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	\| motto = "Securing America, Strengthening Israel"
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			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>
	The '''Jewish Institute for National Security of America''' ('''JINSA''') is a ]-based pro-Israel non-profit think-tank. It was founded in 1976 focusing on issues of national security.

	JINSA's mission:

		⚫	==History==
	<blockquote>The Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) is dedicated to educating Congressional, military and civilian national security decision-makers on American defense and strategic interests, primarily in the Middle East, the cornerstone of which is a robust U.S.-Israeli security cooperation. JINSA believes that a strong American military and national security posture is the best guarantor of peace and the survival of our values and civilization.<ref></ref></blockquote>
		⚫	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 />
	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></ref>

		⚫	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}}
	==Foreign Policy Positions==

			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>
	===The Gemunder Center for Defense and Strategy===

			In 2012, JINSA launched the Latino-Jewish Alliance to engage the U.S. Latino community on Israeli defense and security topics.<ref name="Ouster" />
	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 policy projects include:

			===Policy positions===
	*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.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://jinsa.org/policy-projects/u-s-israel-security/\|title=U.S. Israel Security\|website=JINSA\|language=en-US\|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref> The Chair of this Policy Project is ADM ], USN (ret.), former NATO Supreme Allied Commander and former Commander of U.S. European Command.
			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" />
	*Iran Policy Project brings together former senior military officers, high-ranking government officials, energy experts and business leaders to address the pressing challenges to U.S. national security posed by Iran and the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iran's nuclear program.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://jinsa.org/policy-projects/iran/\|title=Iran\|website=JINSA\|language=en-US\|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref> The Co-Chairs of this project are ] and General ], USAF (Ret.).<ref name=":0">http://www.jinsa.org/iran-strategy-council/introduction-members</ref>
	*Eastern Mediterranean Policy Project was established 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.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://jinsa.org/policy/\|title=Policy\|website=JINSA\|language=en-US\|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref> The Co-Chairs of this project are ] and General ], USAF (Ret.).<ref name=":0" />
	*Hybrid Warfare Policy Project was established to define 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 the law. The Policy Project also seeks to focus attention on the conduct of hybrid adversaries such as Hezbollah, Hamas and the 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.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://jinsa.org/policy-projects/hybrid-warfare/\|title=Policy\|last=\|first=\|date=\|website=JINSA\|language=en-US\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref>
	*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 Asessement 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.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://jinsa.org/policy-projects/gaza-assessment/\|title=Gaza Assessment\|website=JINSA\|language=en-US\|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref>
	*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.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://jinsa.org/policy-projects/emp/\|title=EMP\|website=JINSA\|language=en-US\|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref> 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.<ref>http://www.jinsa.org/emp-task-force</ref>

			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>
	===Other policy recommendations===

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

			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>
	* Bilateral mutual defense treaty with Israel which is more narrowly defined than other such security pacts with fifty other U.S. partners.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://jinsa.org/jinsa_report/for-a-narrow-u-s-israel-defense-pact/\|title=For a Narrow U.S.-Israel Defense Pact\|website=JINSA\|language=en-US\|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref>
	*Frontloading military aid to Israel<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://jinsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Arming-Israel-to-Defeat-Iranian-Aggression-1.pdf\|title=\|last=\|first=\|date=\|website=\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=}}</ref>
	*Enhanced WMD counterproliferation programs.
	* National ballistic missile defense systems.
	* Curbing of regional ballistic missile development and production worldwide.
	* Increased counterterrorism training and funding, prior to ].
	* Increased defense cooperation with ].
	* Substantially improved quality-of-life for U.S. service personnel and their families.
	* Support for joint U.S.-Israeli training and weapons development programs.
	* ] in "rogue" nation-states known to provide support or knowingly harbor terrorist groups, including ], ], ], ], ], ], and ], and support a re-evaluation of the U.S. defense relationships with ], ], and other ] nations.

			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>
⚫	==Programs==
	===Generals and Admirals Program to Israel===
	JINSA’s Generals and Admirals (G&A) Program was created in 1981 to educate recently retired U.S. generals and admirals – representatives of the country’s most credible institution, the military – about Israel’s unique security challenges and the importance of a strong U.S.-Israel relationship for America’s national security. To date, more than 450 retired U.S. generals and admirals have participated on the G&A Program, including service chiefs and combatant commanders.

