National security council

Gov't unanimously approves Shmuel Ben Ezra's appointment to National Security Council

Ben Ezra has more than 30 years of experience in security, technology, and cyber, and had led the development of the Arrow-3 air defense system.

SHMUEL BEN-EZRA.
 Former National Security Council head Tzachi Hanegbi seen at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, July 14, 2025

The crucial role of Israel’s next national security adviser - opinion

SHMUEL BEN-EZRA.

PM Netanyahu appoints Shmuel Ben Ezra as new National Security Council chief

Police stand guard after the Israeli Premier League match between Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Tel Aviv was canceled at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv, on October 19, 2025.

Israel not adequately prepared to protect Israeli sports fans abroad


Israel warns of Europe terror threat in holiday travel advisory

"At this time, terror organizations, especially the Islamic State, are highly motivated to carry out terrorist attacks all over the world."

Passengers sitting inside an airplane [illustrative]

Netanyahu names new head of Israel's National Security Council

A former Shin Bet senior official will head the National Security Council.

Meir Ben-Shabbat

Israel doing little to promote own bid for Security Council seat

Israel – beyond making clear that it is interested in a seat – has done little else.

Members of UN Security Council during meeting at UN headquarters in New York , October 14

Former NSC chief Arad: Netanyahu should pursue defense treaty with America

Trump leak won’t stop US-Israel intelligence sharing to fight terrorism.

FORMER NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL chief Uzi Arad.

NGO petitions High Court to strike Biometric Database Law

The Biometric Database Law was passed by a 39-to-29 vote on February 27 after years of controversy and adjustments.

A person uses a sensor for biometric identification on a smartphone in Berlin

Trump chooses McMaster to replace Flynn as National Security Advisor

Trump: McMaster is a man of tremendous talent and tremendous experience.

President Donald Trump, joined by (left to right) Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, Vice President Mike Pence, senior adviser Steve Bannon, Communications Director Sean Spicer and National Security Advisor Michael Flynn

Top National Security Council official named in corruption probe

Bar-Yosef served as deputy head of the National Security Council from 2009 to 2015, and before that was director of the Knesset’s Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee.

Avriel Bar-Yosef

Security: Keeping guns out of the hands of terrorist cells

Taking advantage of a decline in violence, the IDF is targeting weapons manufacturers in the West Bank.

IDF TROOPS raid a West Bank weapons workshop this week.

Senior Israeli official to Washington for final stages of defense deal talks

Deal set to be largest-ever US foreign defense guarantee.

An IDF tank takes position along Israel's border with Egypt's North Sinai

UN elects new Security Council members, Israel plans to run for 2018-2019

Ethiopia, Bolivia, Sweden, Kazakhstan and one of Italy or the Netherlands are to be non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for the 2017-2018 term.

A  vote in the United Nations Security Council headquarters in New York