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|name = Jewish Institute for National Security of America | name = Jewish Institute for National Security of America
|image = JINSA.svg | image = JINSA.svg
|image_size = 150px | image_size = 150px
|abbreviation = JINSA | abbreviation = JINSA
⚫ | formation = {{start date and age|1976}}
|motto = "Securing America, Strengthening Israel"
⚫ | type = National security ]
⚫ |formation = {{start date and age|1976}}
| tax_id = 52-1233683
⚫ |type = National security ]
|headquarters = 1101 ], NW | headquarters = 1101 ], NW
|budget = Revenue: $3,491,593<br/>Expenses: $3,496,342<br/>(])<ref>{{cite web | url=http://990s.foundationcenter.org/990_pdf_archive/521/521233683/521233683_201412_990.pdf?_ga=1.157042619.1400465774.1487149181 | title=Jewish Institute for National Security of America | website=Foundation Center | access-date=February 16, 2017}}</ref> | budget = Revenue: $3,491,593<br/>Expenses: $3,496,342<br/>(])<ref>{{cite web | url=http://990s.foundationcenter.org/990_pdf_archive/521/521233683/521233683_201412_990.pdf?_ga=1.157042619.1400465774.1487149181 | title=Jewish Institute for National Security of America | website=Foundation Center | access-date=February 16, 2017}}</ref>
|location = ] | location = ]
|leader_title = Chairman | leader_title = Chairman
|leader_name = David P. Steinmann | leader_name = David P. Steinmann
|website = {{URL |https://jinsa.org/}} | website = {{Official URL}}
}} }}


The '''Jewish Institute for National Security of America''' ('''JINSA'''), formerly named the '''Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs''',<ref>{{cite web |title=Jewish Institute for National Security of America |publisher=LegiStorm |url=https://www.legistorm.com/organization/summary/35641/Jewish_Institute_for_National_Security_of_America.html |access-date=July 3, 2021}}</ref> is a ]-based, non-profit and pro-Israeli lobby and think tank.<ref>], ], ''The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy,'' ] 2007 pp.117,130-1,176 </ref><ref>Dan Fleshler, ] 2011 {{isbn|978-1-597-97624-4}} p.142</ref> It was founded in 1976 focusing on issues of national security, advocating that Israel can play an important role in bolstering democracy. It claims it has a membership of 20,000.<ref> Fleshler 2011, p.69</ref> The '''Jewish Institute for National Security of America''' ('''JINSA'''), formerly named the '''Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs''',<ref>{{cite web |title=Jewish Institute for National Security of America |publisher=LegiStorm |url=https://www.legistorm.com/organization/summary/35641/Jewish_Institute_for_National_Security_of_America.html |access-date=July 3, 2021}}</ref> is a ]–based, non-profit and think tank.<ref>], ], ''The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy,'' ] 2007 pp.117,130-1,176 </ref><ref>Dan Fleshler, ] 2011 {{isbn|978-1-597-97624-4}} p.142</ref>


⚫ ==History==
JINSA's stated aim is to:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jinsa.org/about/|title=About Us|website=JINSA}}</ref>
⚫ JINSA was founded in 1976, three years after the ].<ref name="Ouster" /> JINSA's founding, according to Jason Vest, writing in '']'', was prompted by "neoconservatives concerned that the United States might not be able to provide Israel with adequate military supplies in the event of another Arab-Israeli war."<ref name=vest/>


JINSA since expanded its portfolio to cover not only Israel-U.S. relations, but general American national security policy as well.<ref name= Salary />
<blockquote>Provide leadership and affect policy on crucial issues of national security and foreign policy; to promote American security cooperation with like-minded allies including, but not limited to, Israel; to engage the American defense community about the role Israel can and does play in securing Western, democratic interests in the Middle East and Mediterranean regions; and to improve awareness in the general public, as well as in the Jewish community of the importance of a strong American defense capability.</blockquote>


