Strategic Assessment

On April 6-10, 2008, Israel conducted a national exercise to examine the home front’s preparedness for war. The exercise, “Turning Point 2,” was defined as “the largest of its kind” ever held in Israel and was to be based on the main lessons learned from the deficiencies of the Second Lebanon War as far as the civilian front is concerned. The most important of these lessons was the need to establish a National Emergency Authority (NEA) as the body entrusted with integrating and coordinating the activities of the many entities assigned to manage challenges faced by the civilian front during an enemy attack (as well as other major disasters, such as earthquakes or incidents that incur heavy casualties).