Strategic Assessment

In July 2008 the Knesset passed the National Security Staff Law, which formalizes legally its status as the staff body of the prime minister and the government for national security affairs. The law, it was explained, “will make it possible to afford the decision making processes in the area of national security the normative standing it deserves.” This essay considers if and how the high hopes for the law can be reached, and what obstacles face full realization of the law’s potential.