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The Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee (Hebrew: ועדת חוץ וביטחון) is a permanent Knesset committee which oversees key Foreign and Defense areas, including the drafting of legislation, supervision over related government ministries and the approval of their budgests. It is regarded as one of two most important committees (the other being the Finance Committee). The Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) is the chair of the North Atlantic Council, the supreme decision-making organisation of the defence alliance. ... Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (right) and Jan Peter Balkenende Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (left) and Colin Powell Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (legally Jakob Gijsbert de Hoop Scheffer) (born April 3, 1948) is a Dutch politician who is the 11th NATO Secretary General. ... June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hebrew redirects here. ... The modern Knesset building, Israels parliament, in Jerusalem Though similar-sounding, Beit Knesset (×‘×™×ª ×›× ×¡×ª) literally means House of Assembly, and refers to a synagogue. ... A committee is a (relatively) small group that can serve one of several functions: Governance: in organizations too large for all the members to participate in decisions affecting the organization as a whole, a committee (such as a Board of Directors) is given the power to make decisions. ... Foreign relations of Israel deals with some of the following issues: In addition to seeking an end to hostilities with Arab forces, against which it has fought five wars since 1948, Israel has given high priority to gaining wide acceptance as a sovereign state with an important international role. ... The Israeli Security Forces (ISF) are several organizations collectively responsible for Israels security. ... The Cabinet of Israel is a formal body comprised of government officials chosen and led by a Prime Minister. ...

Activity

The majority of the committee's activity takes place in its subcommittees, while the committee as a whole largely serves as a media stage for top defense decisionmakers. The committee approves extensive subcommittee-drafted delegeted legislation in areas of defense, emergency preparedness, emergency recruitment of human resources, Shabak special operations, allocation of emergency equipment, the deployment of the Home Front, and other security and intelligence related tasks. The committee is presented with summaries by the top decisionmakers in areas of foreign affairs, defense, and intelligence, including by the Prime Minister, the Foreign Affairs Minister, the Minister of Defense, and the heads of Mossad, Shabak, and Aman. The committee's chair, who reports on much of the country's defense activities, is considered one of the most senior figures in the Security Forces and subsequently, it is one of the most sought after positions in the Knesset. The committee's plenary sessions are secret and the meetings of some of its subcommittees are are top secret. Consequently, its protocols remain largely unpublished. After repeated instances in which the contents of meetings were leaked, its members became obliged to sign a secrecy affidavit. The media has limited access to committee meetings (at selected occasions) and no access to that of its subcommittees. The government is obligated to bring to the approval of the committee various emergency activities, including ones related to or that are likely to result in war. The committee also undertakes personal hearings for key defense and State decisionmakers as well as hearings for appreciable defense projects. Delegated legislation (sometimes referred to as secondary legislation or subordinate legislation) is law made by ministers under powers given to them by parliamentary acts (primary legislation) in order to implement and administer the requirements of the acts. ... A survivalist is a person who anticipates a potential disruption in the continuity of local, regional or worldwide society, and takes steps to survive in the resulting unpredictable situation. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not include all significant viewpoints. ... In strategic planning, a resource-allocation decision is a plan for using available resources, especially in the near term, to achieve goals for the future. ... The Prime Minister of Israel (Hebrew: ×¨××© ×”×ž×ž×©×œ×”, Rosh HaMemshala, lit. ... Foreign Affair Ministers of Israel, 1948-present Moshe Sharett 1948-1956 Golda Meir 1956-1966 Abba Eban 1966-1974 Yigal Allon 1974-1977 Moshe Dayan 1977-1979 Menachem Begin 1979-1980 Yitzhak Shamir 1980-1986 Shimon Peres 1986-1988 Moshe Arens 1988-1990 David Levy 1990-1992 Shimon Peres 1992... Defense Ministers of Israel, 1948-present Categories: | | ... For the Haganah branch responsible for clandestine Jewish immigration into the British Mandate of Palestine, see Mossad Lealiyah Bet (Hebrew: ×”×ž×•×¡×“ ×œ×ž×•×“×™×¢×™×Ÿ ×•×œ×ª×¤×§×™×“×™× ×ž×™×•×—×“×™×, The Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations) is the Israeli intelligence agency, often referred to as Mossad (in English: The Institute). ... Aman badge Aman (××ž×Ÿ) is the Hebrew abbreviation for the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) Directorate of Military Intelligence (××’×£ ×”×ž×•×“×™×¢×™×Ÿ), Israels central, overarching military intelligence. ... The Israeli Security Forces (ISF) are several organizations collectively responsible for Israels security. ... Plenary session is a term often used in conferences to define the part of the conference when all members of all parties are in attendance. ... A military secret is secret information that is purposely not made available to the general public (and hence to any enemy) by the military in order to gain an advantage, not reveal a weakness, avoid embarrassment, or to help in propaganda efforts. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A leak in political and news circles is a release to the public of secret or confidential information without official authorisation, and without acknowledgement of the source of the leak. ... An affidavit is a formal sworn statement of fact, written down, signed, and witnessed (as to the veracity of the signature) by a taker of oaths, such as a notary public. ... In law, a hearing is a proceeding before a court or other decisionmaking body or officer. ...

Members, 2006

Chair: Tzachi Hanegbi (Kadima)
Ami Ayalon (Labour)
Ephraim Eitam (National Union-Mafdal)
Yossi Beilin (Meretz-Yachad)
Shlomo Benizri (Shas)
Shlomo Breznitz (Kadima)
Amira Dotan (Kadima)
Zvi Hendel (National Union-Mafdal)
Matan Vilnai (Labour)
Israel Hasson (Israel Beytenu)
Danny Yatom (Labour)
Avraham Ravitz (United Torah Judaism)
Yuval Steinitz (Likud)
Otniel Schneller (Kadima)
Moshe Sharoni (Gil)
Avigdor Liberman (Israel Beytenu)

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Ruhama Avraham (Kadima)
Binyamin Elon (National Union-Mafdal)
Moshe Gafni (Degel HaTorah)
Nissim Zeev (Shas)
Esterina Tratman (Israel Beytenu)
Avigdor Itzchaky (Kadima)
Ran Cohen (Meretz-Yachad)
Limor Livnat (Likud)
Ephraim Sneh (Labour)
Natan Sharansky (Likud)

Unlisted ^[1]

Benjamin Netanyahu (Likud)
Shimon Peres (Kadima)

^ Former prime ministers currently in the Knesset also sit on the committee, but are not listed as members.

Subcommittees

Subcommittee for Legislation
Subcommittee for Foreign Affairs and Publicity
Subcommittee for Intelligence and Secret Services
Subcommittee for Personnel in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)

Subcommittee for Security Perception
Subcommittee for the State of Alert and Field Security
Subcommittee for the Examination of Home-Front Readiness

Overseen bodies

The Prime Minister's Office, including Mossad and Shabak
The Ministry of Defense, including the IDF, the Malmab (Ministry's security arm), and the military industries and development bodies

The Foreign Ministry
The National Security Council
The Ministry of Public Security and the Police (on security matters)

External links

Official site

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