Meir Ben-Shabbat

Mounting pressure on Iran could lead to attack on Israel, ex-national security council head warns

"The consequences of a US agreement with Iran are very severe even if they do not have an effect on Israel’s freedom of action," former national security council head Meir Ben-Shabbat explained.

|ByAVI ASHKENAZI
An Israeli Air Force fighter jet flies over central Israel amid the ongoing war between Israel, Iran and Hezbollah, March 12, 2026.
Gilad Erdan speaks to delegates after a voting on a US ceasefire resolution for the Gaza war during a UN Security Council meeting

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.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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

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