One of the organizations that organize and sponsor these trainings is the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA). JINSA is a think tank that advocates for US-Israeli security cooperation, increased domestic military spending, and military aid to Israel, and has board members with close ties to US defense Read more [...]
Erie County Sheriff’s Office
The Sheriff's Office of Erie County, New York, is among the departments that have sent delegates to Israel. Patrick Gallivan served as Sheriff of Erie County Sheriff's Office between 1998 and 2005. Sheriff Gallivan attended a training in Israel with JINSA as a delegate of their LEEP program in 2004. In November 2010, he was elected to the NY Senate as a member from the 59th District, where he still serves today.
