On January 19, 2012, Rear Admiral Terence E. McKnight, USN (ret.), a member of JINSA's Board of Advisors, discussed Iran's ability to close the Strait of Hormuz on the nationally syndicated radio program The John Batchelor Show based out of New York's WABC 770 AM.

The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA) welcomed three senior retired military officers and three law enforcement executives to its Board of Advisors.

A statue of Commodore Uriah P. Levy was dedicated in mid-December at Congregation Mikveh Israel in Philadelphia, Pa. Commodore Levy was the first Jewish admiral to serve in the U.S. Navy. Joshua Landes, a member of JINSA's Board of Directors, was the Master of Ceremonies for the event.

On November 7, a panel of four experts addressed the Board of Directors on Iran. They included Michael Eisenstadt, director of the Military & Security Studies Program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy; Mark Dubowitz, executive director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies; Ali Alfoneh, Resident Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and; cyber security expert Henry Bar-Levav.

On Monday, November 7, JINSA held its 2011 Henry M. Jackson Distinguished Service Award & Grateful Nation Awards Dinner. For the 29th consecutive year, JINSA honored a leader whose career has been distinguished by the principle that is the foundation of JINSA's work; the belief that the United States requires a strong military capability for both its own security and for that of trustworthy friends and allies.

On September 22nd, more than 450 JINSA leaders, members and supporters gathered to pay tribute to Harris County Judge Ed Emmett who was honored with JINSA’s Houston Leadership Award. Lieutenant General David Fridovich, USA, Deputy Commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) delivered the keynote address.

While rightly observing that, "a United Nations vote on Palestinian membership would be ruinous," your editorial of September 12, Palestinian Statehood, utterly fails to put forth actionable solutions to numerous ongoing Middle East crises that directly affect prospects for successful peace talks between the Palestinians and Israel.

In June JINSA New York area cabinet members and guests were honored to meet and hear from Rear Admiral Garry J. Bonelli, Deputy Commander of U.S. Naval Special Operations Command. The admiral presented a detailed, behind-the-scenes look at Naval Special Warfare (NSW) and its mission - what the Command does and what goes into creating a Naval Special Operator.

JINSA joins all Americans in mourning the loss of 31 of our best warriors who perished in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan on Saturday, August 6.

On April 1 and July 14, JINSA officers and members visited Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Command headquarters at Coronado, California and the Naval Amphibious Base at Little Creek, Virginia, respectively for an update on the operations of the Navy’s SEAL (Sea, Air and Land) and SWCC (Special Warfare Combat Crewman) teams.