⚫ In the late 1980s, JINSA underwent a profound repurposing of mission which, although retaining the interest in maintaining and strengthening the U.S.–Israeli defense relationship, widened its focus to general U.S. defense and foreign policy, with missions and meetings with national leaders and officials ], ], ], ], ], ], the ], ], ], ], ], ], the ], ], ] and ].{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}}
JINSA's advisory board includes former ] ] (]-]) and ] (]-]), General ], and Chief William J. McSweeney of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, while Vice President ], former ] and former U.S. Representative to the United Nations ], and former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy ] were all on JINSA's Board of Advisors before they entered the Bush administration. JINSA is a non-partisan organization welcoming advisors from both major political parties. It includes Democrats such as former Congressman ] and former Congresswoman ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jinsa.org/archive_post/all-in-all-s-300-is-just-another-brick-in-the-wall/|title=All in All, S-300 Is Just Another Brick in the Wall|website=JINSA}}</ref>


Shoshana Bryen was JINSA's executive director from 1989 to 1991. She was credited with transforming JINSA from a small think tank into a major player in the conservative scene in Washington, D.C. Tom Neumann became executive director in 1991, serving until 2012.<ref name="Ouster" /> Larry Greenfield was named executive director in 2012.<ref name="Greenfield">{{cite news |last1=Tugend |first1=Tom |title=Larry Greenfield to head JINSA |url=https://jewishjournal.com/news/united-states/100929/ |access-date=27 November 2023 |work=] |date=2012-02-08}}</ref> Scholar ] joined as CEO and executive director in 2023 from the ], where he was director of foreign policy from 2006 to 2013.<ref name="Salary">{{cite news |title=Salary Survey 2017: Michael Makovsky Of The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs |url=https://forward.com/news/389338/salary-survey-2017-michael-makovsky-of-the-jewish-institute-for-national-se/ |access-date=27 November 2023 |work=The Forward |date=2017-12-11}}</ref>
⚫ ==Foreign policy positions==


In 2012, JINSA launched the Latino-Jewish Alliance to engage the U.S. Latino community on Israeli defense and security topics.<ref name="Ouster" />
===The Gemunder Center for Defense and Strategy===


⚫ ===Policy positions===
JINSA's Gemunder Center for Defense and Strategy is JINSA's policy center. Opened in 2013, the Gemunder Center performs research and advocacy on U.S. defense, strategic and general national security issues. The center's include:
One of JINSA's main goals is to cement strong military cooperation between Israel and the United States by working with the American defense establishment.<ref name="Ouster" /> It emphasizes strong U.S. military capabilities and close military cooperation between Israel and the United States.<ref name="Greenfield" />


JINSA is considered one of the most prominent and leading conservative think tanks, known for its ] foreign policy views.<ref name="Ouster"/><ref name="Salary" /> The group is non-partisan and includes Republicans and Democrats on its advisory board.<ref name="Ouster">{{cite news |last1=Guttman |first1=Nathan |title=JINSA Leadership in Flux After Ouster |url=https://forward.com/news/149750/jinsa-leadership-in-flux-after-ouster/ |access-date=27 November 2023 |date=2012-01-18}}</ref>
*The U.S.-Israel Security Policy Project- The U.S.-Israel Security Policy Project examines the various ways to strengthen the U.S.-Israel security relationship amid dramatic regional changes to meet growing dangers and capitalize on new opportunities. ] is the chairman of this project.
*The Jordan Valley Policy Project - JINSA’s Jordan Valley Policy Project examines the strategic importance of Israeli sovereignty in the Jordan Valley for Israel’s self-defense, U.S. national security interests and stability in the Middle East.
*The Iran Policy Project - Examining the strategic, economic and military options available to the United States to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons capability and counteract its destabilizing aggression against the United States and its allies. The Co-Chairs of this project are Ambassador ] and General ], USAF (Ret.).
*The Eastern Mediterranean Policy Project - The Eastern Mediterranean Policy Project was established by JINSA to examine evolving threats and opportunities, and to provide recommendations, for U.S. policy toward the region, including Turkey’s increasingly aggressive posture, the return of great power competition and significant energy discoveries. The Co-Chairs of this project are Ambassador ] and General ], USAF (Ret.).
*The Hybrid Warfare Policy Project - The Hybrid Warfare Policy Project defines the requirements of the law of armed conflict (LOAC) and to evaluate the performance of the U.S., Israeli, and other allied militaries in compliance with – and sometimes, beyond – the dictates of that law. At the same time, the Policy Project seeks to focus attention on the conduct of hybrid adversaries such as Hezbollah, Hamas, and Islamic State, which often intentionally exploit that same body of law to stymie U.S., Israeli, and allied forces in battle and to discredit their self-defense operations in the forum of public opinion.
*The Gaza Assessment Policy Project - The strategy that Hamas employed in the 2014 Gaza War represents the new face of war that threatens to undermine the effectiveness of conventional militaries, endangers civilians in irregular conflicts, and distorts the international legal structure. The Gaza Assessment Policy Project closely studies the evolution of this strategy and Israel’s response, based on primary source research and discussions with senior Israeli, Palestinian, and United Nations (U.N.) officials.


