Will Austin’s appointment see Israel move from EUCOM to CENTCOM? By SETH J. FRANTZMAN During testimony before Congress in 2015, Gen. Lloyd Austin, then head of the US Central Command, told members of the House Armed Services Committee that he…
This week Congress will vote on the Trump administration’s proposal to sell the United Arab Emirates (UAE) highly advanced F-35 combat aircraft. We are leaders of the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA), an organization which fervently believes…
Israel operations should fall under U.S. Central Command, think tank says By Mike Glenn The United States should shift supervision of American military operations in Israel to U.S. Central Command rather than U.S. European Command where it currently rests, a leading pro-Israel lobby and think tank said…
Jewish and pro-Israel groups, policy experts react to Biden national security picks By Jackson Richman U.S. President-elect Joe Biden announced a number of cabinet and national security picks on Monday that offers a view into the direction his administration will…
After nearly two decades of fighting, the idea of ending America’s wars in Afghanistan and Iraq was one of the few items not on the ballot this November. Both candidates have expressed a desire to terminate what they deem America’s…
News that the Trump administration is moving forward with the sale of F-35 jets to the United Arab Emirates once again underscores the imperative of maintaining Israel’s qualitative military edge (QME) – and of ensuring that problematic regional actors do…
The Pentagon Should Put Israel on Its Middle East Map Given its global reach, the American military divides the world into various “areas of responsibility” each with its own unified command structure. Operations in Africa are thus supervised by the…
The U.S. Army’s recent acquisition of two Iron Dome short-range air defense batteries from Israel provides a much-needed solution to one of America’s critical security needs. While Israel financed the development of the first two Iron Dome systems, the United States provided…
The use of human shields is among the most heinous violations of international law – and a favored tactic of Hezbollah, as recent events have once again illustrated. An arms depot belonging to the Shiite terrorist group exploded in a…
IAF in desperate need for new heavy-lift helicopters. What’s the hold-up? By Anna Ahronheim It’s been over four years since the Israel Air Force announced it would be replacing its aging CH-53 Yasur helicopters, and though there are two frontrunners…