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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
Features
The ongoing battle over illegal construction in Judea and Samaria
Following the recent discovery of four new illegal Arab structures built on Israeli state land, several hundred Gush Etzion residents held a protest to call on the government to take action.
Feb. 15, 2021
Josh Hasten
Ze'ev Elkin speaks on May 18 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
Israel News
Why Ze’ev Elkin believes it’s his time in the political spotlight
Having left Likud to support Gideon Sa’ar and the New Hope party, he feels that they are in the best position to garner enough votes to topple longtime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and form a government as the Jewish state heads to its fourth round of elections in two years. Here’s why ...
Feb. 3, 2021
Josh Hasten
A general view of the Jewish community of Karnei Shomron in Samaria, June 4, 2020. Photo by Sraya Diamant/Flash90.
Israel News
Israel headed towards 1 million residents living in the West Bank
A “West Bank Jewish Population Stats Report” shows a 17 percent growth in the last five years of the Jewish population of the West Bank, as well as neighborhoods of eastern Jerusalem, now comprise more than 10 percent of Israel’s Jewish population.
Feb. 2, 2021
Josh Hasten
Family and friends attend the Dec. 22 funeral of Tal Menashe resident Esther Horgen, who was killed in a terrorist attack on Dec. 21, 2020. Photo by Meir Vaknin/Flash90.
Israel News
30-day mourning period for Israeli Esther Horgen to be observed online
Benjamin Horgen said he has been focused on “continuing in Esther’s path of positive thinking and seeing the good in life,” while at the same time noting that he has been thrust into the realm of Israel advocacy.
Jan. 19, 2021
Josh Hasten
Israeli women get together to run as a group in memory of Esther Horgen, whose body was found on Dec. 21, 2020. Source: Facebook (used with permission).
Israel News
‘We do not live in fear’: Israeli women encourage running in memory of Esther Horgen
The murder of a 52-year-old wife, mother and life coach won’t stop Israelis from their activities.
Dec. 25, 2020
Josh Hasten
Jordan Valley Regional Council head David Elhayani. Credit: Meir Elipur
Israel News
Is the window closing for Israel to apply sovereignty over Judea and Samaria?
A new campaign has been launched by Israel’s Sovereignty Movement to encourage the application of Israeli law over those areas by the government, starting with the Jordan Valley and the northern Dead Sea area, before Donald Trump’s presidency comes to an end.
Dec. 16, 2020
Josh Hasten
The U.N. Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) building in the southern Gaza Strip on July 26, 2018. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.
Antisemitism
Activists and experts demand German transparency on UNRWA support
Germany is currently the top donor nation to UNRWA, contributing nearly $170 million in 2019. Experts say that UNRWA’s textbooks promote “the delegitimization of Israel and the Jews in what they call ‘Palestine.’ ”
Nov. 30, 2020
Josh Hasten
Bedouin in the Negev Desert near Arad, Feb. 20, 2020. Photo by Anat Hermony/Flash90.
World News
Israeli NGOs applaud jail term for Bedouin man convicted of polygamy
“The government owes it to every one of us, but first and foremost to the Bedouin citizens of Israel, to put an end to this regressive and corrupting practice immediately,” says Regavim director.
Nov. 3, 2020
Josh Hasten
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