National security council

Israelis, Jews abroad face heightened terror threat as High Holy Days near, NSC warns

The National Security Council warned that Iran and its proxies remain the leading global terror threat to Israelis and Jews, while stressing that no new travel warnings were issued.

Passengers at the Ben Gurion International airport near Tel Aviv, August 23, 2026.
SHMUEL BEN-EZRA.

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

 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


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.

Anne Neuberger

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.

United States President Donald Trump pictured next to Former United States National Security Advisor John Bolton.

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.

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.

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.

Amidror

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.

NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL head Meir Ben-Shabbat attends a state audit committee meeting at the Knesset in 2018

Israel not ready for second wave of coronavirus - NSC advisor

'There are no critical tools that allow us to manage the plague safely, and to prevent a new outbreak'

A Tel Aviv pub re-opens after nearly two months of being closed during the Coronavirus outbreak

'Coronavirus hotel' guests report poor conditions, suicide attempts

The poor conditions leading to the severe mental distress is reported by the "guests" quarantined in the hotels.

Members of the hotel staff wear protective gear while serving food at the Dan Panorama Hotel in Tel Aviv.

White House quietly trims dozens of national security experts

White House adviser Robert O’Brien denied that his downsizing of the National Security Council was an effort to dismantle what Trump has called the “deep state.”

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks as National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien listens in the Oval Office in December.

A man who knew presidents

Norman Bailey and his wife, Barbara, made aliya in 2011.

Norman and Barbara Bailey

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

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

Meir Ben-Shabbat