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Ministry of Defense (Israel)

Israeli governmental ministry responsible for military and national defense matters

Ministry of Defense (Israel)

Israeli governmental ministry responsible for military and national defense matters

FieldValue
agency_nameMinistry of Defense
nativenameמשרד הביטחון
seal[[File:MisradHabitahonSymbol.svg160px]]
pictureMatcal Tower, Tel Aviv-Yafo, 2009.jpg
picture_captionMinistry of Defense headquarters
formed1948
jurisdictionGovernment of Israel
budget56 billion New Shekel
headquartersMatcal Tower, HaKirya, Tel Aviv
coordinates
minister1_nameIsrael Katz
minister1_pfoMinister of Defense
website
Minister of Defence flag

The Ministry of Defense (, acronym: ) of the government of Israel, is the governmental department responsible for defending the State of Israel from internal and external military threats. Its political head is the defense minister of Israel, and its offices are located in HaKirya, Tel Aviv.

The Ministry of Defense oversees most of the Israeli security forces, including the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Military Industries (IMI), and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).

The ministry was established when the British Mandate of Palestine ended, and the British Army departed Palestine and the State of Israel was formed. This ended the rag-tag militia units during British rule and gave way to the formal defense of the Jewish state.

Minister of Defense ==

The defense minister of Israel (, Sar HaBitahon, lit. Minister of Security) heads the ministry. The post is considered to be the second most important position in the Israeli cabinet, and usually has a deputy minister. The defense minister is also a permanent member of the Security Cabinet.

Due to the great importance of the defense portfolio, prime ministers have often held the position in addition to their prime ministerial duties; eight of the twenty defense ministers to date were also serving prime ministers. Six of them (Moshe Dayan, Yitzhak Rabin, Ehud Barak, Shaul Mofaz, Moshe Ya'alon and Benny Gantz) are also former Chiefs of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces.

Amongst the duties of the post, defense ministers can request administrative detention. Because of the intensive work and the tension between the political echelon to the military echelon, frequently disagreements and difference of opinion are created between the defense minister and the chief of staff.

List of ministers

#MinisterPartyGovernmentsTerm startTerm endNotes
1David Ben-GurionMapaiMapai}}P, 1, 2, 3, 414 May 194826 January 1954
2Pinhas LavonMapaiMapai}}526 January 195421 February 1955
–David Ben-GurionMapaiMapai}}5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 1021 February 195526 June 1963
3Levi EshkolMapai, AlignmentIsraeli Labor Party}}11, 12, 1326 June 19635 June 1967
4Moshe DayanRafi, Labor Party, AlignmentIsraeli Labor Party}}13, 14, 15, 165 June 19673 June 1974
5Shimon PeresAlignmentIsraeli Labor Party}}173 June 197420 June 1977
6Ezer WeizmanLikudLikud}}1820 June 197728 May 1980
7Menachem BeginLikudLikud}}1828 May 19805 August 1981
8Ariel SharonLikudLikud}}195 August 198114 February 1983
–Menachem BeginLikudLikud}}1914 February 198323 February 1983
9Moshe ArensLikudLikud}}19, 2023 February 198313 September 1984
10Yitzhak RabinAlignmentIsraeli Labor Party}}21, 22, 2313 September 198415 March 1990
11Yitzhak ShamirLikudLikud}}2315 March 199011 June 1990
–Moshe ArensLikudLikud}}2411 June 199013 July 1992
–Yitzhak RabinLabor PartyIsraeli Labor Party}}2513 July 19924 November 1995
–Shimon PeresLabor PartyIsraeli Labor Party}}25, 264 November 199518 June 1996
12Yitzhak MordechaiLikudLikud}}2718 June 199625 January 1999
–Moshe ArensLikudLikud}}2727 January 19996 July 1999
13Ehud BarakOne Israel286 July 19997 March 2001
14Binyamin Ben-EliezerLabor PartyIsraeli Labor Party}}297 March 20012 November 2002
15Shaul MofazLikudLikud}}29, 304 November 20024 May 2006
16Amir PeretzLabor PartyIsraeli Labor Party}}314 May 200618 June 2007
–Ehud BarakLabor Party, IndependenceIsraeli Labor Party}}31, 3218 June 200718 March 2013
17Moshe Ya'alonLikudLikud}}33, 3418 March 201322 May 2016
–Benjamin NetanyahuLikudLikud}}3422 May 201630 May 2016
18Avigdor LiebermanYisrael BeiteinuYisrael Beiteinu}}3430 May 2016url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-jewish-home-anger-netanyahu-says-hell-reappoint-deputy-defense-minister/title=After Jewish Home anger, Netanyahu says he'll reappoint deputy defense ministeraccess-date=18 November 2018language=en-USwork=The Times of Israelauthor=Raoul Wootliffdate=18 November 2018}}
19Benjamin NetanyahuLikudLikud}}3418 November 20188 November 2019
20Naftali BennettNew RightNew Right (Israel)}}348 November 201917 May 2020
21Benny GantzBlue and WhiteBlue and White (political alliance)}}35, 3617 May 202029 December 2022
22Yoav GallantLikudLikud}}3729 December 20225 November 2024
23Israel KatzLikudLikud}}375 November 2024

