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The National Security Council (NSC) was established in March of 1999 following Government Resolution 4889, and serves as the central body responsible for coordination, integration, analysis and monitoring in the field of national security.
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| Background |
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The National Security Council (NSC) is the Prime Minister's and the Government's staff forum in the field of national security, deriving its authority from the Government and operating in accordance with directives issued by the Prime Minister. The offices of the head of the National Security Council and the staffs of the Foreign Policy Division, the Security Division and the Legal Advisor have been located since the end of December 2006 in the Prime Minister’s office in Jerusalem. The remaining staffs of the National Security Council as and the Counter-Terrorism Bureau headquarters are based in the National Security Council facility in Ramat Hasharon.
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| Basis for the National Security Council's Operations
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- Article 7 of the Government Law of 2001 states that "the Government will have an staff, established by the Prime Minister, to provide professional consulting in the fields of national security; the Prime Minister is authorized to entrust the staff with additional consulting fields."
- Government Resolution 4889, dated March 7th 1999, established the National Security Council. The Government resolution specified, among others, that:
- The objective of the NSC is to serve as a centralized advisory body to the Prime Minister and the Government regarding issues of national security.
- The NSC derives its authority from the Government and operates in accordance with directives issued by the Prime Minister.
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| Head of the National Security Council and National Security Advisor |
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The National Security Council is part of the Prime Minister's Office and reports to him directly about issues related to national security. General (reserves) David Ivri was the first to be appointed National Security Advisor and Head of the National Security Council. Currently, the serving Head of the National Security Council and National Security Advisor is Mr. Ilan Mizrahi, formerly the Deputy Chief of the Mossad.
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| NSC Roles:
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The roles of the National Security Council, as stipulated in the Government Resolution, are as follows:
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To hold senior council forums for the Prime Minister and the Government regarding issues of national security.
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To coordinate integrative assessments of processes and trends in all aspects of national security.
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To direct integrative staff operations between offices and authorities dealing with national security in order to increase coordination and integration between them.
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To prepare for deliberations by the government, ministerial committee for national security and the Prime Minister.
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To advise the government on policies relating to national security.
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To plan, based on a long-term perspective, national security components, with the assistance of existing planning bodies in State offices and organizations dealing with national security.
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To follow up and provide updates regarding activities and implementation of resolutions related to national security.
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To maintain coordination and cooperation with parallel national security authorities in selected countries.
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