Tag: Security Cabinet of Israel

The Shin Bet operates under the purview of the Knesset Foreign and Security Committee and the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee.

"Hezbollah is simply Iran's arm in Lebanon against Israel."

Smotrich's partners at the top have been absorbing some of the fire that has been trained on him, and have largely supported Smotrich.

The decision to remove Shaked and Bennett from their posts comes two days before the first meeting of the political-security cabinet in more than a month.

Media reports have suggested in recent weeks that the main reason Netanyahu is not assembling his cabinet has to do with Bennett's vehement attacks on the PM/DM's security policy.

Bennett, 46, aspired to become Defense Minister after the last elections. He still aspires to it, and sees himself as the natural leader of the entire national camp – not only of the knitted yarmulkes.

'It is unacceptable that Israel Police be made to obtain authorization from the Palestinians for every new security measure.'

Despite repeated requests by the settlers, Netanyahu refused to promise that tenders would be released in the next construction beat in September, because of his agreement with the Trump Administration. New construction plans are approved four times a year.

Bennett was behind the popular notion that the Netanyahu security cabinet was unaware of the tunnel threat.

Erdan even said that "the blood of the murdered is on Zuckerberg's hands," and called for a citizen's rebellion against Facebook.

A Friday Channel 1 News poll gives Bennett's party 14 seats in a new election, with Likud shrinking from 30 to 27 seats, Labor chopped down from 24 to 11, and Lieberman gaining 2, from 6 to 8 seats.

Defense Minister Ya'alon was in the habit, during security cabinet meetings, of forcing officers to remain silent if their views did not match his own.

Israeli government announced new security measures in response to increase in terrorism.

PM Netanyahu announces at Security Cabinet that Israel will fight Arab violence regardless of where and how attacks take place.

Israel's Security Cabinet classifies Duma arson as "terror attack," creates ministerial counter terror committee.