The Israel Defense Forces announced on Thursday, October 17 that its soldiers killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who was considered the main force behind Hamas’s brutal attack against Israel on October 7. Sinwar’s death is a significant achievement and a…
The United States is investigating an unauthorized release of classified documents that assess Israel’s plans to attack Iran, three U.S. officials told The Associated Press. A fourth U.S. official said the documents appear to be legitimate. John Hannah, Senior Fellow,…
TEL AVIV—The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar creates an opportunity for Israel to declare victory and wind down the war in the Gaza Strip. For now, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is keeping his options open. “The war isn’t…
Israel is preparing its response to Iran’s massive ballistic missile attack against it on October 1, which could potentially involve striking Iran’s military, oil, or nuclear facilities, while the United States has demanded that any Israeli response be “proportional.” Despite…
Vice President Harris is struggling to confront a rapidly worsening crisis in the Middle East as she seeks to balance unwavering support for Israel with appeals to progressive and Arab-American communities. In a tight race for the White House, Harris…
Geography is destiny, but when it comes to U.S. bases in the Middle East, it needn’t be. Our current basing structure detracts from our ability to deter Iran — the core threat — because it reduces our ability to fight…
The U.S. has mutual defense pacts with NATO, the Philippines, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Japan — along with the 1947 Rio Treaty that vows an attack on any country in the Americas is an attack on all of…
Everything that has transpired since Hamas’s October 7 attack, including the subsequent multi-front war that Israel has faced against Iran and its proxies, and the ups and downs experienced by the U.S.-Israel relationship, only confirms that the more daylight that…
JINSA’s President and CEO Michael Makovsky, PhD issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the October 7 attack: “On this solemn day, we remember and mourn the tragedy of October 7 a year ago, when Iran-backed Hamas led…
JINSA issued the following letter, signed by 92 retired U.S. generals and admirals, on the one-year anniversary of the October 7 attack. Download the letter here.