Press Releases

Press Release - JINSA Calls on U.S. Gov't. to Demand Egypt Secure Sinai

The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA) today called upon the White House to communicate its expectation that Egypt's ruling Supreme Military Council will act to secure the Sinai border with Israel and act to curb attacks on the pipeline supplying Israel and Jordan with natural gas.

Press Release - JINSA Applauds Obama Admin. Turnaround on Iran

The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA) today expressed support for the Obama Administration’s recognition that Iran has been assisting terrorist groups in their attacks on U.S. troops.

Press Release - JINSA Commends Greece for Halting Anti-Israel Flotilla

JINSA applauded the recent decision by the Government of Greece to block the departure of a flotilla of ships intending to seek confrontation by violating Israel's legal blockade of the Hamas terrorist organization in Gaza.

Press Release - White House Middle East Priorities out of Sync with Regional Realities

President Obama’s attempt today to link the stalled Palestinian-Israel negotiations to social and economic progress in the Arab world will unnecessarily increase tensions between Washington and Jerusalem, said JINSA Executive Director Tom Neumann.

Press Release - JINSA to Clinton: Feisal Wrong Person to Deliver America's Message to the Muslim World

In a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, JINSA expressed its discontent with the State Department's controversial decision to send Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf to the Middle East to promote religious tolerance and discuss Muslim life in America.

Press Release: JINSA Applauds Supreme Court Decision Upholding Law Preventing Aid to Terrorist Groups

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.

Press Release: Why JINSA Did Not Meet with the AKP Delegation in Washington

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.

Press Release: Rep. Mark Kirk Condemns Obama Admin. Iran Policy in latest Journal of International Security Affairs

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."

Press Release: JINSA Questions Obama Administration’s Middle East Policy

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

Press Release: JINSA Condemns Obama Administration’s Castigation of Israel

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.