Since 2018, JINSA has advocated for a U.S.-Israel mutual defense pact.<ref name="pact">{{cite news |title=JINSA calls for US-Israel bilateral defense treaty |url=https://www.jns.org/u-s-israel/defense/23/9/19/320003/ |access-date=27 November 2023 |work=] |date=2023-09-19}}</ref> In July 2019, JINSA created a draft treaty,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nahmias |first1=Omri |title=JINSA to 'Post': Defense pact wouldn't restrict Israel freedom of movement |url=https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/jinsa-to-post-defense-pact-wouldnt-restrict-israel-freedom-of-movement-609899 |access-date=27 November 2023 |work=Jerusalem Post |date=2019-12-06}}</ref> which was discussed during a December 2019 meeting between U.S. Secretary of State ] and Israeli Prime Minister ] discussed a draft of such an agreement that was originally proposed by JINSA.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harkov |first1=Lahav |title=Netanyahu, Pompeo push forward with US-Israel defense pact |url=https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Netanyahu-Pompeo-push-forward-with-defense-pact-610011 |access-date=27 November 2023 |work=Jerusalem Post |date=2019-12-06}}</ref> In September 2023, JINA renewed its campaign to a defense pact.<ref name="pact" />
*The EMP Policy Project - Convenes former high-ranking government and military officials, directors of national laboratories, nuclear engineers and other experts to raise awareness and develop actionable recommendations to enhance U.S. strategic deterrence, critical infrastructure and societal resiliency against the spectrum of electromagnetic threats. Co-Chairs of this Task Force include Ambassador ], former Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security and Dr. Bryan Gabbard, Executive Vice President, Defense Group Inc.


On March 20, 2023, JINSA issued an open letter, first appearing in '']'', signed by 44 retired U.S. generals and admirals calling on the White House and Congress to "immediately provide Israel with the advanced weapons it needs to deter and prevent a nuclear Iran."<ref>{{cite news |title=To prevent nuclear Iran, US should arm Israel, write 44 retired generals and admirals |url=https://www.jns.org/to-prevent-nuclear-iran-us-should-arm-israel-write-44-retired-generals-and-admirals/ |access-date=27 November 2023 |work=Jewish News Syndicate |date=2023-03-21}}</ref>
===Other policy recommendations===

JINSA's policy recommendations for the U.S. government have included:

* National ballistic missile defense systems.{{cn|date=June 2020}}
* Curbing of regional ballistic missile development and production worldwide.{{cn|date=June 2020}}
* Increased counterterrorism training and funding, prior to ].{{cn|date=June 2020}}
* Increased defense cooperation with ].
* Substantially improved quality-of-life for U.S. service personnel and their families.{{cn|date=June 2020}}
* Support for joint U.S.-Israeli training and weapons development programs.{{cn|date=June 2020}}
* Bilateral mutual defense treaty with Israel is more narrowly defined than other such security pacts with fifty other U.S. partners.<ref>Harkov, Lahav. (December 6, 2019). "Netanyahu, Pompeo push forward with US-Israel defense pact." Retrieved December 6, 2019.</ref>


JINSA supported President ]'s policies in two regards, advocating the need for ], cultivating close ties with ].<ref>Mearsheimer and Walt 2007 p.252</ref> and supporting ] in ].<ref>Mearsheimer and Walt 2007 p.293</ref> JINSA supported President ]'s policies in two regards, advocating the need for ], cultivating close ties with ].<ref>Mearsheimer and Walt 2007 p.252</ref> and supporting ] in ].<ref>Mearsheimer and Walt 2007 p.293</ref>


