Tag: Meir Ben-Shabbat
How and when will Israeli hostages be released?
Hamas and other terrorist groups hold some 240 captives taken during the bloody atrocities of Oct. 7. As the IDF continues its operation in the Gaza Strip to defeat Hamas and free the hostages, their...
Israel’s national security adviser to resign in August
Israeli National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat informed Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Wednesday that he will be stepping down at the end of August.
Ben-Shabbat, who has served in the position for four years, acceded...
Bennett considers longtime general Amos Yadlin for national security adviser
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennet is interested in appointing former Military Intelligence Chief Maj. Gen. (ret.) Amos Yadlin to serve as the country’s national security adviser, Channel 13 said in a report aired on Monday evening.
He...
Israel urges US to stay out of situation in Jerusalem
Israel is pushing back against concerns from the Biden administration over the escalating situation in Jerusalem with it reportedly urging the United States not to intervene.
On Sunday, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke...
Biden’s top security advisor tells Israeli counterpart that he hopes to build on Abraham...
U.S. National Security Advisor talked on the phone with his Israeli counterpart, Meir Ben-Shabbat, on Saturday, according to the National Security Council.
Sullivan “reaffirmed President Biden’s unwavering commitment to Israel’s security and expressed appreciation for...
Netanyahu, US National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien meet in Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Sunday in Jerusalem with U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien, who was in the city for a series of meetings with Israeli officials to discuss regional and...
Jerusalem, Manama seal ‘diplomatic, peaceful, friendly’ relations
Israeli National Security Council head Meir Ben-Shabbat and Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani on Sunday signed a joint communique on the establishment of “diplomatic, peaceful and friendly” relations between Jerusalem and...
US National Security Advisor O’Brien meets with Israeli counterpart at White House
U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien met with his Israeli counterpart, Meir Ben-Shabbat, at the White House on Wednesday to discuss the Iranian threat and other issues.
The two “reaffirmed the special relationship and unbreakable...