Military Secretary to the Prime Minister
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The Military Secretary to the Prime Minister (Hebrew: המזכיר הצבאי של ראש הממשלה, HaMazkir HaTzva'i Shel Rosh HaMemshala), is the senior military adviser to the Prime Minister of Israel on military and national security issues. As a member of the Military Staff, the position is privy to most products of the Israeli Intelligence Community. The position's current incumbent is Major General Avi Gil.
History
Earlier Military Secretaries held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel (Hebrew: סגן אלוף). In later years, Major-General's (Hebrew: אלוף) and Brigadier Generals (Hebrew: תת-אלוף) have served in the position.
Position's influence
It has been suggested that the raising of status of the Military Secretary has resulted in military considerations unduly weighing upon Israel's national security policy at the expense of other considerations. It has been additionally suggested[by whom?] that to remedy this, the position of Military Secretary ought to be held by a lower rank. Critics of this view have suggested that the Military Secretary's influence follows that of other positions, namely, the National Security Council and the National Security Advisor.[1]
List of Military Secretaries
Name | Tenure | Notes |
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Lt. Colonel Nehemiah Argov | 1948–1957 | Did not serve in 1954–55[citation needed] |
Maj. General Chaim Ben-David | 1957–1963 | |
Brig. General Yisrael Lior | 1963–1974 | |
Brig. General Efraim Poran | 1974–1981 | |
Brig. General Azriel Nevo | 1981–1993 | |
Maj. General Danny Yatom | 1993–1996 | |
Maj. General Zeev Livne | 1996–1997 | |
Maj. General Gadi Eisenkot | 1999–2001 | |
Maj. General Moshe Kaplinsky | 2001–2002 | |
Maj. General Yoav Galant | 2002–2005 | |
Maj. General Gadi Shamni | 2005–2007 | |
Maj. General Meir Kalifi | 2007–2009 | |
Maj. General Yohanan Locker | 2010–2012 | [2] |
Maj. General Eyal Zamir | 2012–2015 | |
Brigadier General Eliezer Toledano [1] | 2015–2018 | |
Brigadier General Avi Blut[3] | 2018-2021 | |
Maj. General Avi Gil | 2021- | Incumbent |
References
- ^ Haviv Rettig Gur (6 January 2014). "Inside Israel's White House: How Netanyahu runs the country". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ^ IAF Brig.-Gen. Yohanan Locker announced as PM's new military secretary[permanent dead link], Jerusalem Post, 24 December 2009
- ^ Anna Ahronheim, Netanyahu appoints Col. Avi Blot as new military secretary, The Jerusalem Post, July 17, 2018.
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