JINSA has supported Azerbaijan in its war against Armenia as a means to weaken Iran. JINSA president Michael Makovsky has stated in a conversation with the Azerbaijani ambassador to the United States: "Whatever it's worth, at JINSA, we believe that America has stronger strategic ties with Azerbaijan."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://asiatimes.com/2020/10/azerbaijan-makes-its-case-to-pro-israel-americans/|title=Azerbaijan makes its case to pro-Israel Americans|last=Petti|first=Matthew|date=October 12, 2020|work=Asia Times}}</ref> JINSA has supported Azerbaijan in its war against Armenia as a means to weaken Iran, regardless of accusations of ethnic cleansing of Armenians by Azerbaijan (see ]), nor their genocidal rhetoric towards Armenia. JINSA president Michael Makovsky has stated in a conversation with the Azerbaijani ambassador to the United States: "Whatever it's worth, at JINSA, we believe that America has stronger strategic ties with Azerbaijan."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://asiatimes.com/2020/10/azerbaijan-makes-its-case-to-pro-israel-americans/|title=Azerbaijan makes its case to pro-Israel Americans|last=Petti|first=Matthew|date=October 12, 2020|work=Asia Times}}</ref>


==Programs== ==Programs==
JINSA organizes trips of U.S. military officers, retired U.S. military flag and general officers, and students at U.S. military academies to Israel.<ref name="Greenfield" /> In February 2023, a JINSA-organized delegation of 30 U.S. military officers visited ], one of Israel's largest technology employers.<ref>{{cite news |title=US military officials shown next-gen warfare tech in Israel |url=https://www.jns.org/us-military-officials-shown-next-gen-warfare-tech-in-israel/ |access-date=27 November 2023 |work=Jewish News Syndicate |date=2023-02-22}}</ref> According to '']'',<ref name=vest>{{cite magazine|title=The Men From JINSA and CSP {{!}} They want not just a US invasion of Iraq but "total war" against Arab regimes|first=Jason |last=Vest |url=https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/men-jinsa-and-csp/|magazine= ]|date= August 15, 2002}}</ref> "JINSA facilitates meetings between Israeli officials and the still-influential US flag officers, who, upon their return to the States, happily write op-eds and sign letters and advertisements championing the ] line."
===Generals and Admirals Program to Israel===
One of JINSA's most important programs is to invite, with the assistance of ] and the ], retired U.S. senior military officers to Israel.{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}} The Generals and Admirals Program includes meetings with Israeli political and military leaders.


More than 200 retired admirals and generals, including ] theorist Adm. ], USN, Lt. Gen. ], USA, Maj. Gen. ], USA, Maj. Gen. ], USMC, Maj. Gen. ], USA, Adm. ], USN, Adm. ], USN and Brig. Gen. ], USA, have participated in the trips over the last 21 years. Participation in the program makes no requirements of the invitees to make statements, form opinions or maintain any further relationship with JINSA, yet many trip alums have participated more than once, and 50 past participants co-authored a statement on violence in the Palestinian-controlled territories that appeared in '']'' in October 2000.{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}} More than 200 retired admirals and generals, including ] theorist Adm. ], USN, Lt. Gen. ], USA, Maj. Gen. ], USA, Maj. Gen. ], USMC, Maj. Gen. ], USA, Adm. ], USN, Adm. ], USN and Brig. Gen. ], USA, have participated in the trips over the last 21 years. Participation in the program makes no requirements of the invitees to make statements, form opinions or maintain any further relationship with JINSA, yet many trip alums have participated more than once, and 50 past participants co-authored a statement on violence in the Palestinian-controlled territories that appeared in '']'' in October 2000.{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}}

{{Ill|Jason Vest|fa|جیسون وست}}, writing in left-leaning '']'',<ref name=vest>{{cite magazine|title=The Men From JINSA and CSP {{!}} They want not just a US invasion of Iraq but "total war" against Arab regimes|first=Jason |last=Vest |url=https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/men-jinsa-and-csp/|magazine= ]|date= August 15, 2002}}</ref> describes the program this way:
<blockquote>The bulk of JINSA's modest annual budget is spent on taking a bevy of retired US generals and admirals to Israel, where JINSA facilitates meetings between Israeli officials and the still-influential US flag officers, who, upon their return to the States, happily write op-eds and sign letters and advertisements championing the ] line.</blockquote>

Other retired flag grade U.S. military officers recruited by JINSA include: Lt. Gen. Anthony Burshnick (USAF), Gen. Crosbie Saint (USA), Maj. Gen. Lee Downer (USAF), Gen. John Foss (USA), Adm. David Jeremiah (USN), Adm. Jerome Johnson (USN), and Rear Adm. Sumner Shapiro (USN).

