U.S. arms sales to Israel down, up to Arab states Jerusalem has been keeping mum during a yearlong ban on weapon sales imposed by the United States, while, at the same time, the Obama administration has approved $10 billion in arms sales to Arab states, according to a report by the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs, cited by WorldTribune.com on Feb. 10.

WASHINGTON (JTA) -- Iran watchers keep two clocks: One counts down to a nuclear Iran, the other counts down to a democratic Iran.

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You are now entering the 'twilight zone' of "Plausible Deniability" used frequently in the world of spooks and pressure politics. Which means it's better to rely on your instincts rather than what Government with their inevitable secret agendas tell you.

Dialogue between the US and the Muslim world is important even if the US is a country/superpower and the Muslim world is divided and spread over at least 56 countries that are more in need of dialogue amongst themselves than with Washington.

WASHINGTON — Israel's government has kept its silence during a year-long ban on weaopns sales imposed by the United States at the same time the administration has approved $10 billion in weapons sales to Arab states, a report said.

(IsraelNN.com) The Seventh Annual Jerusalem Conference, a leading international conference on Zionism and Israeli national issues, will take place on February 15-17 at the Regency Hotel on Mt. Scopus in Jerusalem. This year’s conference topic is, "Are We Facing a New Middle East?"

Among the speakers will be Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, U.S. Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS), Jerusalem Chief Rabbi candidate Rabbi Aryeh Stern, U.S. Congressmen Eliot Engel (D-NY), senior IDF officers, American army generals, analysts and public activists.

In response to the letter signed by 54 Congressmen - including Connecticut's Jim Himes - calling on Israel to respond to the humanitarian needs of the people living in Gaza by lifting its "blockade", several organizations were quick to point out that Israel continues to provide the people of Gaza with much in the way of aid. The following statistics were provided by The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs and gathered by The Israel Project.

Does vocal support for Israel give public figures a pass on just about anything else they say?

JINSA's recent three-part series on Israel's Qualitative Military Edge was misinterpreted and distorted by Middle East Newsline, an online news service. Here, we set the record straight.

Following President Obama's State of the Union address and the start of the new congressional year, The Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) asked JINSA and other Jewish organizations operating in Washington the following questions: "What do you hope the administration and Congress will achieve this year, and what advice would you offer them to make it happen?"