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Amichai Stein

Amichai Stein is a journalist and commentator specializing in Israeli advocacy, global Jewish affairs, and Middle Eastern politics for JNS.org. A passionate advocate for Israel, he frequently appears on radio, television, and in print to provide insightful analysis and counter media bias. From 2017 to 2024, he served as a foreign affairs and diplomatic correspondent for KAN News, covering key international developments and Israel’s role on the global stage.

People react to the fall of Syrian regime in Umayyad Square on Dec. 8, 2024 in Damascus, Syria. Photo by Ali Haj Suleiman/Getty Images.

Israeli ministers instructed to ‘go dark’ on Syria

"The intelligence services are facing a huge, unprecedented challenge.”

Amichai Stein

Dec. 9, 2024

The judges and guests of the International Criminal Court at the opening of the ICC judicial year on Jan. 18, 2019, in The Hague. Credit: International Criminal Court.

Netanyahu, Gallant should turn themselves in, ICC spokesman tells JNS

"This is a golden opportunity to weaken the court," MK Simcha Rothman says.

Amichai Stein

Nov. 28, 2024

MK Dan Illouz heads the Knesset's Public Diplomacy Caucus. Credit: MK Illouz Team.

Netanyahu bypassed unflinching opposition to truce inside Likud

"We are lying to ourselves when we say that this agreement will prevent the restoration of Hezbollah," MK Dan Illouz tells JNS.

Amichai Stein

Nov. 27, 2024

A woman practices aiming her weapon at Pnei Kedem in Gush Etzion, Judea, on Sept. 21, 2011. Photo by Nati Shohat/Flash90.

Debate: Were the gun permits issued after Oct. 7 legal?

After the Hamas attack, the Firearms Licensing Department was flooded with requests.

Amichai Stein

Nov. 15, 2024

U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (left) and Lindsey Graham hold a press conference at the King David hotel in Jerusalem, Oct. 8, 2024. Photo by Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90.

Sen. Lindsey Graham: Attack Iran’s oil fields

A normalization deal between Israel and Riyadh can be reached after the U.S. election and before Biden leaves office, the veteran lawmaker tells JNS.

Amichai Stein

Oct. 9, 2024

Firefighters at the site of warehouses destroyed in a Hezbollah missile attack, Kiryat Shmona, Sept. 24, 2024. Photo by Ayal Margolin/Flash90.

US presses Israel to give diplomacy with Hezbollah a chance

"We know you need to go up the ladder when it comes to the question of what kind of response is needed here—but don’t go up all the way."

Amichai Stein

Sept. 27, 2024

Israelis protest outside the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv for the immediate release of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, Sept. 1, 2024. Photo by Gili Yaari/Flash90.

Hamas’s murder of six hostages is dividing a nation

“It is absolutely clear—if hundreds of thousands had gone out and told the world that it needs to do more to release the hostages it would have had a huge effect," MK Hanoch Milwidsky told JNS.

Amichai Stein

Sept. 5, 2024

A firefighting plane tries to extinguish a large fire after missiles launched from Lebanon hit open areas near Kadita, close to Safed in the Galilee, June 12, 2024. Photo by Ayal Margolin/Flash90.

Israel must decisively defeat Hezbollah, Golan Council head says

Even if the Air Force did destroy 6,000 enemy missiles on Sunday, this is less than 3% of their arsenal, Upper Galilee Regional Council chairman tells JNS.

Amichai Stein

Aug. 27, 2024

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant hold a press conference at the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv, Oct. 28, 2023. Photo by Dana Kopel/POOL via Flash90.

Will Netanyahu replace Defense Minister Gallant?

Yoav Gallant has turned into a political nemesis for the prime minister, but circumstances may keep the pair working together to fight Israel’s enemies.

Amichai Stein

Aug. 8, 2024