Anti-tank missiles in garages and artillery stashed in children’s bedrooms. Weapons stockpiled in nearly every house. This was the scene one of us encountered, in village after village in southern Lebanon, during the October 2024 ground operation of the Israel…
It’s unfortunate that the recent uproar over the use of the Signal messaging app by senior leadership in the Trump administration has obscured the importance of the event they were discussing: a strike against the Houthis on March 15. The…
Excerpt below: Now known as “Golden Dome,” President Trump’s original call for a version of Israel’s “Iron Dome” to defend America’s homeland and its overseas bases remains on point. Israel’s military bases, infrastructure, cities, borders and other vital targets face every aerial…
JINSA President Michael Makovsky: “Everyone always says attacking Iran is a last resort…we are getting to that moment of last resort.” Iran’s nuclear program may need to be struck in multiple rounds of aerial strikes in order to finally end…
As the world descends into a second Cold War (with hot spots in Europe and the Middle East), the United Nations Security Council has grown ever more irrelevant as space for consensus shrinks. But the next six months will see…
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Turkey remains mostly unchanged—cracking down on political opposition at home while seeking a bigger role on the world stage—yet its relationship with the United States might be shifting. On March 26, Secretary of State Marco…
No specific weapons transfer can ensure Israel is able to block Tehran’s nuclear ambitions on its own—even an MOP. The right weapons are critical to success in battle, but at some point, generals have to fight with what they’ve got.…
JINSA Congratulates Visiting Fellow BG Effie Defrin on Becoming Head of IDF Spokesperson’s Unit FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 10, 2025 Washington, DC – The Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) congratulates IDF Brigadier General Effie Defrin on his appointment to serve as…
JINSA issued the below letter, signed by 77 retired U.S. generals and admirals, on March 4 calling for the United States to support Israeli military action that prevents a nuclear Iran and upholds longstanding official U.S. policy. Note: The letter…