President Trump bucked critics in his administration and security hawks in Israel in his decision to lift sanctions on Syria and embrace its new leader, a U.S.-designated terrorist who formerly had ties with al Qaeda and the Islamic State group…
The deepening U.S. relationship with Qatar is drawing fresh scrutiny this week as President Donald Trump began a Middle East tour amid reports that he may accept a free jet from the Qatari royal family to replace his current plane as Air…
When President Donald Trump arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday, Air Force One descended into Riyadh with a Saudi F-15 escort. It was the first of many such deferential gestures from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who rolled out…
JINSA’s Randi & Charles Wax Senior Fellow John Hannah joined LiveNOW from FOX to discuss Hamas’s release of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander and President Trump’s May 13-May 17 trip to the Middle East, and President Trump’s visit to the…
JINSA VP for Policy Blaise Misztal joined NewsNation on May 10 to analyze a series of fast-moving events with major geopolitical consequences. Misztal discussed renewed India-Pakistan skirmishes over the disputed Kashmir region and implications for global trade, the current status…
For much of the 19th century, Americans thought that the broad expanses of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans protected our homeland from enemy attack. They believed that the United States was blessed with what historian C. Vann Woodward dubbed “free…
At a time when the release of hostages from Gaza dominates Israeli discourse and polls show over 70 percent support for ending the war, the Netanyahu government has chosen to prioritize the continuation of hostilities over the return of captives.…
The Israeli Air Force struck Houthi-controlled infrastructure on Tuesday as its planes flattened the airport in Sanaa, a day after Israeli jets pounded the port city of Hodeida. Then, US President Donald Trump dropped his own bombshell. Without coordinating with…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 5, 2025 Contact: Blake Johnson bjohnson@jinsa.org Twitter/X: @ItsBlakeJohnson Washington, DC – The Israeli-U.S. Gaza humanitarian assistance strategy, approved by the Israeli government today, as publicly described, appears to borrow heavily from the two key recommendations contained…
When President Trump hosted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel at the White House in early April, a reporter reminded Mr. Trump that his 2024 campaign promise to end the war in Gaza remained unfulfilled. Israel had recently broken a…