Strategic Assessment

Although the Home Front Law has been brewing in the Knesset for a long time, it has encountered numerous obstacles in the legislative process and is caught between different sectors with conflicting views as to what the law should encompass and where its emphasis should lie. The recent fire in the Carmel Forest demonstrated yet once more Israel’s limited deployment potential for extreme emergency cases. The purpose of this article is to argue the necessity of the law, analyze what should be included among its central components, and propose a framework for those responsible for the preparedness of the civilian front.