===Military Academies Program===
In Israel, the JINSA Military Academies Program is a two-week program for cadets and midshipmen attending the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. The program builds bridges for future associations between the U.S. Armed Forces and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). At each academy, participants are selected in a competitive process by supervising faculty and receive academic credit for the program.{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}}

During the course of the program, the cadets and midshipmen engage in activities and discussions with young Israeli military officers, highlighting the role of the military in democratic countries, and similarities and differences in officer development. In the process, they visit six IDF bases. The cadets and midshipmen also meet with experts from academia, think tanks, and the private sector to receive briefings covering a broad spectrum of subjects related to security, society, and contemporary life in Israel. They also learn about the Israel's history and current events in the Middle East.{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}}


The program also includes activities designed to introduce the cadets and midshipmen to the many cultures that make up Israeli society, and organize visits to historic and religious sites.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jinsa.org/programs/military-academies-program/military-academies-program-israel/about-military-academies-progr |title=About the Military Academies Program &#124; JINSA Online |access-date=February 9, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301161715/http://www.jinsa.org/programs/military-academies-program/military-academies-program-israel/about-military-academies-progr |archive-date=March 1, 2016 }}</ref> The program also includes activities designed to introduce the cadets and midshipmen to the many cultures that make up Israeli society, and organize visits to historic and religious sites.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jinsa.org/programs/military-academies-program/military-academies-program-israel/about-military-academies-progr |title=About the Military Academies Program &#124; JINSA Online |access-date=February 9, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301161715/http://www.jinsa.org/programs/military-academies-program/military-academies-program-israel/about-military-academies-progr |archive-date=March 1, 2016 }}</ref>


===Homeland Security Program=== ===Homeland Security Program===
In 2002 JINSA initiated a program called LEEP (Law Enforcement Exchange Program) aimed at exchanging counter-terrorism experience and tactics between U.S. law enforcement agencies and their counterparts in the Israeli National Police.<ref name="Halper" /> The primary focus of the program is to bring U.S. law enforcement executives (police chiefs, sheriffs, etc.) to Israel for an intensive program aimed at educating U.S. officials on techniques for countering domestic terrorism in the United States.<ref> JINSA September 6, 2002</ref> From 2002 to 2020 over 200 U.S. federal, state, county and municipal law enforcement executives have been enrolled in the program, involving visits to Israel, together with thousands of US security personnel attending conferences where visiting Israeli experts have spoken.<ref>Steven L. Pomerantz, ] July 1, 2020.</ref> According to ] in his book ''The Management of Savagery'', JINSA has claimed that it has overseen the training of over 9,000 US police officials by Israeli-led experts.<ref name="Blumenthal" >] , ], 2019 {{isbn|978-1-788-73228-4}} p.118.</ref> Blumenthal cited one US enforcement superintendent in 2004 these exchanges changed the way Homeland Security was being organized in ].<ref name="Blumenthal" /> The US-Israeli anthropologist, ] co-founder of ] and supporter of the ], in an article for '']'' criticized these programmes, as based on military techniques developed to control the Palestinians in the ], as threatening to lead to an 'Israelization' of American police forces and a concomitant 'Palestinization' of the American people.<ref name="Halper" >{{Cite news| title =Israelizing the American police, Palestinianizing the American people| last = Halper | first = Jeff | date = June 19, 2020 | author-link = Jeff Halper | publisher = ] | url =https://mondoweiss.net/2020/06/israelizing-the-american-police-palestinianizing-the-american-people/}}</ref> In 2002 JINSA initiated a program called LEEP (Law Enforcement Exchange Program) aimed at exchanging counter-terrorism experience and tactics between U.S. law enforcement agencies and their counterparts in the Israeli National Police.<ref name="Halper" /> The primary focus of the program is to bring U.S. law enforcement executives (police chiefs, sheriffs, etc.) to Israel for an intensive program aimed at educating U.S. officials on techniques for countering domestic terrorism in the United States.<ref> JINSA September 6, 2002</ref> From 2002 to 2020 over 200 U.S. federal, state, county and municipal law enforcement executives have been enrolled in the program, involving visits to Israel, together with thousands of US security personnel attending conferences where visiting Israeli experts have spoken.<ref>Steven L. Pomerantz, ] July 1, 2020.</ref> According to ] in his book ''The Management of Savagery'', JINSA has claimed that it has overseen the training of over 9,000 US police officials by Israeli-led experts.<ref name="Blumenthal" >] , ], 2019 {{isbn|978-1-788-73228-4}} p.118.</ref> Blumenthal cited one US enforcement superintendent in 2004 these exchanges changed the way Homeland Security was being organized in ].<ref name="Blumenthal" /> The US-Israeli anthropologist, ] co-founder of ] and supporter of the ], in an article for '']'' criticized these programmes, as based on military techniques developed to control the Palestinians in the ], as threatening to lead to an 'Israelization' of American police forces and a concomitant 'Palestinization' of the American people.<ref name="Halper" >{{Cite news| title =Israelizing the American police, Palestinianizing the American people| last = Halper | first = Jeff | date = June 19, 2020 | author-link = Jeff Halper | publisher = ] | url =https://mondoweiss.net/2020/06/israelizing-the-american-police-palestinianizing-the-american-people/}}</ref>


