Security Cabinet of Israel

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The Security Cabinet of Israel is a select forum of senior government ministers responsible for making key decisions on national security, defense, and foreign policy matters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government cabinet committee
national security council-type body
alsoKnownAs Inner Cabinet
Israeli Security Cabinet
Ministerial Committee on National Security Affairs
canAuthorize covert operations with strategic impact
emergency measures under security threat
large-scale IDF operations
canEstablish ad hoc ministerial subcommittees on security issues
chairedBy Prime Minister of Israel
country State of Israel
linked to: Israel
decisionMakingProcess collective responsibility of participating ministers
hasCharacteristic decisions often implemented by Israel Defense Forces
deliberations are classified
meets frequently in times of crisis
smaller than the full cabinet
includesMember Minister of Defense of Israel
linked to: Minister of Defence

Minister of Finance of Israel
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel
Minister of National Security of Israel
other selected senior ministers
jurisdiction Israel
language Hebrew
legalBasis Basic Law: The Government (Israel)
meetsAt Prime Minister’s Office, Jerusalem
membershipDeterminedBy Prime Minister of Israel
oversees Israel Defense Forces at political level
Mossad at political level
Shin Bet at political level
other Israeli intelligence agencies at political level
partOf Government of Israel
politicalSystem parliamentary democracy of Israel
primaryFunction coordinating defense and foreign policy in security matters
formulating Israel’s security doctrine at ministerial level
relatedBody National Security Council of Israel
full Cabinet of Israel
reportsTo full Cabinet of Israel
responsibleFor approving sensitive diplomatic initiatives related to security
approving war-related decisions
authorizing major military operations
defense policy
foreign policy in security matters
intelligence oversight at ministerial level
national security policy
scope strategic and highly sensitive security issues
subjectTo Israeli law and Basic Laws
oversight by Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
subordinateTo Prime Minister of Israel

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Government of Israel includesBody Security Cabinet of Israel
subject linked to: government of Israel
Ministry of National Security of Israel collaboratesWith National Security Council (Israel)
linked to: Security Cabinet of Israel
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel memberOf Security Cabinet of Israel
Finance Minister of Israel memberOf Security Cabinet of Israel
Security Cabinet of Israel alsoKnownAs Israeli Security Cabinet
linked to: Security Cabinet of Israel
Security Cabinet of Israel relatedBody National Security Council of Israel
linked to: Security Cabinet of Israel
Minister of Education (Israel) memberOf Security Cabinet of Israel
subject linked to: Minister of Education
Minister of Communications of Israel memberOf Israeli Cabinet
linked to: Security Cabinet of Israel
Minister without Portfolio of Israel memberOf Security Cabinet of Israel
Minister of Agriculture of Israel memberOf Security Cabinet of Israel
Minister of Housing and Construction of Israel memberOf Security Cabinet of Israel
Minister of Trade and Industry of Israel memberOf Security-political cabinet of Israel
linked to: Security Cabinet of Israel
Minister of National Security (Israel) memberOf Security Cabinet of Israel
subject linked to: Minister of National Security