National security council
Israeli watchdogs demand state inquiry into flight security failures following flydubai attack
The demand followed the attempted terrorist attack on a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv on Wednesday, amid reports of persistent gaps in the screening of flight crews and information transfer.
NSC warns Israelis, Diaspora Jews about heightened antisemitism, terror threats ahead of Oct. 7
Transport Ministry rejected Shin Bet help in securing flights before flydubai hijacking - report
'This is how we win': US counterterrorism chief on Iran, Hamas and Trump’s 'will to act'
Bennett, top Israeli chiefs hold event for retired NSC head
Meir Ben-Shabbat spent four years as the government's national security adviser and as the head of the National Security Council.
Sinai warning level lowered for Israelis after a decade of high alert
Sinai has remained a popular tourist destination for Israelis ever since it was returned to Egypt during the peace accords in 1979, with a steady rise in visitors since 2016.
The wild world of the Mossad in Sudan - analysis
Could normalization between Israel and Sudan endangered by internal Israeli rivalries?
National Security Council convenes committee for gender mainstreaming
The committee includes Arab and ultra-Orthodox representatives, as well as the head of Forum Dvorah that works to increase female representation in national security and foreign policy.
Government warns Israelis against travel in Mideast amid Iran threat
The National Security Council pointed to recent threats by Iranian officials, as well as the targeting of the Israeli embassy in New Delhi in January.
Anne Neuberger, Biden's Jewish pick for cybersecurity adviser - Politico
According to two people familiar with the plans, Biden plans to name Neuberger as deputy national security adviser for cybersecurity in the incoming NSC, Politico reported.
Bolton's book under criminal investigation by Department of Justice
“Ambassador Bolton emphatically rejects any claim that he acted improperly, let alone criminally, in connection with the publication of his book,” Bolton’s lawyer Charles J. Cooper said.
Israeli, Russian senior officials discuss efforts to combat COVID-19
Meir Ben-Shabbat and Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev held a discussion over the phone regarding efforts for combating the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
Retired IDF general raises concerns over West Bank annexation
Amidror compared the "Deal of the Century" to previous deals signed by Israel and expressed his opinion of the planned annexation from a security point of view.
Meir Ben-Shabbat makes decisions under pressure, with lives on the line
The National Security Council head shuns the spotlight but his impact is vast.