National security

NATO would be 'more formidable' with US control of Greenland, Trump says

"The United States needs Greenland for the purpose of National Security. It is vital for the Golden Dome that we are building. NATO should be leading the way for us to get it," Trump wrote.

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters, on his return from Detroit, Michigan, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, January 13, 2026.
 Attendees examine a Uvision Hero-400 loitering munition at the Mistral Group, Inc. booth at Special Operations Forces (SOF) Week for defense companies, in Tampa, Florida, US, May 7, 2024.

Strategic autonomy in an unstable world is no longer optional - opinion

STEM education is a national security issue

Israel’s security depends on tech education - opinion

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025.

America First: Israel’s relevance is earned through value, not history - opinion


How to counter lone wolf attacks - opinion

The role of the Israel Police in the national agenda must be strengthened and enlarged as part of finding a new balance between defending the nation’s borders and building up internal resilience. 

 POLICE OFFICERS at the scene of a shooting and stabbing attack in Jerusalem’s Old City last November.

Hulata in Bahrain: ‘Nuclear Iran will destroy world non-proliferation regime’

"Should Iran achieve its nuclear ambitions, the region as we know it will be no longer."

Iranian flag flies in front of the UN office building, housing IAEA headquarters, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Vienna, Austria, May 24, 2021.

Google and Amazon workers condemn Israel's Project Nimbus

Cloud-based Cybersecurity project "Nimbus" was awarded to Google and Amazon last April, beating out bids from Microsoft, Oracle, and IBM.

BDS MOVEMENT supporters protest outside the Tel Aviv venue of the Eurovision Song Contest final, in May 2019.

Bennett White House visit likely postponed to September

Israel, US national security advisors discuss Iran, regional issues.

Naftali Bennett gives a speech on June 6, 2021.

President Herzog and PM Bennett hold first working meeting

The initial foci of the two leaders' discussion were the security and economic challenges facing the country.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett meets President Isaac Herzog for their first working meeting since taking office, Monday, July 12, 2021.

Bennett taps senior Mossad officer Hulata as national security adviser

Hulata, 45, served as the head of the Mossad’s Department of Strategic and Political Planning and its Technology Department.

Dr. Eyal Hulata, the new national security adviser.

National Security Council head Meir Ben Shabbat to end term in August

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett thanked Ben Shabbat for his service as the head of the National Security Council, noting his contribution to Israel's national security.

Israeli National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat, who led the Israeli delegation, speaks during a visit to Rabat, Morocco, December 22, 2020.

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.

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

Bennett considering Yair Naveh as next national security adviser

Naveh, 63, was the highest-ranking religious Zionist in the IDF. He was the head of the IDF's Home Front Command and Central Command, before serving as deputy chief of staff in 2010-2014.

THEN-IDF DEPUTY CHIEF Maj.-Gen. Yair Naveh speaks during the seventh annual International INSS Conference in Tel Aviv, last year.

New Knesset FADC gets first briefing on Iran, intelligence

Orna Barbivai, the new Foreign Affairs Defense Committee chair, wasted no time asserting an oversight role in the national security arena.

MK Orna Barbivai speaks at the Plenum Hall at the Knesset, on May 20, 2019