Is the situation with Gaza the ‘problem from hell?’

Avigdor Lieberman announced that he was stepping down as defence minister on Wednesday in protest of what he called the government’s “capitulation to terror.” Read more

Dedication of Peres Centre for Peace and Innovation spotlights Israel-China cooperation

Former Israeli President Shimon Peres addressed the crowd by video at the grand opening of the Innovation Centre at the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation. Or did he? Read more

Rare event showcases potential of Israeli-Palestinian business cooperation

The Judea Samaria Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JSCOCI), an NGO that promotes Israeli-Palestinian commercial partnerships beyond the Green Line (the pre-1967 ceasefire line), held an event recently in the city of Ariel, an Israeli city in Samaria…writes Israel Kassnett. Read more

Israel remains cautious amid global fury at Saudi Arabia over journalist’s suspicious death

Saudi Arabia appears to have severely miscalculated its ability to quietly silence critics after it has come under strong suspicion over the disappearance and possible murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a fierce critic of the Saudi government and a columnist for The Washington Post…writes Israel Kasnett/JNS. Read more

Trump’s wavering on one-state or two-states leaves many in a state of confusion

U.S. President Donald Trump raised eyebrows recently during a joint press conference in New York with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he backtracked on previous positions he held regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, saying, “I like a two-state solution. That’s what I think works best … That’s my feeling.” Read more

Defunded by US, an unreformed UNRWA finds European support

During the recent 73rd session of the U.N. General Assembly, while much of the content focused on the words of speakers in the plenum, the real action took place on the sidelines…writes Israel Kasnett/JNS. Read more

Ari Fuld: A staunch defender of Israel and the truth

Ari Fuld died as he lived. He was a robust man of courage with inner and outer strength. So when 17-year-old Khalil Jabarin of Yatta, a village south of Hebron, stabbed him in the back outside the Rami Levy supermarket in Gush Etzion on Sunday morning, it is no surprise that Fuld immediately got back up and started chasing him, drawing his personal handgun at the same time and firing off a shot, wounding the terrorist before collapsing and succumbing to his own wounds…writes Israel Kassnett/JNS. Read more

Welcome to the United Arab Kingdom?

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas recently told a group of Israeli activists that the Trump administration proposed a confederation between the Palestinians and Jordan…writes Israel Kasnett/JNS. Read more

Iranians furious at regime as economy teeters on verge of collapse

Thousands of Iranian citizens have been protesting across the country, including in major cities such as Tehran, Karaj, Shiraz, Mashhad, Isfahan and Qom over what appears to be the imminent collapse of the economy, the first of two stages of the re-imposition of full U.S. sanctions went into effect following U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision in May to withdraw from the 2015 nuclear deal…writes Israel Kasnett/JNS. Read more

My brother: A giver and a world traveller

Tearing along Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh Trail on a motorcycle going 30 miles per hour through dense brush and thick darkness is not my idea of adventure, but it was one of my younger brother Chaim’s countless thrilling experiences on one of his many trips around the world…writes Israel Kasnett/JNS. Read more

Will recognising Israeli sovereignty in the Golan Heights be the next move for Trump?

Rep. Ron DeSantis’s proposal to the Congressional Committee on Foreign Affairs that the United States recognise Israeli sovereignty in the Golan Heights has been shelved for the foreseeable future…writes Israel Kasnett/JNS. Read more

America set to inaugurate embassy in Jerusalem

U.S. President Donald Trump made a campaign promise few thought he would keep. “We will move the American embassy to the eternal capital of the Jewish people, Jerusalem,” he announced in 2016. Now that promise is about to be fulfilled…writes Israel Kasnett/JNS. Read more

Are Palestinians in eastern Jerusalem undergoing normalisation with Israel?

At the centre of the Israeli-Palestinian dispute has been the city of Jerusalem…writes Israel Kasnett/JNS. Read more

Was this Netanyahu’s last appearance at AIPAC as prime minister?

With a wobbly coalition threatening his political stability and under investigation for alleged corruption, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu surely must have appreciated the opportunity to escape Israel and receive a warm welcome by U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House…writes Israel Kasnett/JNS. Read more

Former Israeli and U.S. top diplomats express admiration, caution on embassy move

After much speculation over when U.S. President Donald Trump would make good on his campaign promise, the United States announced on Feb. 23 that it will move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in May…writes Israel Kasnett/JNS. Read more

Corruption charges lobbed at him, Netanyahu feels political earth rumble, but not crack

A political and legal storm hit Israel Tuesday evening when Israeli police officials informed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that they plan to recommend bribery and breach of trust charges in the two corruption cases against him…writes Israel Kasnett/JNS.org. Read more

Washington’s paradigm shift on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

The Trump administration’s approach to the Palestinians represents what Mideast experts and Israel advocates are describing as a paradigm shift in Washington, D.C.—acknowledging that Palestinian rejectionism lies at the root of the Arab-Israeli conflict, rather than reflexively blaming the Jewish state for the impasse in negotiations. Read more

Israel’s emerging ‘liberal nationalist’ figure

The crowd in Jerusalem’s Zion Square is civil as protesters hold up signs decrying alleged government corruption. Standing on the stage, Dr. Yoaz Hendel, with his trademark tussled hair, addresses the crowd…writes Israel Kasnett/JNS.org. Read more

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