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*Brig. Gen. (ret.) [[Dani Arditi]] December 2007-April 2009.
 
*Brig. Gen. (ret.) [[Dani Arditi]] December 2007-April 2009.
 
*Dr [[Uzi Arad]] April 2009-March 2011.
 
*Dr [[Uzi Arad]] April 2009-March 2011.
*[[Yaakov Amidror]] -to date.<ref name="head">[http://www.nsc.gov.il/NSCWeb/TemplatesEnglish/NSCHeadsEN.aspx Council Chairman], nsc.gov.il, accessed 16 July 2013.</ref>
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*[[Yaakov Amidror]] 2011.<ref name="head">[http://www.nsc.gov.il/NSCWeb/TemplatesEnglish/NSCHeadsEN.aspx Council Chairman], nsc.gov.il, accessed 16 July 2013.</ref>-2013
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*[[Yossi Cohen]] 2013-<ref>Barak Ravid, [http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/.premium-1.542877 The odd appointment of Netanyahu's new national security adviser], ''Haaretz'', 22 October 2013.</ref>
  
 
===Foreign Policy Division===
 
===Foreign Policy Division===
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===Security Policy Division===
 
===Security Policy Division===
 
The Security Policy Division of the National Security Council coordinates the handling of those aspects of security that are connected with national security.<ref name="Security">[http://www.nsc.gov.il/NSCWeb/TemplatesEnglish/SecurityPolicyEN.aspx Security Policy Division], nsc.gov.il, accessed 16 July 2013.</ref>
 
The Security Policy Division of the National Security Council coordinates the handling of those aspects of security that are connected with national security.<ref name="Security">[http://www.nsc.gov.il/NSCWeb/TemplatesEnglish/SecurityPolicyEN.aspx Security Policy Division], nsc.gov.il, accessed 16 July 2013.</ref>
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===Strategic Issues Division===
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The webpage for this division states laconically "The division engages in the state of Israel's strategic issues."<ref name="strategic">[http://www.nsc.gov.il/NSCWeb/TemplatesEnglish/StrategicIssuesEN.aspx Strategic Issues Division], nsc.gov.il, accessed 16 July 2013.</ref>
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===Counter-Terrorism Bureau===
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The [[Counter-Terrorism Bureau (Israel)|Counter-Terrorism Bureau]] was founded in in 1996 to co-ordinate all bodies working in the field.<ref name="terror">[http://www.nsc.gov.il/NSCWeb/TemplatesEnglish/CounterTerrorismEN.aspx Counter Terrorism Bureau], nsc.gov.il, accessed 16 July 2013.</ref>
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===Economic Advisor===
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The Economic Advisor assists other divisions with economic analysis.<ref name="Economic">[http://www.nsc.gov.il/NSCWeb/TemplatesEnglish/EconomicAdvisorEN.aspx Economic Advisor], nsc.gov.il, accessed 16 July 2013.</ref>
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===Legal Advisor===
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The NSC's legal bureau oversees the the legal aspects of its work. One aspect of this is the legal aspect of terrorist finance.<ref name="legal">[http://www.nsc.gov.il/NSCWeb/TemplatesEnglish/JudicialAdvisorEN.aspx Legal Advisor], nsc.gov.il, accessed 16 July 2013.</ref>
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==External resources==
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*[http://www.cablegatesearch.net/cable.php?id=07TELAVIV2636 Israeli Ngo Sues Terrorists, Ties Up Pa Money], US Embassy Tel Aviv, 30 August 2007, published by Wikileaks, 1 September 2011.
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==

Latest revision as of 22:16, 22 August 2013

The National Security Council is the Prime Minister and the Government’s staff forum for advising on national security issues. The NSC is located near the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem.[1]

The National Security Council (NSC) was established in March 1999 on the basis of Government Resolution No. 4889, and on July 29, 2008, it acquired a legislative basis in the National Security Council Law.[1]

Structure and Personnel

The Head of the National Security Council and the National Security Advisor

Foreign Policy Division

The National Security Council’s Foreign Policy Division is in charge of planning, integration and coordination of policy on major issues of national security. Key areas include policy towards the Palestinians, neighboring countries, regional and global powers, and energy security.[4]

Security Policy Division

The Security Policy Division of the National Security Council coordinates the handling of those aspects of security that are connected with national security.[5]

Strategic Issues Division

The webpage for this division states laconically "The division engages in the state of Israel's strategic issues."[6]

Counter-Terrorism Bureau

The Counter-Terrorism Bureau was founded in in 1996 to co-ordinate all bodies working in the field.[7]

Economic Advisor

The Economic Advisor assists other divisions with economic analysis.[8]

Legal Advisor

The NSC's legal bureau oversees the the legal aspects of its work. One aspect of this is the legal aspect of terrorist finance.[9]

External resources

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 About Us, nsc.gov.il, accessed 16 July 2013.
  2. Council Chairman, nsc.gov.il, accessed 16 July 2013.
  3. Barak Ravid, The odd appointment of Netanyahu's new national security adviser, Haaretz, 22 October 2013.
  4. Foreign Policy Division, nsc.gov.il, accessed 16 July 2013.
  5. Security Policy Division, nsc.gov.il, accessed 16 July 2013.
  6. Strategic Issues Division, nsc.gov.il, accessed 16 July 2013.
  7. Counter Terrorism Bureau, nsc.gov.il, accessed 16 July 2013.
  8. Economic Advisor, nsc.gov.il, accessed 16 July 2013.