The cabinet approves the appointment of Meir Ben-Shabbat as the new national security adviser, a position vacant since 2015.
Ben-Shabbat, a former senior official in the Shin Bet security service, assumed the position in August.
At the weekly cabinet meeting, Netanyahu hails Ben-Shabbat for his “sharpness of mind, his rich experience, the clarity in which he presents matters… he doesn’t whitewash, he states his opinion in the clearest manner, bluntly.”
Yossi Cohen, who currently leads the Mossad intelligence agency, served as national security adviser from 2013 to 2015. When he left, the position was left empty.
Yaakov Nagel served as acting national security adviser from 2015 until March of this year, leaving the position for personal reasons. He was replaced on an interim basis by Eitan Ben-David.
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