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Michael Makovsky

Michael Makovsky, is the President and CEO of the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA), and a former Defense Department official.

  • Supporters of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group cheer as they listen to a speech by Hassan Nasrallah, secretary-general of Hezbollah, Feb. 13, 2024
    Supporters of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group cheer as they listen to a speech by Hassan Nasrallah, secretary-general of Hezbollah, Feb. 13, 2024
    Israel & The Middle East section icon
    Israel’s Great Strategic Failure

    It wasn’t October 7. It’s the continuing avoidance of military action against Hezbollah in Lebanon.

    byMichael Makovsky
  • President Franklin Roosevelt met King Abdul Aziz Al Saud aboard American warship the USS Quincy, Valentine's Day 1945
    President Franklin Roosevelt met King Abdul Aziz Al Saud aboard American warship the USS Quincy, Valentine's Day 1945
    Israel & The Middle East section icon
    Ibn Saud, FDR, and the Future of the Jewish State

    American ambivalence and flawed thinking hurt Zionism and helped the Saudis in 1945. In 2023, a similar combination may be preventing Saudi-Israeli peace.

    byMichael Makovsky
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