			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>
	The cornerstone of the program is a trip to Israel (and sometimes Jordan), during which participants meet with top Israeli and Jordanian military, intelligence, and government leaders, including the Israeli Prime Minister, Israeli Minister of Defense, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff, Director of Mossad, the King of Jordan, the Chief of the General Staff of the Jordanian Armed Forces, and the Director of Jordanian Intelligence.

		⚫	==Programs==
	Participants also visit key strategic sites, including each of Israel’s borders, to learn about Israel’s defense capabilities and security challenges. Upon completion of the program, participants often engage on important policy initiatives through JINSA’s Gemunder Center for Defense and Strategy that strengthen U.S. national security and the U.S.-Israel security relationship.
			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."

	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 ~~{{dead link\|date=December 2017 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}~~ in the Palestinian-controlled territories that appeared in ~~the~~ ] in October 2000.		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}}

			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 \| 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>
	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).

	===~~U.S.~~ ~~Military Leaders~~ 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>
	Founded in 2019, JINSA’s U.S. Military Leaders Program educates elite, active duty U.S. military officers about Israel’s unique security challenges and the importance of a robust U.S.-Israel security relationship.

			===Publications===
	The cornerstone of the program is an eight-day trip to Israel for 30 participants from the Army, Navy, and Air Force War Colleges, and from the Marine Corps’ prestigious School of Advanced Warfighting, who are on track to become generals and admirals.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://jinsa.org/jinsa_program/u-s-military-leaders-program/\|title=U.S. Military Leaders Program\|website=JINSA\|language=en-US\|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref>
			].]]
			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===
	===Homeland Security Program (HSP)===
	JINSA’s Homeland Security Program (HSP) forges a “best practices” exchange between the U.S. law enforcement community and expert Israeli counterterrorism practitioners. Founded in the wake of 9/11, HSP accomplishes this goal by bringing groups of active senior American law enforcement officers to Israel to study methods and observe techniques used in preventing and responding to terrorism. These delegations are comprised of representatives from the ], ], and other federal agencies, as well as various police chiefs, sheriffs, state Homeland Security directors, and state police commissioners. HSP is carried out in cooperation with the ], the Ministry of Internal Security and the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet).

	Since the inception of HSP, over 200 law enforcement executives from almost as many municipal, county, state, and federal agencies have benefited from their experience in Israel. In addition to its work internationally, JINSA has hosted ten conferences across the United States, with a combined attendance of over 10,500 law enforcement personnel.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://jinsa.org/jinsa_program/homeland-security-program/\|title=Homeland Security Program\|website=JINSA\|language=en-US\|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref>

	=== IDF Leadership Education Program (ILEP) ===
	Inaugurated in 2016, JINSA’s IDF Leadership Education Program educates current and future leaders of the Israeli military about elements that impact U.S. foreign policy through high-level briefings and visits to key sites, such as Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, Quantico, and Gettysburg. Widely recognized as the best educational program the IDF has in the U.S., ILEP is a triannual program that educates more than 45 mid-level and senior IDF officers per year in an effort to strengthen the bilateral U.S.-Israel security relationship for years to come.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://jinsa.org/jinsa_program/idf-leadership-education-program-ilep/\|title=IDF Leadership Education Program (ILEP)\|website=JINSA\|language=en-US\|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref>]]]

