Featuring IDF BG Effie Defrin. Moderated by Michael Makovsky, PhD. Michael Makovsky, PhD Okay, let’s start. Hi, I’m Michael Makovsky. I’m the President and CEO of JINSA. I’m honored today to have our good friend, Brigadier General Effie Defrin, to…
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are set to meet at the White House on Monday. One of the most difficult questions on the table is what Gaza might look like without Hamas. Experts tell Fox News…
Israel’s successful military campaign against Iran has dealt a devastating blow to all aspects of Tehran’s nuclear program, setting it back by years, according to the Israeli military intelligence assessment. The comprehensive strikes targeted not only nuclear facilities but the entire…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 3, 2025 Contact: Blake Johnson bjohnson@jinsa.org Twitter/X: @ItsBlakeJohnson Washington, DC – Just days before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House, a new report released today by the Jewish…
JINSA Press Briefing Thursday, Jul 03, 2025 – 9:00AM Blake Johnson: Hey, good morning. It’s July 3rd, a day before our independence day here in America. I’m Blake Johnson, communications director here at the Jewish Institute for National Security of…
Optimism that Israel and Hamas may soon agree to a two-month ceasefire deal is blooming in Washington ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Monday visit to the White House. Analysts and some former officials say that conditions for a deal…
In the aftermath of the direct war between Israel and Iran, the United States is attempting to actively leverage the perceived weakness of Hezbollah’s patron to push for a tangible disarmament process in Lebanon. The American framework, described by international media reports…
President Donald Trump declared last week that Iran’s underground nuclear facilities bombed by the U.S. were “obliterated,” while adding the U.S. and Israeli strikes delivered “monumental damage to all nuclear sites in Iran.” U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth echoed that message in…
Vice Admiral (ret.) Robert Harward, former Deputy Commander of U.S. Central Command and a JINSA 2022 Generals and Admirals Program participant joined “NewsNation Live” to share his views on the complex U.S. operation targeting three Iranian nuclear facilities. VADM Harward…
JINSA Distinguished Fellow Gen Charles Wald, USAF (ret.), former Deputy Commander of U.S. European Command, appeared on NewsNation to discuss the Israel-Iran ceasefire and his views on what repercussions Iran should face if it violates the ceasefire. General Wald…