National security

Mazal tov: Israel finally joined the cognitive war - opinion

The failure is not the size of the investment. The failure is treating an existential national-security responsibility as a marketing challenge that can be outsourced.

AMERICANS HAVE been drinking the anti-Israel Kool-Aid for years not knowing it was part of a well planned and executed influence campaign.
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The global war to delegitimize Israel: The war for which Israel built no shelters - opinion

Smoke rises following an Israeli strike on a metal foundry in Gaza City, July 12, 2026.

Attack, not defend: Israel's rock-solid security consensus replaces passive 'stability' - opinion

A plenum session and a vote on a bill to freeze arrests of haredi draft evaders at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, July 14, 2026.

Israel's government knew the risks of haredi draft evasion – and ignored them - opinion


Evidence deemed 'weak' against Feldstein on national security charge, judge rules

At the beginning of September, Feldstein attempted to leak the document’s contents to Israeli media in order to counter mass protests following the execution of hostages in Gaza.

  Eli Feldstein, an IDF spokesman attends the funeral of Yehuda Dimentman, in Homesh, in the West Bank, on December 17, 2021

Ben-Gvir initiates policy to regulate mosque noise level

The topic of regulating mosque speakers has been highly controversial and debated in Israel for years. 

 A view shows the Dome of the Rock on Al-Aqsa compound, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, February 20, 2024

Five members of Ben-Gvir's office investigated over unlawfully issuing firearms licenses - report

The National Security Minister denied all wrongdoings as police continue to investigate firearm license irregularities.

 National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on November 6, 2024

State Attorney's office publishes clarifications regarding indictment of PMO leak suspects

The two were "accused of deliberately creating a direct channel that bypasses the military system," the statement read.

 (L-R): Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and main suspect Eliezer Feldstein in a prison cell (illustrative)

Biden's, Trump's national security advisors discuss Israel-Hamas War, hostages

The first meeting between Sullivan and his intended successor, who will inherit a long series of crises around the world.

Illustrative image of White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan and Mike Waltz, who President-elect Trump has appointed as his national security adviser.

Netanyahu aide Eli Feldstein indicted for endangering national security

Feldstein is accused of leaking classified documents that harmed the war effort and reduced the chances of a successful hostage deal.

L-R: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Eliezer Feldstein, a suspect in the leaked PMO documents case (illustrative)

A-G to Netanyahu: Reconsider Ben-Gvir's position as national security minister

The A-G's statement comes after she represented Netanyahu against initial petitions against the hiring of Ben-Gvir.

 LEFT: Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara RIGHT: National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir

On a 101-year-old ‘Wall’ - opinion

Ze’ev Jabotinsky’s 1923 writings established a framework that continues to shape Israel’s approach to national security and coexistence.

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Knesset approves Israel's 2025 budget despite threats of opposition

The national budget for 2025 will be around NIS 607.4 billion. The government has also approved budget adjustments totaling about NIS 37 billion.

 Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. (Illustrative)

Ben-Gvir’s Chief of Staff Chanamel Dorfman raises security amid 'Level Five' threats

The rise in the minister’s chief of staff security level requires additional security personnel around Dorfman, and accompany him through the day and night.

 Chanamel Dorfman seen during a tour of Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir in Lod, April 17, 2023.