⚫	=== Awards ===
	Each fall, JINSA presents an annual ''Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson Distinguished Service Award'',<ref>; Jinsa website</ref> named in honor of the late-Senator ] to U.S. government leaders (generally a senior U.S. Government or Armed Forces official, a Senator or two Members of the ]) for their career dedication to U.S. national security. Past honorees have included:		Each fall, JINSA presents an annual ''Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson Distinguished Service Award'',<ref>; Jinsa website</ref> named in honor of the late-Senator ] to U.S. government leaders (generally a senior U.S. Government or Armed Forces official, a Senator or two Members of the ]) for their career dedication to U.S. national security. Past honorees have included:
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	* 1982 : Senator ]		* 1982: Senator ]
	* 1984 : Ambassador ]		* 1984: Ambassador ]
	* 1985 : Congressman ]		* 1985: Congressman ]
	* 1986 : Senator ]		* 1986: Senator ]
	* 1987 : Ambassador ]		* 1987: Ambassador ]
	* 1988 : Admiral ], USN, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff		* 1988: Admiral ], USN, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
	* 1989 : Professor ]		* 1989: Professor ]
	* 1990 : Senator ]		* 1990: Senator ]
	* 1991 : ], Secretary of Defense		* 1991: ], Secretary of Defense
	* 1992 : Congressman ]		* 1992: Congressman ]
	* 1993 : Congressman ]		* 1993: Congressman ]
	* 1994 : Senator ]		* 1994: Senator ]
	* 1995 : Senator ]		* 1995: Senator ]
	* 1996 : Congressman ] and Congressman ]		* 1996: Congressman ] and Congressman ]
	* 1997 : Senator ]		* 1997: Senator ]
	* 1998 : Senator ]		* 1998: Senator ]
	* 1999 : Congressman ] and Congressman ]		* 1999: Congressman ] and Congressman ]
	* 2000 : Senator ]		* 2000: Senator ]
	* 2001 : ], Secretary of the Navy, Dr. ], Secretary of the Air Force, ], Secretary of the Army		* 2001: ], Secretary of the Navy, Dr. ], Secretary of the Air Force, ], Secretary of the Army
	* 2002 : ], Deputy Secretary of Defense		* 2002: ], Deputy Secretary of Defense
	* 2003 : Congresswoman ] and Congressman ]		* 2003: Congresswoman ] and Congressman ]
	* 2004 : Senator ]		* 2004: Senator ]
	* 2005 : General ], USMC, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff		* 2005: General ], USMC, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
	* 2006 : Senator ]		* 2006: Senator ]
	* 2007 : ], Secretary of Defense		* 2007: ], Secretary of Defense
	* 2008 : Admiral ], USN, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff		* 2008: Admiral ], USN, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
	* 2009 : Army Gen. ], Army chief of staff; Marine Corps Gen. ], Marine Corps commandant; Navy Adm. ], chief of naval operations; Coast Guard Adm. ], Coast Guard commandant; Air Force Gen. ], Air Force chief of staff; and Navy Adm. ], commander of U.S. Special Operations Command.		* 2009: Army Gen. ], Army chief of staff; Marine Corps Gen. ], Marine Corps commandant; Navy Adm. ], chief of naval operations; Coast Guard Adm. ], Coast Guard commandant; Air Force Gen. ], Air Force chief of staff; and Navy Adm. ], commander of U.S. Special Operations Command.
	* 2010 : Senator ]		* 2010: Senator ]
	* 2011 : NATO Supreme Allied Commander Admiral ]		* 2011: NATO Supreme Allied Commander Admiral ]
	* 2012 : Senator ]		* 2012: Senator ]
	* 2013 : Senator ]		* 2013: Senator ]
	* 2014 : Congressman ]		* 2014: Congressman ]
	* 2015 : Congressman ]		* 2015: Congressman ]
			{{div col end}}
	* 2016: Senator ], Congresswoman ], Congressman ]
	* 2017: Chairman ], ], and Sander Gerber
	* 2018: U.S. Secretary of State ]
	*2019: Senator ]

	=== MG Sidney Shachnow Grateful Nation Award ===
	The Grateful Nation Award, established in 2003, renamed the MG Sidney Shachnow Grateful Nation Award in 2019, is presented annually to six young heroes recognized for having distinguished themselves through superior conduct in the War on Terrorism. Honorees are nominated and selected by their respective service. The honorees come from the enlisted, noncommissioned officer and junior officer ranks. Honorees represent each of the five branches of the U.S. military and the U.S. Special Operations Command.

⚫	~~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.

⚫	==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,~~<ref~~ ~~name="vest">], ,~~ ], ~~September 2, 2002</ref>~~ 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."

