Counter-Terrorism Bureau (Israel)
The Israeli Counter-Terrorism Bureau was formed in 1996. It serves as a headquarters body for the Prime Minister, the government and its committees on counter-terrorism, and as a coordinating and organizational body between all the bodies working in the field.[1]
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Functions of the Counter-Terrorism Bureau
According to its website, the Bureau has the following functions:
- Leading the Information Combat Steering Committee
- Leading the Minister of Transportation's inter-ministerial team regarding foreign ships
- Tracking the bodies' fulfillment of relevant government decisions
- Representing Israel in the ESRIF forum
- Handling threatened Israelis abroad
- Operation of a mechanism for the research, development and assimilation of technologies to combat terror and protect the public
- Preparation and legislation regarding non-conventional terrorism
- Preparation and legislation regarding security at sea, on land and in the air
- Coordination, preparation, promotion and assimilation of projects regarding border crossings in Israel
- International cooperation regarding the fight against terror with parallel bodies abroad.[1]
The website also gives the following list of activities:
- Intelligence – improving the manner in which the state deals with the threats of international Jihad, improving the integrative intelligence picture, dealing with threats of terror against Israelis abroad, research on suicide terrorists, and defining terror threat scenarios as a basis for setting the reference threat.
- Security and protection in the sea, land and air – coordination and consulting in the field of sea and air travel in Israel and to Israel, improving the civilian security systems in the State of Israel.
- Security and defense of sensitive infrastructure – improving the State of Israel's preparedness in the field of security and defense of sensitive infrastructure.
- Non-conventional terror and mega-terror – improving response and coordination in issues related to non-conventional terror.
- Collaboration – promoting international collaboration in the field of counter-terrorism.
- Border crossings – improving and coordinating control and security checks at border crossings into Israel, in order to prevent hostile terror activities, and improve coordination and organization of land, air and sea crossing points.
- Financial infrastructure – inter-organizational and international coordination in the financial battle against terror organizations.
- Technology – improving the coordination and regulation of technology in the State of Israel for the development of technological means and capabilities to fight terror.[1]
Structure and personnel
Director of the Counter-Terrorism Bureau
- Danny Arditi c.2006[2]
- Eytan Ben-David c.2013.[1]
Counter-Terrorism Finance (CTF)
- Udi Levi CTF Director c.2006.[2]
- Uzi Shaya Israel Security Agency CTF Director c.2006. (Shin Bet representative).[2]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Counter Terrorism Bureau, nsc.gov.il, accessed 16 July 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kupperwasser's Final Assessment Of Hamas, US Embassy Tel Aviv, 24 May 2006, released by Wikileaks, 24 May 2006.
