https://www.jns.org/author/meir-ben-shabbat Meir Ben Shabbat is head of the Misgav Institute for Zionist Strategy & National Security, in Jerusalem. He served as Israel’s national security advisor and head of the National Security Council between 2017 and 2021. Prior to that, for 25 years he held senior positions in the Israel Security Agency (Shabak). en-US Thu, 13 Nov 2025 12:47:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/analysis/israels-rafah-test-could-show-path-to-toppling-hamas 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f44a1b000e Thu, 13 Nov 2025 12:47:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/analysis/israels-rafah-test-could-show-path-to-toppling-hamas https://www.jns.org/opinion/meir-ben-shabbat/the-hezbollahization-of-gaza 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f4851d0050 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:05:21 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/meir-ben-shabbat/the-hezbollahization-of-gaza https://www.jns.org/opinion/meir-ben-shabbat/iran-knows-this-war-will-cost-it-some-of-its-proxies 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f47d4800a9 Sun, 04 Aug 2024 07:30:25 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/meir-ben-shabbat/iran-knows-this-war-will-cost-it-some-of-its-proxies https://www.jns.org/analysis/the-imperative-of-preventing-the-gazafication-of-jenin 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f44a180055 Fri, 05 Jul 2024 09:29:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/analysis/the-imperative-of-preventing-the-gazafication-of-jenin https://www.jns.org/analysis/decisive-victory-over-hamas-will-impact-hezbollah-as-well 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f44a18004e Mon, 24 Jun 2024 05:09:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/analysis/decisive-victory-over-hamas-will-impact-hezbollah-as-well https://www.jns.org/analysis/rafah-operation-must-take-place-even-in-defiance-of-the-us 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f44a180023 Tue, 30 Apr 2024 09:22:40 GMT https://www.jns.org/analysis/rafah-operation-must-take-place-even-in-defiance-of-the-us https://www.jns.org/analysis/irans-attack-has-left-it-vulnerable 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f44a18001a Tue, 16 Apr 2024 11:38:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/analysis/irans-attack-has-left-it-vulnerable https://www.jns.org/opinion/meir-ben-shabbat/israel-must-act-wisely-as-key-moment-arrives-in-gaza-war 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f47971002d Sun, 03 Mar 2024 08:45:38 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/meir-ben-shabbat/israel-must-act-wisely-as-key-moment-arrives-in-gaza-war https://www.jns.org/opinion/meir-ben-shabbat/without-total-victory-there-can-be-no-new-regional-order 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f47970004d Mon, 12 Feb 2024 10:12:53 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/meir-ben-shabbat/without-total-victory-there-can-be-no-new-regional-order https://www.jns.org/opinion/meir-ben-shabbat/state-of-war-should-continue-until-tunnels-are-destroyed 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f4796e008d Mon, 01 Jan 2024 10:18:39 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/meir-ben-shabbat/state-of-war-should-continue-until-tunnels-are-destroyed