Defense Minister of Israel

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The Defense Minister of Israel is the senior government official responsible for overseeing the Israel Defense Forces and shaping the country’s defense and military policy.

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Surface form Occurrences
Minister of Defense of Israel 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cabinet position
government office
appointedBy Government of Israel NERFINISHED
Prime Minister of Israel NERFINISHED
collaboratesWith Minister of Finance (Israel) NERFINISHED
Minister of Foreign Affairs (Israel) NERFINISHED
Minister of National Security (Israel) NERFINISHED
Prime Minister of Israel on security matters
confirmedBy Knesset NERFINISHED
country State of Israel NERFINISHED
createdBy Provisional Government of Israel NERFINISHED
domain military affairs
national defense
strategic security planning
hasAuthorityOver Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces NERFINISHED
hasHadNotableOfficeHolder Ariel Sharon NERFINISHED
Benny Gantz NERFINISHED
David Ben-Gurion NERFINISHED
Ehud Barak NERFINISHED
Moshe Dayan NERFINISHED
Yitzhak Rabin NERFINISHED
Yoav Gallant NERFINISHED
inception 1948
isCabinetRank senior
jurisdiction Israel NERFINISHED
legalBasis Basic Law: The Government (Israel) NERFINISHED
Israeli defense regulations and government decisions
memberOf Government of Israel NERFINISHED
Israeli Security Cabinet NERFINISHED
nativeLabel שר הביטחון NERFINISHED
nativeNameLanguage hebrew
officeHolderRole chief defense policymaker of Israel
civilian authority over the Israel Defense Forces
head of the defense establishment of Israel
oversees Israel Defense Forces NERFINISHED
Ministry of Defense (Israel) NERFINISHED
participatesIn Israeli war cabinet (during wartime, when formed)
national security decision‑making of Israel
partOf Cabinet of Israel NERFINISHED
reportsTo Government of Israel collectively
Prime Minister of Israel NERFINISHED
residence Tel Aviv (de facto office location of Ministry of Defense) NERFINISHED
responsibleFor defense budget of Israel
defense policy of Israel
home front defense policy (in coordination with other ministries)
military intelligence policy oversight
military strategy of Israel
oversight of Israeli arms industry
procurement of weapons for Israel Defense Forces
seat Kirya military headquarters, Tel Aviv NERFINISHED
style Minister of Defense NERFINISHED

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HaAvoda hasHeldOffice Defense Minister of Israel
Israeli Ministry of Defense hasMinister Defense Minister of Israel
this entity surface form: Minister of Defense of Israel
Naftali Bennett officeHeld Defense Minister of Israel
this entity surface form: Minister of Defense of Israel
Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces nominatedBy Defense Minister of Israel
this entity surface form: Minister of Defense of Israel
Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces reportsTo Defense Minister of Israel
this entity surface form: Minister of Defense of Israel
Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories reportsTo Defense Minister of Israel
this entity surface form: Minister of Defense of Israel