===Publications=== ===Publications===
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JINSA publishes U.S. policy-related publications including the semi-annual political magazine '']''. From 2016 the magazine became a free publication.<ref>{{cite web|title=Subscription No Longer Required|url=http://www.securityaffairs.org/issues/subscription-no-longer-required|publisher=Security Affairs|access-date=February 6, 2016}}</ref> For 22 years, JINSA published ''Security Affairs'' - a monthly newsletter. Apart from magazines and newsletters, the institute also publishes conference proceedings and monographs. In 2004, JINSA published a reference book: '']: A Guide to Middle East Terrorist Organizations'' by ]. JINSA publishes semi-annual '']''.<ref name= Salary /> From 2016 the magazine became a free publication.<ref>{{cite web|title=Subscription No Longer Required|url=http://www.securityaffairs.org/issues/subscription-no-longer-required|publisher=Security Affairs|access-date=February 6, 2016}}</ref> For 22 years, JINSA published ''Security Affairs'' – a monthly newsletter. Apart from magazines and newsletters, the institute also publishes conference proceedings and monographs. In 2004, JINSA published a reference book: '']: A Guide to Middle East Terrorist Organizations'' by ].


===Awards=== ===Awards===
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* 2013: Senator ] * 2013: Senator ]
* 2014: Congressman ] * 2014: Congressman ]
* 2015: Congressman ] * 2015: Congressman ]
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In addition, beginning in 2003, JINSA has honored six enlisted representatives of the U.S. Armed Services and ], each selected by their respective services, with the "Grateful Nation Award" for duty that, while exemplary, might otherwise go unrecognized.{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}} In addition, beginning in 2003, JINSA has honored six enlisted representatives of the U.S. Armed Services and ], each selected by their respective services, with the "Grateful Nation Award" for duty that, while exemplary, might otherwise go unrecognized.{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}}

⚫ ==History==
⚫ Founded in 1976 as a result of the lessons learned from the 1973 ], JINSA communicates with the national security establishment and the general public to explain the role Israel can and does play in bolstering American interests, and the link between American defense policy and the security of Israel. JINSA's founding, according to Jason Vest, was prompted by "neoconservatives concerned that the United States might not be able to provide Israel with adequate military supplies in the event of another Arab-Israeli war."<ref name=vest/>

⚫ In the late 1980s, JINSA underwent a profound repurposing of mission which, although retaining the interest in maintaining and strengthening the U.S.–Israeli defense relationship, widened its focus to general U.S. defense and foreign policy, with missions and meetings with national leaders and officials ], ], ], ], ], ], the ], ], ], ], ], ], the ], ], ] and ].{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}}

JINSA, a charitable ] organization, maintains a staunchly non-partisan stance in its official policies and statements.{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}}


==See also== ==See also==
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==External links== ==External links==
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Jewish Institute for National Security of America
AbbreviationJINSA
Formation1976; 48 years ago (1976)
TypeNational security think tank
Tax ID no. 52-1233683
Headquarters1101 14th Street, NW
Location
ChairmanDavid P. Steinmann
BudgetRevenue: $3,491,593
Expenses: $3,496,342
(FYE December 2014)
Websitewww.jinsa.org Edit this at Wikidata

The Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA), formerly named the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs, is a Washington, D.C.–based, non-profit and think tank.

