Meir Ben-Shabbat

What’s next for Gilad Erdan after his high-profile return from the UN?

Former Israeli ambassador Gilad Erdan joins the Misgav Institute for National Security, the leading center for diplomacy and international cooperation.

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Gilad Erdan speaks to delegates after a voting on a US ceasefire resolution for the Gaza war during a UN Security Council meeting
THEN-NATIONAL security adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat, heading an Israeli delegation, delivers a statement upon arrival in Bahrain, in 2020.

Israel needs creative maneuvering to ensure regional security - opinion

Recent developments raise questions about an Israeli grand strategy - clearheaded thinking and devotion to Zionist and Jewish goals are needed.

|ByDAVID M. WEINBERG
Former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen with then-Mossad director Yossi Cohen at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, Israel on October 15, 2015

Netanyahu's most trusted security advisors oppose judicial reform - analysis

The 12 former NSC chiefs sent out a public letter requesting that Netanyahu slow the judicial overhaul train and allow for more open national negotiations with the opposition.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
(L-R) Incoming NSC head Dr. Eyal Hulata, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and retired NSC head Meir Ben-Shabbat posing at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem.

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.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

'Salam, Shalom': UAE newspaper higlights similarities between countries

On Monday, Israeli and American officials flew to Abu Dhabi to meet with UAE officials in friendship, and to discuss further details within the agreement.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat, U.S. President's senior adviser Jared Kushner and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of United Arab Emirates Anwar Gargash hold a meeting in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates August 31, 2020.

In pictures: History made with flight from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi

Pictures from the historic first flight between Israel and the United Arab Emirates on August 31, 2020.

AUGUST 31, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Meir Ben-Shabbat, Robert O'Brien and Jared Kushner board El Al airliner to UAE

El Al chosen to carry out first commercial flight from Israel to UAE

While there was media speculation that the airline would fly over Saudi Arabia, El Al rejected the report.

AUGUST 27, 2020ByCELIA JEAN
An Israeli flag is seen on the first of Israel's El Al Airlines order of 16 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner jets, as it lands at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv

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.

JULY 4, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Russian President Vladimir Putin wearing protective gear walks at a hospital for patients infected with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the outskirts of Moscow, Russia March 24, 2020.

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.

MAY 28, 2020ByHERB KEINON
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL head Meir Ben-Shabbat attends a state audit committee meeting at the Knesset in 2018

UN Advisor Mladenov 'urgently heads' to Cairo to deescalate situation

The National Security Advisor Meir Ben Shabbat updated security cabinet members on Tuesday Hamas told Egypt that it is not interested in an escalation, Channel 13 reported.

NOVEMBER 13, 2019ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Nickolay Mladenov (C), the United Nations Secretary-General Special Representative to the Middle East, looks at Israeli soldiers during his visit to the West Bank city of Hebron November 4, 2015.

Ben-Shabbat to replace Molcho as PM's special diplomatic envoy

Ben-Shabbat is a veteran of the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency).

DECEMBER 23, 2017ByHERB KEINON
Meir Ben-Shabbat

Meir Ben Shabbat appointed new National Security Advisor

Ben-Shabbat, who has held the position informally since August, spent 28 years working for the Shin Bet, including as the head of its southern division, which is responsible for the Gaza Strip.

NOVEMBER 12, 2017ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
The Knesset building

Netanyahu: Israel holds Hamas responsible for all attacks from Gaza

Netanyahu also warned against Iran encroaching at its northern borders.

NOVEMBER 12, 2017ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a cabinet meeting

Netanyahu names new head of Israel's National Security Council

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

AUGUST 13, 2017ByHERB KEINON
Meir Ben-Shabbat