Deputy ministers

#MinisterPartyGovernmentsTerm startTerm end
1Shimon PeresMapai9, 10, 11, 1221 December 195925 May 1965
2Zvi DinsteinAlignment1317 January 19665 June 1967
3Mordechai TziporiLikud18, 1928 June 197710 October 1983
4Michael DekelLikud21, 223 December 198521 November 1988
5Ovadia EliLikud248 July 199113 July 1992
6Mordechai GurLabor Party254 August 199216 July 1995
7Ori OrrLabor Party2627 November 199518 June 1996
8Silvan ShalomLikud279 July 19976 July 1999
9Efraim SnehOne Israel285 August 19997 March 2001
10Dalia Rabin-PelossofLabor Party297 March 20011 August 2002
11Weizman ShiryLabor Party2912 August 20022 November 2002
12Ze'ev BoimLikud
Kadima305 March 200318 January 2006
–Efraim SnehLabor Party3130 October 200618 June 2007
13Matan VilnaiLabor Party31, 322 July 200718 January 2011
14Danny DanonLikud3318 March 201315 July 2014
15Eli Ben-DahanThe Jewish Home3419 May 20153 October 2019
16Alon SchusterBlue and White3628 June 202129 December 2022

Directors General

Ministry Of Defense
#Director GeneralTerm startTerm end
1Levi Eshkol19481948
2Eliezer Peri19481949
3Pinchas Sapir19491951
419511952
5Shimon Peres19521959
6Asher Ben-Natan19591965
719651970
819701972
919721975
1019751978
1119781981
1219811982
1319821983
1419831986
15David Ivry19861996
1619961999
17Amos Yaron19992005
1820052006
19Gabi Ashkenazi20062007
2020072010
21Ehud Shani20102013
22Dan Harel20132016
23Udi Adam20162020
24Amir Eshel20202023
25Eyal Zamir20232025
–Itamar Graff (acting)20252025
26Amir Baram2025present

Structure

  • Home Front Defense Ministry, headed by the deputy defense minister
  • Israeli National Emergency Authority, Rahel
  • Administration for the Development of Weapons and Technological Infrastructure, Maf'at
  • Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, Matpash
  • Director of Security of the Defense Establishment, Malmab
  • Defense Establishment Comptroller Unit
  • Defense Political Branch, Abtam
  • SIBATInternational Defense Cooperation Directorate, Sibat ()
  • Computer and Management information systems, Malam – Data Processing Center
  • Logistics Operations and properties Branch, Emun
  • Defense Social branch
  • Department of Defense Export Control, Api
  • Tank program Directorate
  • Procurement and Production Directorate, Manhar
  • Emergency management, Melakh
  • Ombudsman for soldiers, Nakhal
  • Fund and Unit for Discharged Soldiers
  • Department of Families and Remembrance
  • Disabled Rehabilitation Division

Notes

References

References

  1. "Homepage".
  2. Raoul Wootliff. (18 November 2018). "After Jewish Home anger, Netanyahu says he'll reappoint deputy defense minister". [[The Times of Israel]].
  3. "Israel's Netanyahu will take over defence job for now after minister resigns -spokesman".
  4. (16 November 2018). "Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu takes over defence job as coalition falters".
  5. "Current Knesset Members".
  6. "האגף לייצוא ביטחוני (סיבט)".
  7. "SIBAT- International Defense Cooperation".
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