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Jewish Institute for National Security of America

Abbreviation	JINSA
Formation	1976; 48 years ago (1976)
Type	National security think tank
Tax ID no.	52-1233683
Headquarters	1101 14th Street, NW
Location	Washington, D.C.
Chairman	David P. Steinmann
Budget	Revenue: $3,491,593 Expenses: $3,496,342 (FYE December 2014)
Website	www.jinsa.org

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:

1982: Senator Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson
1984: Ambassador Jeane J. Kirkpatrick
1985: Congressman Jack Kemp
1986: Senator Rudy Boschwitz
1987: Ambassador Max Kampelman
1988: Admiral William J. Crowe Jr., USN, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
1989: Professor Eugene V. Rostow
1990: Senator Connie Mack
1991: Dick Cheney, Secretary of Defense
1992: Congressman Les Aspin
1993: Congressman John P. Murtha
1994: Senator Daniel K. Inouye
1995: Senator Ted Stevens
1996: Congressman Duncan Hunter and Congressman Norm Dicks
1997: Senator Joe Lieberman
1998: Senator John Warner
1999: Congressman Ike Skelton and Congressman Curt Weldon
2000: Senator Max Cleland
2001: Gordon England, Secretary of the Navy, Dr. James Roche, Secretary of the Air Force, Thomas E. White, Secretary of the Army
2002: Paul Wolfowitz, Deputy Secretary of Defense
2003: Congresswoman Jane Harman and Congressman Jim Saxton
2004: Senator Evan Bayh
2005: General Peter Pace, USMC, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
2006: Senator John McCain
2007: Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense
2008: Admiral Michael Mullen, USN, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
2009: Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr., Army chief of staff; Marine Corps Gen. James T. Conway, Marine Corps commandant; Navy Adm. Gary Roughead, chief of naval operations; Coast Guard Adm. Thad W. Allen, Coast Guard commandant; Air Force Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, Air Force chief of staff; and Navy Adm. Eric T. Olson, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command.
2010: Senator Jon Kyl
2011: NATO Supreme Allied Commander Admiral James G. Stavridis
2012: Senator Lindsey Graham
2013: Senator Mark Kirk
2014: Congressman Mac Thornberry
2015: Congressman Ed Royce

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.

References

"Jewish Institute for National Security of America" (PDF). Foundation Center. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
"Jewish Institute for National Security of America". LegiStorm. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
John Mearsheimer, Stephen Walt, The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy, Penguin Books 2007 pp.117,130-1,176
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
^ Guttman, Nathan (January 18, 2012). "JINSA Leadership in Flux After Ouster". Retrieved November 27, 2023.
^ 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.
^ "Salary Survey 2017: Michael Makovsky Of The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs". The Forward. December 11, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
^ Tugend, Tom (February 8, 2012). "Larry Greenfield to head JINSA". Jewish Journal. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
^ "JINSA calls for US-Israel bilateral defense treaty". Jewish News Syndicate. September 19, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
Nahmias, Omri (December 6, 2019). "JINSA to 'Post': Defense pact wouldn't restrict Israel freedom of movement". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
Harkov, Lahav (December 6, 2019). "Netanyahu, Pompeo push forward with US-Israel defense pact". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
"To prevent nuclear Iran, US should arm Israel, write 44 retired generals and admirals". Jewish News Syndicate. March 21, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
Mearsheimer and Walt 2007 p.252
Mearsheimer and Walt 2007 p.293
Petti, Matthew (October 12, 2020). "Azerbaijan makes its case to pro-Israel Americans". Asia Times.
"US military officials shown next-gen warfare tech in Israel". Jewish News Syndicate. February 22, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
"About the Military Academies Program | JINSA Online". Archived from the original on March 1, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
^ Halper, Jeff (June 19, 2020). "Israelizing the American police, Palestinianizing the American people". Mondoweiss.
'JINSA Launches Law Enforcement Exchange,' JINSA September 6, 2002
Steven L. Pomerantz, 'I am the architect of the U.S.-Israel police exchange,' The Jewish Chronicle July 1, 2020.
^ 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.
"Subscription No Longer Required". Security Affairs. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
History of the Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson Distinguished Service Award; Jinsa website

External links

Official website
"Jewish Institute for National Security of America Internal Revenue Service filings". ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.

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