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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.

JNS TV
Iranian missile strike on Israeli village reveals Tehran’s expanding war strategy
WATCH: “Judeacation” with Josh Hasten
Mar. 16, 2026
Josh Hasten
JNS TV
Inside the strategy to dismantle Iran’s regime
Mar. 16, 2026
Alex Traiman
IDF soldiers operating in Judea and Samaria during the week of March 1, 2026. Credit: IDF.
Features
Ramping up security in Judea and Samaria
Mar. 10, 2026
Josh Hasten
Indiana Gov. Eric J. Holcomb with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, May 2021. Credit: Imagine Indiana/Flickr.
U.S. News
Indiana governor visits Israel to show support, foster continued economic ties to Hoosier State
“My time here has been incredible and has given me an even greater appreciation for the history, culture and challenges,” said Indiana Gov. Eric J. Holcomb.
May. 27, 2021
Josh Hasten
Israeli police officers secure a Jewish school following recent clashes between Jewish and Arab residents of Lod, in central Israel, on May 23, 2021. Photo by Flash90.
Israel News
For now, ceasefire prompts calm as Israel institutes ‘Law and Order’ campaign
Tensions are still simmering in places like Jerusalem, and in Judea and Samaria, following violent riots that took place at the start of Ramadan in April, which carried over during the Gaza operation, spilling into in mixed Jewish-Arab cities throughout the country.
May. 25, 2021
Josh Hasten
A Cellcom store in Tel Aviv on Sept. 24, 2019. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.
Israel News
Hour-long Cellcom strike on Palestinian ‘Day of Rage’ disenfranchises Israeli customers
The move seemed to be a non-controversial way of trying to simmer tensions between Jews and Arabs after violent clashes have raged throughout the country in the past several weeks.
May. 19, 2021
Josh Hasten
Sderot Hesder Yeshiva head Rabbi David Fendel on May 12, 2021. Photo by Josh Hasten.
Israel News
In southern Israel, residents embrace resilience and courage in face of rocket fire
“We’ve had three wars and so many escalations using weapons and bombs, and we aren’t in any place different than we were in 2008. Has anything changed? Maybe it’s time to do something different,” said Adele Raemer, a school teacher and resident of Kibbutz Nirim.
May. 12, 2021
Josh Hasten
Residents of eastern Jerusalem gather on the Temple Mount, some holding Hamas flags, May 7, 2021. Photo by Jamal Awad/Flash90.
Israel News
Is Palestinian incitement driving the tensions in Jerusalem?
Dan Diker of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs says the current riots are a direct result of the Palestinian leadership’s declaration that “the Al-Aqsa is in danger,” which has served as a battle cry against the Jews for the past 100 years.
May. 10, 2021
Josh Hasten
United Hatzalah emergency-service workers attempt to evacuate the injured in Meron in northern Israel after Jewish worshippers were crushed during Lag B’Omer festivities, April 30, 2021. Credit: United Hatzalah.
Jewish Life
Israeli emergency-service workers in Meron on Lag B’Omer: ‘It was apocalyptic’
“There were bodies piled up on top of each other—some of the people were alive, and some of them were already dead. I have never seen anything like this before,” said Itzik Itach, a senior volunteer paramedic and logistics director of the Jerusalem area for Rescuers Without Borders.
Apr. 30, 2021
Josh Hasten
United Hatzalah volunteers help an injured person in eastern Jerusalem. Credit: United Hatzalah.
Features
View from the other side of violence: Saving lives in eastern Jerusalem
A Muslim volunteer with United Hatzalah describes his approach to emergency care, which means treating patients equally and urgently.
Apr. 27, 2021
Josh Hasten
The Plenary Hall during the swearing-in ceremony of the 24th Knesset in Jerusalem, April 6, 2021. Photo by Alex Kolomoisky/POOL.
Israel News
Amid ongoing political deadlock, is it time for Israel to consider electoral reform?
A recent study showed that two-thirds of the Israeli public believes that the democratic system in Israel is in grave danger. Ironically, a similar proportion considers Israel a good place to live.
Apr. 23, 2021
Josh Hasten
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