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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
Israeli Coronavirus Project Coordinator Ronni Gamzu at a meeting with Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion at City Hall on Aug. 12, 2020. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.
News
Coronavirus chief: ‘Israel has lowest mortality rate in world’
The opening of the school year has not been finalized yet, and no decision has been made on a High Holiday lockdown, reports Ronni Gamzu.
Aug. 19, 2020
Josh Hasten
Gush Katif, Gaza
Israel News
15 years after disengagement from Gaza, area still mired in violence
Three Israelis with direct ties to the move deconstruct lessons learned from the 2005 pullout when it comes to possible “land for peace” deals in Judea and Samaria.
Aug. 12, 2020
Josh Hasten
Yeshivat HaKotel in the Old City of Jerusalem prepares ahead of the expected start of the fall 2020 semester. Credit: Courtesy.
Jewish Life
With government approval, Israel’s gap-year programs set to reopen with challenges ahead
In a typical year, more than 12,000 yeshivah and seminary students arrive from aboard annually to study individually and as part of programs around the country.
Jul. 28, 2020
Josh Hasten
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon during a visit of U.N. Secretary General António Guterres at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem on Aug. 28, 2017. Credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Features
Outgoing UN Ambassador Danny Danon says world is gradually changing its perspective on Israel
After five years in the halls of the United Nations and with an eye towards the future, he tells JNS: “I found out that at the United Nations, you have hostility towards Israel. There is a double standard, but you can create change.”
Jul. 22, 2020
Josh Hasten
A rendition of a bridge along the route of the new “American Road.” Credit: Moriah Jerusalem Development Corporation.
Israel News
Jerusalem highway construction aims to modernize traffic flow around historic city
Dubbed “The American Road,” the new highway is being hailed as one of the biggest infrastructure projects undertaken by Jerusalem in the last several years.
Jul. 13, 2020
Josh Hasten
Amal Sumarin, her sons and their attorney arrives for a court hearing regarding the JNF-KKL appeal to evict them from their family home at the District Court in Jerusalem on June 30, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Antisemitism
Legal battle over eastern Jerusalem property highlights attempts by EU to undermine Israeli sovereignty
After a 30-year legal battle, a Jerusalem court has ruled that the Sumarin family must vacate a property located in eastern Jerusalem and return it to its rightful owners. The family has been supported by some 30 left-wing organizations with many funded by the European Union.
Jul. 8, 2020
Josh Hasten
Garbage dumping outside of the Palestinian village of Rammun, Dec. 8, 2014. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.
Culture and Society
PA continues to dump waste while Israel grapples with coronavirus crisis
“We find it implausible that the Palestinian Authority managed to hide thousands of trucks dumping garbage over the side of a cliff along a major highway for weeks on end,” said Regavim, which is pressing for cleanup and a resolution to the situation.
Jul. 6, 2020
Josh Hasten
Jeremy Gimpel (left) and Ari Abramowitz on their property, Arugot Farms, in the Judean Desert. Photo by Josh Hasten.
Features
Deep in the Judean Desert, two Jewish pioneers are building an oasis amid uncertainty
Ari Abramowitz and Jeremy Gimpel, the two men behind Arugot Farms—a retreat center for music, prayer, art and meditation—say that U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan could destroy all they have built.
Jun. 19, 2020
Josh Hasten
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