חוק אסטרטגיית הביטחון הלאומי, התשפ"ה–2025Law on National Security Strategy, 2025 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

Under the Law it is determined that the National Security Council will formulate, upon the establishment of a new government, a proposed national security and political strategy for the State of Israel to advance political and security interests in order to strengthen the national resilience of the State of Israel. The proposed national security and political strategy will address the basic assumptions regarding the political and security challenges and opportunities facing the State of Israel, and will detail the threats and challenges and their ranking, as well as the means and ways to address them, including presentation of alternatives for elaboration and any additional information required for its formulation and implementation. In addition, the formulation process will be conducted in consultation with the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Security and the security bodies, while consultation with other government ministries will be left to the discretion of the Head of the National Security Council. Any body with which consultation was held may propose an alternative to one of the components listed in the Law, and this will be included in the proposed national security and political strategy alongside the National Security Council's recommendation regarding the chosen alternative. It is further determined that the Government will approve the national security and political strategy within five months from the date of establishment of a new government, after the various alternatives and recommendations from the bodies with which consultation was held, to the extent they exist, have been presented to it, and after it has been given the opportunity to make changes to it. At the same time, the Government may decide to delegate this authority, in whole or in part, to the Ministerial Committee on National Security Affairs. The national security and political strategy will be submitted to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, and the Prime Minister or the Head of the National Security Council will present it before the Committee in a session devoted to this matter. In addition, it is determined that the national security and political strategy will be classified and prohibited from publication, although a summary of it will be published in the Official Gazette and on the Government's website.

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