States President Bill Clinton, former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and former King Hussein of Jordan during the peace treaty in Aqaba, Jordan. Photo by Nati Shohat/Flash90
Israel News
Israeli and Jordanian experts downplay significance of peace-treaty changes
Nevertheless, the move by Jordan comes after tensions have exacerbated between the two countries over the past year or so.
Oct. 23, 2018
Israel Kasnett
U.S. Ambassador David Friedman speaks at an event held by the Judea Samaria Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JSCOCI) in the Israeli city of Ariel. Credit: U.S. Embassy in Israel.
Israel News
Rare event showcases potential of Israeli-Palestinian business cooperation
These types of partnerships help prove that the general Palestinian public does not stand behind the Palestinian Authority’s anti-normalization efforts.
Oct. 22, 2018
Israel Kasnett
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with King Salman. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
U.S. News
Israel remains cautious amid global fury at Saudi Arabia over journalist’s suspicious death
With an alleged human-rights violation in the public spotlight, the kingdom’s allies may now try to distance themselves from its leadership.
Oct. 17, 2018
Israel Kasnett
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Federica Mogherini, the European Union’s high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, at a meeting on the implementation of the Iran nuclear deal on Sept. 22, 2016 in New York. Credit: U.N. Photo/Amanda Voisard.
U.S. News
Europeans working hard to sabotage US sanctions on Iran
France, Germany and the United Kingdom—the three European partners to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal that have stuck with the accord—have vowed to continue efforts to thwart U.S. measures and preserve working economically with Tehran.
Oct. 16, 2018
Israel Kasnett
From left: Roy Graff, managing director, Europe, Africa and Middle East (EMEA); Dragon Trail Interactive representative Michaela Mentasti; Brig.-Gen. (Ret.) and former IDF Spokesperson Avi Benayahu; and CEO and owner of BNAYAHU Strategy Shlomi Mizrahi.
U.S. News
Jerusalem summit teaches tourism officials worldwide how to respond to terror
“We should play a more active role in ensuring the safety of our nations, visitors and our industry. Economic security is a major component of national security,” says Isabel Hill, director of the National Travel and Tourism Office, U.S. Department of Commerce.
Oct. 16, 2018
Israel Kasnett
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