All Police in Philadelphia

  • Lower Merion Police Department

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    The Police Department of Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, is among the departments that have sent delegates to Israel. Michael McGrath has served as Superintendent of the Lower Merion Police Department since 2009. Superintendent McGrath attended a training in Israel with the ADL as a delegate of the National Counter-Terrorism Seminar in 2013, representing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

    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 [...]

  • Macomb County Sheriff’s Department

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    The Sheriff's Department of Macomb County, Michigan, is among the departments that have sent delegates to Israel. Mark Hackel served as Sheriff of Macomb County Sheriff's Department between 2001 and 2010. Since 2010, Sheriff Hackel has served as Macomb county’s first county executive in charge of the entire executive branch of the county government. Hackel attended a training in Israel with JINSA as a delegate of the LEEP program in 2005. In 2008, a JINSA-sponsored conference was held in Michigan where Hackel, along with 200 other Michigan police officers, received training from Israeli military and police. County Executive Mark Hackel says there’s a 50-50 chance chance of running for Governor of Michigan in 2018.

    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 [...]

  • Maine State Police

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    The State Police of Maine is among the departments that have sent delegates to Israel. Colonel Robert Williams served as Chief of the Maine State Police between 2011 and 2018. Chief Williams attended a training in Israel with the ADL as a delegate of the National Counter-Terrorism Seminar in 2013. Chief Williams was trained in Israel by Binyamin Herness, Chief Superintendent, Commander of Kfar Saba Police Station.

    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 [...]

  • Malden Police 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 Read more [...]

  • Marblehead Police Department

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    The Police Department of Marblehead, Massachusetts, is among the departments that have sent delegates to Israel. Robert Picariello has served as Chief of Marblehead Police Department since 2007. Chief Picariello attended a training in Israel with the ADL as a delegate of the National Counter-Terrorism Seminar in November 2014. According to the Forward, Picariello praised the ADL after his training in Israel: “I’ve always had a tremendously positive relationship with the ADL. They have always been a great resource for us, a great partner." His training included meeting the Israel National Police, Palestinian Security Services, security experts, intelligence analysts and journalists.

    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 [...]

  • Marshall County Sheriff’s Office

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    The Sheriff's Office of Marshall County, Iowa, is among the departments that have sent delegates to Israel. Ted Kamatchus served as Sheriff of Marshall County between 1988 and 2017. Sheriff Kamatchus attended a training in Israel through AIPAC as a delegate of the AIEF. President Trump nominated him to become U.S. Marshal for Southern District of Iowa.

    One of the organizations that organize and sponsor these trainings is the American Israel Education Foundation (AIEF). The AIEF is a 501(c)(3) organization affiliated with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). AIPAC is a lobbying group that advocates pro-Israel policies to the Congress and Executive Branch of the United Read more [...]

  • Maryland State Police

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    The State Police of Maryland is among the departments that have sent delegates to Israel. Maryland State Police attended an ADL training as delegates of the Advanced Training School in Washington D.C., where they learned about “Israel’s best practices and lessons learned in fighting terrorism” from the Chief Superintendent of the Israel Police. Col. Hutchins served as Superintendent of the Maryland State Police between 2004 and 2007. Superintendent Hutchins attended a training in Israel with JINSA as a delegate of the LEEP program. Superintendent Hutchins was appointed as the Homeland Security Advisor to the Maryland Governor in 2015.

    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 [...]

  • Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

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    The Police Department of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is among the departments that have sent delegates to Israel. Kenneth Greene has served as Chief of MBTA Police since 2014. Chief Greene attended a training in Israel with the ADL as a delegate of the National Counter-Terrorism Seminar in November 2014. The group toured Israel police districts, including meeting with police from the Palestinian Authority, and learned how shoppers are searched when entering a mall.

    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 [...]

  • Massachusetts State Police

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    The State Police of Massachusetts is among the departments that have sent delegates to and hosted delegates from Israel. Frank Matthews served as Major of the Massachusetts State Police until 2015. Richard Prior served as Major of the Massachusetts State Police. Major Matthews attended a training in Israel with the ADL as a delegate of the National Counter-Terrorism Seminar in 2008. Major Prior attended a training in Israel with the ADL as a delegate of the National Counter-Terrorism Seminar in 2016. Major Matthews is the co-founder of Matthews & Matthews, LLC along with his brother Steve Matthews, also former MSP officer.

    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 [...]

  • Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Department

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    The Sheriff's Department of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, is among the departments that have sent delegates to Israel. Jim Pendergraph served as Sheriff of Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Department between 1994 and 2008. Sheriff Pendergraph attended a training in Israel with JINSA as a delegate of the LEEP program in 2004. Sheriff Pendergraph is currently a ‎Senior Law Enforcement Consultant at TASER International, now called Axon, which sells Tasers and other equipment to law enforcement. In May 2006, he became one of the nation's first sheriffs to join a pilot of the 287(g) program that allowed him to place county inmates into deportation proceedings.

    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 [...]