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  • San Diego County Sheriff’s Department

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    The Sheriff's Department of San Diego County, California, is among the departments that have sent delegates to and hosted delegates from Israel. Over the years, the San Diego County Sheriff's Departments has sent several officers to train in Israel, including Earl Wentworth, Patricia Duke, Michael Barnett, and Peter Callewaert.

    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 [...]

  • San Diego Police Department

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    The Police Department of San Diego, California, is among the departments that have sent delegates to Israel. Walt Vasquez served as Assistant Chief of San Diego Police Department between 2013 and 2015. Assistant Chief Vasquez attended a training in Israel with the ADL in October 2013. He is now Chief of La Mesa Police Department.

    The Police Department of San Diego, California, is among the departments that have sent delegates to Israel. Walt Vasquez served as Assistant Chief of San Diego Police Department between 2013 and 2015. Assistant Chief Walt Vasquez attended a training in Israel with the ADL in October 2013. He is now Read more [...]

  • San Luis Obispo Police Department

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    The Police Department of San Luis Obispo, California, is among the departments that have sent delegates to Israel. Steve Gesell served as Chief of San Luis Obispo Police Department between 2012 and 2015, and attended a training in Israel with the ADL as a delegate of the National Counter-Terrorism Seminar in September 2014. Chief Gesell was let go because of “organizational differences” between him and city officials. In 2016, he was hired hired by his former boss as the new Chief of Cottonwood Police Department in Arizona.

    One of the organizations that sponsors these trainings is the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). The ADL is a non-profit that works to combat anti-Semitism and advocate for Israel. In this context, the ADL runs a National Counter-Terrorism Seminar that has sent hundreds of top ranking officials to Israel to learn about Read more [...]

  • San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Office

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    The Sheriff's Office of San Luis Obispo, California, is among the departments that have sent delegates to Israel. Ian Parkinson has served as Sheriff of San Luis Obispo since 2011. In 2013, Sheriff Ian Parkinson attended a training in Israel with the ADL as a delegate of the Western States Counter-Terrorism Seminar, a training modeled after the National Counter-Terrorism Seminar. Sheriff Parkinson stated that “it was really a trip that [he] will never forget.”

    One of the organizations that sponsors these trainings is the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). The ADL is a non-profit that works to combat anti-Semitism and advocate for Israel. In this context, the ADL runs a National Counter-Terrorism Seminar that has sent hundreds of top ranking officials to Israel to learn about Read more [...]

  • Sandy Springs Police Department

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    The Police Department of Sandy Springs, Georgia, is among the departments that have sent multiple delegates to Israel. Ken DeSimone has served as Chief of Sandy Springs Police Department since 2013, and attended a GILEE training in Israel in 2015. Robert Stevens, who served as a captain in the Sandy Spring Police Department, also attended a GILEE training in Israel in 2014. Robert Stevens is now Director of Security at Allied Universal, a private security firm specializing in providing security to local, state and federal government agencies and facilities. Finally, Brenda Plympton who serves as Sergeant of the Sandy Springs Police Department, represented the department at a security seminar in Roswell, Georgia, where the Israeli military gave a presentation.

    The Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange (GILEE) is one of the organizations that organize and sponsor these joint trainings. As a joint program of the Georgia State University and local law enforcement, GILEE works to foster cooperation between law enforcement agencies in Georgia and Israel, educating Israeli law enforcement on Read more [...]

  • Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Department

    One of the organizations that sponsors these trainings is the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). The ADL is a non-profit that works to combat anti-Semitism and advocate for Israel. In this context, the ADL runs a National Counter-Terrorism Seminar that has sent hundreds of top ranking officials to Israel to learn about combatting terror Read more [...]

  • Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department

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    The Sheriff's Department of Santa Clara County, California, is among the departments that have sent delegates to Israel. Laurie Smith served as Sheriff of Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department since 1998. Sheriff Smith attended a training in Israel with JINSA as a delegate of the LEEP program in 2005. Additionally, in 2013, officials serving in the department attended a training in Israel with the ADL as delegates of the Western States Counter-Terrorism Seminar, modeled after the National Counter-Terrorism Seminar.

    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 [...]

  • Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Police Department

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    The Metropolitan Police Department of Savannah-Chatham is among those departments whose law enforcement executives promote JINSA's LEEP program. Michael Berkow served as Chief of Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department between 2006 and 2009, and has served on JINSA's Board of Advisors for LEEP.

    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 [...]

  • Scottsdale Police Department

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    The Police Department of Scottsdale, Arizona, is among the departments that have sent delegates to Israel. Alan Rodbell has served as Chief of Scottsdale Police Department since 2003. Chief Rodbell attended a training in Israel with the ADL as a delegate of the National Counter-Terrorism Seminar in September 2008. He is also active with the East Valley Fusion Center.  According to the ACLU, fusion centers “can employ officials from federal, state and local law enforcement and homeland security agencies, as well as other state and local government entities, the federal intelligence community, the military and even private companies, to spy on Americans in virtually complete secrecy.”

    One of the organizations that sponsors these trainings is the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). The ADL is a non-profit that works to combat anti-Semitism and advocate for Israel. In this context, the ADL runs a National Counter-Terrorism Seminar that has sent hundreds of top ranking officials to Israel to learn about Read more [...]

  • Seattle Police Department

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    The Police Department of Seattle, Washington, is among the departments that have sent delegates to Israel. Gil Kerlikowske served as Chief of Seattle Police Department between 2000 and 2009. Chief Kerlikowske attended a training in Israel with JINSA as a delegate of the LEEP program. After visiting a Jerusalem mall during a JINSA LEEP training in how the private sector works hand-in-hand with the Israel National Police, he said, "I think I need to do a much better job of embracing them [private security] and going after them, not waiting for them to knock on my door." There are multiple excessive force cases from the Seattle Police Department under Kerlikowske's leadership.

    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 [...]