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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
Gedaliah and Elisheva Blum, who operate the “Dapei Katom” or the “Orange Pages website, which mirrors the Yellow Pages business directory in the U.S. but for small businesses in Judea and Samaria. Credit: Courtesy.
Features
‘Orange Pages’ provide easy access, boost to businesses in Judea and Samaria
Husband-and-wife team Gedaliah and Elisheva Blum take a page or two from an American iconic directory, and a decade later, see a thriving resource for residents, visitors and others looking for information at their fingertips.
Jun. 17, 2020
Josh Hasten
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Efrat mayor Oded Revivi during a visit to Efrat, in the Gush Etzion area of Judea on July 31, 2019. Photo by Gershon Elinson/Flash90.
Israel News
Amid criticism of Trump plan by leaders in Judea and Samaria, others see ‘historic opportunity’ despite flaws
“While we share concerns over the details of the plan and how it will affect our day to day lives, we are cautiously optimistic about the application of sovereignty,” said a group of activists and leaders in Judea and Samaria.
Jun. 4, 2020
Josh Hasten
Eli Beer, founder and president of United Hatzalah, saying the Shema upon arriving in Israel after battling COVID-19 for six weeks at a hospital in Miami. Credit: United Hatzalah.
Features
When a saver of lives needs to be saved: Eli Beer’s story
A program focuses on United Hatzalah’s founder and president, who returned to Israel after surviving a six-week battle against COVID-19 in a Miami hospital.
May. 4, 2020
Josh Hasten
The arrival of supplies to Cedar Sinai Park Assisted Living in Portland, Ore., April 2020. Credit: Courtesy.
Israel News
Jewish initiative crowdfunds gear for health-care workers to protect against coronavirus
Immediate access to lifesaving protective personal gear like masks, gloves and gowns is the best defense against the pandemic for both workers and the people they serve.
Apr. 30, 2020
Josh Hasten
Delegates at the San Remo conference in 1920. Screenshot.
Israel News
Recalling San Remo and international law regarding the Jewish state, 100 years later
An online broadcast featured interviews with academics, legal experts and other leading Israeli personalities to discuss the details of the mandate in Italy three years after the Balfour Declaration.
Apr. 27, 2020
Josh Hasten
Leket volunteers deliver kosher-for-Passover food for the elderly in Israel prior to the holiday and in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, April 2020. Credit: Leket.
Jewish Life
Israelis face extra hardships in preparing for Passover this year
The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way many Israeli families are shopping for the holiday, and is presenting special challenges to the elderly, the disadvantaged and those under quarantine.
Apr. 6, 2020
Josh Hasten
Efrat residents at home under quarantine due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), March 30, 2020. Photo by Josh Hasten.
News
As corona advances through Efrat, residents buckle down on individual home fronts
Those who were in contact with infected neighbors were put into mandatory quarantine. One fifth-grade teacher in a local elementary school tested positive, forcing many young children to be quarantined as well.
Mar. 30, 2020
Josh Hasten
Israeli youths during a remote learning session at their home in Moshav Yashresh on March 18, 2020. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90.
Israel News
Israeli parents get a crash course in homeschooling
For parents already facing the strain of self-isolation, keeping healthy and working from home, finding the right balance of studies and free time for their children is becoming a daily challenge.
Mar. 22, 2020
Josh Hasten
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