History

JINSA was founded in 1976, three years after the Yom Kippur War. JINSA's founding, according to Jason Vest, writing in The Nation, was prompted by "neoconservatives concerned that the United States might not be able to provide Israel with adequate military supplies in the event of another Arab-Israeli war."

JINSA since expanded its portfolio to cover not only Israel-U.S. relations, but general American national security policy as well.

In the late 1980s, JINSA underwent a profound repurposing of mission which, although retaining the interest in maintaining and strengthening the U.S.–Israeli defense relationship, widened its focus to general U.S. defense and foreign policy, with missions and meetings with national leaders and officials Ethiopia, Belgium, South Korea, India, Bulgaria, Italy, the Republic of China, Uzbekistan, Costa Rica, Spain, Eritrea, Jordan, the People's Republic of China, Hungary, United Kingdom and Germany.

Shoshana Bryen was JINSA's executive director from 1989 to 1991. She was credited with transforming JINSA from a small think tank into a major player in the conservative scene in Washington, D.C. Tom Neumann became executive director in 1991, serving until 2012. Larry Greenfield was named executive director in 2012. Scholar Michael Makovsky joined as CEO and executive director in 2023 from the Bipartisan Policy Center, where he was director of foreign policy from 2006 to 2013.

In 2012, JINSA launched the Latino-Jewish Alliance to engage the U.S. Latino community on Israeli defense and security topics.

Policy positions

One of JINSA's main goals is to cement strong military cooperation between Israel and the United States by working with the American defense establishment. It emphasizes strong U.S. military capabilities and close military cooperation between Israel and the United States.

JINSA is considered one of the most prominent and leading conservative think tanks, known for its hawkish foreign policy views. The group is non-partisan and includes Republicans and Democrats on its advisory board.

Since 2018, JINSA has advocated for a U.S.-Israel mutual defense pact. In July 2019, JINSA created a draft treaty, which was discussed during a December 2019 meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed a draft of such an agreement that was originally proposed by JINSA. In September 2023, JINA renewed its campaign to a defense pact.

On March 20, 2023, JINSA issued an open letter, first appearing in The Hill, signed by 44 retired U.S. generals and admirals calling on the White House and Congress to "immediately provide Israel with the advanced weapons it needs to deter and prevent a nuclear Iran."

JINSA supported President George W. Bush's policies in two regards, advocating the need for regime change in Iraq, cultivating close ties with Ahmed Chalabi. and supporting American funding for opposition groups in Iran.

JINSA has supported Azerbaijan in its war against Armenia as a means to weaken Iran, regardless of accusations of ethnic cleansing of Armenians by Azerbaijan (see Flight of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians), nor their genocidal rhetoric towards Armenia. JINSA president Michael Makovsky has stated in a conversation with the Azerbaijani ambassador to the United States: "Whatever it's worth, at JINSA, we believe that America has stronger strategic ties with Azerbaijan."

Programs

JINSA organizes trips of U.S. military officers, retired U.S. military flag and general officers, and students at U.S. military academies to Israel. In February 2023, a JINSA-organized delegation of 30 U.S. military officers visited Israel Aerospace Industries, one of Israel's largest technology employers. According to The Nation, "JINSA facilitates meetings between Israeli officials and the still-influential US flag officers, who, upon their return to the States, happily write op-eds and sign letters and advertisements championing the Likudnik line."

More than 200 retired admirals and generals, including shock and awe theorist Adm. Leon "Bud" Edney, USN, Lt. Gen. Jay Garner, USA, Maj. Gen. David L. Grange, USA, Maj. Gen. Jarvis Lynch, USMC, Maj. Gen. Sidney Shachnow, USA, Adm. Leighton "Snuffy" Smith, USN, Adm. Carlisle Trost, USN and Brig. Gen. Thomas E. White, USA, have participated in the trips over the last 21 years. Participation in the program makes no requirements of the invitees to make statements, form opinions or maintain any further relationship with JINSA, yet many trip alums have participated more than once, and 50 past participants co-authored a statement on violence in the Palestinian-controlled territories that appeared in The New York Times in October 2000.

The program also includes activities designed to introduce the cadets and midshipmen to the many cultures that make up Israeli society, and organize visits to historic and religious sites.

