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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.

A political and legal storm hit Israel Tuesday evening when Israeli police officials informed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that they plan to recommend bribery and breach of trust charges in the two corruption cases against him.
Deterioration of U.S.-Palestinian relations may be a signal that the Palestinian leader is nearing the end of his political career and has nothing to lose by standing up to U.S. President Donald Trump, according to Ambassador Dore Gold and Professor Yossi Mekelberg.
Despite issues such as the Iran nuclear deal and the Israeli-Palestinian peace process taking center stage at this week’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used the opportunity of the summit to tout Israel’s growing economic and technological clout to the world’s top businesses and leaders.
In line with the ongoing Palestinian boycott of the Trump administration, Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas snubbed U.S. Vice President Mike Pence during the American leader’s visit to Israel this week and instead flew to Europe, where he implored the European Union to recognize a Palestinian state.
Israel and the U.S. are largely on the same page about policy towards Iran. But can Trump get Europe on board?
The Trump administration’s approach to the Palestinians represents what Mideast experts and Israel advocates are describing as a paradigm shift in Washington—acknowledging that Palestinian rejectionism lies at the root of the Arab-Israeli conflict, rather than reflexively blaming the Jewish state for the impasse in negotiations.
JNS sits down with Dr. Yoaz Hendel, a former director of public diplomacy for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to discuss his perspective on politics, the prime minister and the future of Israel.
Saudi Arabia and the rest of the Gulf states supported last week’s U.N. resolution opposing U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, but they didn’t make a lot of noise over it.