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Josh Hasten

Josh Hasten is a Middle East correspondent for JNS. He is co-host of the JNS podcast “Jerusalem Minute,” as well as the host of the JNS podcast “Judeacation.” He also hosts the weekly radio program “Israel Uncensored” on “The Land of Israel Radio Network.” An award-winning freelance journalist, he writes regularly for JNS and other publications. He is also a sought-after guest for television and radio interviews on current events in Israel, having appeared on CNN, BBC, Sky News, Fox, APTV, WABC, ILTV, i24News, and many others.

Graduates of the Oz VeRuach employment training course at their graduation ceremony at Amdocs’ offices in Ra’anana, July 30, 2026. Photo by Gal Raveh Massas.
Feature
Beyond the battlefield: Israeli initiatives help soldiers transition to civilian life
Employment, housing and resilience programs support IDF troops as they rebuild their futures.
Aug. 6, 2026
Josh Hasten
Palestinians protesting in the city of Nablus in Samaria, on April 19, 2026. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.
JNS TV / Judeacation
The Palestinian Authority is no moderate alternative to Hamas
Aug. 3, 2026
Josh Hasten
Trump thumbs up
JNS TV / JLMinute
Is Trump preparing for a final showdown with Iran?
Aug. 3, 2026
Alex Traiman, Josh Hasten
Representatives of the International Halacha Institute and the IDF Military Rabbinate meet at Camp Shura on May 13, 2026. Pictured (from left): Rabbi Nachum Borshtein, head of the IHI Rabbanut Department; Dayan Avraham Y. Dadoun, founder and CEO of the International Halacha Institute and head of the South Florida Bet Din; Col. Rabbi Chaim Weissberg, head of the IDF Military Rabbinate Department; Rabbi Udi Schwartz, head of the IDF Military Rabbinate Halacha Department; and Brig. Gen. Rabbi Daniel Kind, senior military rabbi. Credit: Courtesy of the International Halacha Institute.
Feature
Israel, US Jewish military leaders launch training program for military rabbis
The initiative brings together the IDF Military Rabbinate, Aleph Military and the International Halacha Institute to address modern halachic challenges facing Jewish service members.
July 31, 2026
Josh Hasten
Security forces at the scene of a deadly terror attack near Havat Gilad in Samaria, July 24, 2026. Credit: IDF.
JNS TV / Judeacation
Terror wave in Judea and Samaria demands Israeli action
July 27, 2026
Josh Hasten
U.S. President Donald Trump participates in an interview with Trey Yingst of Fox News, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, in Washington, D.C., July 14, 2026. Credit: Joyce Boghosian/White House.
JNS TV / JLMinute
Trump pauses strikes as Iran tests the next phase
July 27, 2026
Alex Traiman, Josh Hasten
Guatemala’s Ambassador to Israel Ava Atzum Arévalo de Moscoso, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee unveil a commemorative plaque at the City of David in Jerusalem, recognizing the archaeological site as part of Guatemala’s national heritage, July 24, 2026. Photo by Josh Hasten.
Israel News
Guatemala recognizes City of David as part of its heritage
At a Jerusalem ceremony, Guatemala’s ambassador unveiled a plaque recognizing the City of David archaeological site as part of the Central American country’s cultural heritage.
July 24, 2026
Josh Hasten
Trump Iraq Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi
JNS TV / JLMinute
Is the Middle East heading toward a wider war?
July 21, 2026
Alex Traiman, Josh Hasten
Tkuma chairman Berale Crombie addresses the Third Right-Wing Conference, Tel Aviv, July 16, 2026. Photo: Courtesy.
Israeli Elections
Right-wing camp gears up for Knesset elections with focus on voter turnout and national identity
Nationalist figures tell JNS that the upcoming ballot represents a broader struggle between conservative and progressive values.
July 21, 2026
Josh Hasten
Ro Khanna
Israel News
After Rep. Ro Khanna says armed ‘thugs’ detained him in Judea, details still murky about closed military zone
Sharren Haskel, recently resigned deputy Israeli minister of foreign affairs, told JNS that the Jewish state had offered the congressman full coordination, briefings, tours and security arrangements for his visit, “all of which he declined and didn’t even bother to reply to.”
July 21, 2026
Josh Hasten, JNS Staff
A view of the newly established community of Ebal on Mount Ebal in northern Samaria, where the first founding families have moved into temporary homes. Courtesy.
JNS TV / Judeacation
Why Judea and Samaria’s hilltop farms matter
July 20, 2026
Josh Hasten
Founding families, regional leaders and guests attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the establishment of the new community of Ebal on Mount Ebal in Samaria, July 16, 2026. Credit: Shomron Regional Council.
Feature
Pioneer families put down roots in new Samaria community of Ebal
The first residents move into caravans on Mount Ebal, overcoming early challenges while advancing a project supporters say will strengthen northern Samaria.
July 20, 2026
Josh Hasten