Homeland Security Program

In 2002 JINSA initiated a program called LEEP (Law Enforcement Exchange Program) aimed at exchanging counter-terrorism experience and tactics between U.S. law enforcement agencies and their counterparts in the Israeli National Police. The primary focus of the program is to bring U.S. law enforcement executives (police chiefs, sheriffs, etc.) to Israel for an intensive program aimed at educating U.S. officials on techniques for countering domestic terrorism in the United States. From 2002 to 2020 over 200 U.S. federal, state, county and municipal law enforcement executives have been enrolled in the program, involving visits to Israel, together with thousands of US security personnel attending conferences where visiting Israeli experts have spoken. According to Max Blumenthal in his book The Management of Savagery, JINSA has claimed that it has overseen the training of over 9,000 US police officials by Israeli-led experts. Blumenthal cited one US enforcement superintendent in 2004 these exchanges changed the way Homeland Security was being organized in New Jersey. The US-Israeli anthropologist, Jeff Halper co-founder of ICAHD and supporter of the BDS movement, in an article for Mondoweiss criticized these programmes, as based on military techniques developed to control the Palestinians in the Israeli occupied territories, as threatening to lead to an 'Israelization' of American police forces and a concomitant 'Palestinization' of the American people.

Publications

JINSA presents a Distinguished Service Award in honor of U.S. Senator Henry M. Jackson.

JINSA publishes semi-annual Journal of International Security Affairs. From 2016 the magazine became a free publication. For 22 years, JINSA published Security Affairs – a monthly newsletter. Apart from magazines and newsletters, the institute also publishes conference proceedings and monographs. In 2004, JINSA published a reference book: Profiles in Terror: A Guide to Middle East Terrorist Organizations by Aaron Mannes.

Awards

Each fall, JINSA presents an annual Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson Distinguished Service Award, named in honor of the late-Senator Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson to U.S. government leaders (generally a senior U.S. Government or Armed Forces official, a Senator or two Members of the United States House of Representatives) for their career dedication to U.S. national security. Past honorees have included:

In addition, beginning in 2003, JINSA has honored six enlisted representatives of the U.S. Armed Services and U.S. Special Operations Command, each selected by their respective services, with the "Grateful Nation Award" for duty that, while exemplary, might otherwise go unrecognized.

See also

References

  1. "Jewish Institute for National Security of America" (PDF). Foundation Center. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  2. "Jewish Institute for National Security of America". LegiStorm. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  3. John Mearsheimer, Stephen Walt, The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy, Penguin Books 2007 pp.117,130-1,176
  4. Dan Fleshler, Transforming America's Israel Lobby: The Limits of Its Power and the Potential for Change, Potomac Books 2011 ISBN 978-1-597-97624-4 p.142
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  6. ^ Vest, Jason (August 15, 2002). "The Men From JINSA and CSP | They want not just a US invasion of Iraq but "total war" against Arab regimes". The Nation.
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  10. Nahmias, Omri (December 6, 2019). "JINSA to 'Post': Defense pact wouldn't restrict Israel freedom of movement". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  11. Harkov, Lahav (December 6, 2019). "Netanyahu, Pompeo push forward with US-Israel defense pact". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  12. "To prevent nuclear Iran, US should arm Israel, write 44 retired generals and admirals". Jewish News Syndicate. March 21, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  13. Mearsheimer and Walt 2007 p.252
  14. Mearsheimer and Walt 2007 p.293
  15. Petti, Matthew (October 12, 2020). "Azerbaijan makes its case to pro-Israel Americans". Asia Times.
  16. "US military officials shown next-gen warfare tech in Israel". Jewish News Syndicate. February 22, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  17. "About the Military Academies Program | JINSA Online". Archived from the original on March 1, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  18. ^ Halper, Jeff (June 19, 2020). "Israelizing the American police, Palestinianizing the American people". Mondoweiss.
  19. 'JINSA Launches Law Enforcement Exchange,' JINSA September 6, 2002
  20. Steven L. Pomerantz, 'I am the architect of the U.S.-Israel police exchange,' The Jewish Chronicle July 1, 2020.
  21. ^ Max Blumenthal The Management of Savagery: How America's National Security State Fueled the Rise of Al Qaeda, ISIS, and Donald Trump, Verso Books, 2019 ISBN 978-1-788-73228-4 p.118.
  22. "Subscription No Longer Required". Security Affairs. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  23. History of the Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson Distinguished Service Award; Jinsa website

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