The case, Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project (HLP), was decided in a 6-3 decision on Monday. The court upheld the existing law, which has its roots in the 1996 Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA) and is further expressed in the USA Patriot Act.

The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA) declined to meet with a delegation from Turkey's ruling party, the AKP, this week. JINSA views the AKP invitation as an attempt by the Government of Turkey to avoid dealing with the Government of Israel by appealing to the American Jewish community. As such, the effort failed.

In the spring 2010 issue of the Journal of International Security Affairs, released this week, Congressman (and Senate candidate) Mark Kirk, chair of the Iran Working Group in the House of Representatives, asks: "Is [President Obama] afraid that public discussions of human rights abuses in Iran will offend the regime and undermine talks over the Iranian nuclear program? If that’s the case, this Administration has lost its way when it comes to our most basic American values."

The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs today called into question the Obama Administration’s approach to the Middle East.

The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs today condemned the "harsh and condescending" tone used by senior Obama Administration officials to castigate the Israeli government, in complete contravention of accepted behavior between long-standing democratic allies.

WASHINGTON--The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs today strongly questioned the appointment of John Limbert to be Deputy Assistant Secretary Of State for Iran.

The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs today urged the State Department to support democracy in Honduras by not designating former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya's removal from office a military coup.

The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs declared today that by nominating one of the world's most notorious terrorists, Ahmad Vahidi, to be Iran's defense minister, the Iranian government once again served notice to the world that it is not interested in reforming its reputation as the world’s foremost state sponsor of international terrorism.

Michael Oren, author of "The U.S.-Israel Partnership: Forks in the Road", an article that appeared in the Fall 2008 issue of the Journal of International Security Affairs (published by the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs, or JINSA), is reportedly a candidate to be Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ambassador to Washington.

The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA) yesterday called on the Obama Administration to strengthen the critically important U.S.-India relationship, citing the strategic importance in countering the nuclear threat from Iran.