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Last Update: 20/01/2005 00:00 Ministers give approval, in principle, to army operation in Lebanon By Aluf Benn and Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondents The political-security cabinet, meeting Wednesday for the first time with its new Labor party members, approved in principle a military operation in Lebanon. The decision was made in response to three incidents in recent weeks, including one in which Hezbollah detonated explosive devices in the Har Dov region, killing an Israel Defense Force officer. "[Hezbollah] by its actions is trying to torpedo any progress between Israel and Abu Mazen (Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas)," Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz...

Jan. 19, 2005 18:20 | Updated Jan. 19, 2005 20:57 Security Cabinet decides to give Abbas a chance By JPOST.COM STAFF Israel will renew security ties with the PA a week after they were cut off, the National Security Cabinet decided Wednesday evening. Throughout the day, close associates of PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas met with senior Israeli officials in Jerusalem to request cooperation, Army Radio reported. Defense Minister Mofaz agreed to a Palestinian request to allow senior IDF officials from the Southern Command to meet with Palestinian security officials in order to present and coordinate security steps the Palestinians are...

A Leaky Security Cabinet 22:35 Oct 29, '03 / 3 Cheshvan 5764 (IsraelNN.com) Minister (Likud) Gideon Ezra announced to the Knesset that the Security Cabinet is rarely convened because ministers leak information. Ezra was responding to a Knesset query from MK (Labor) Matan Vilnai, who questioned why the security forum has only convened five times since the establishment of the government. After hearing the response, Vilnai stated it was an embarrassment to hear the prime minister cannot even rely on his own cabinet ministers.

More on Security Cabinet Decision Regarding Arafat 22:22 Sep 11, '03 / 14 Elul 5763 (IsraelNN.com) Minister (Shinui) Avraham Poraz was the only member of the Security Cabinet to oppose the decision in principle to “remove” Yasser Arafat. Also opposing the decision was GSS (General Security Service/Shin Bet) Avi Dichter. The careful wording of the decision did not state “expel” or “deport”, but “remove, leaving much to one’s interpretation. It was also stated that Arafat is a major “obstacle to peace”. The government at present has cleared the way for future action but it is quite clear at this...

Sep. 11, 2003 Cabinet debates Arafat expulsion By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The security Cabinet debated Thursday whether to expel Yasser Arafat, and Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said a majority of his colleagues support the initiative. However, Shalom noted that Sharon might not put the issue to a vote because the United States is not expected to approve such a far-reaching decision. Sharon has vetoed the idea in the past because of Washington's disapproval. "We are in a situation in which [US] approval for this, in case we asked for it, would be almost impossible to obtain," Shalom told Israel Army...

The security cabinet met at 11 P.M. Wednesday, at the request of Defense Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer, in order to discuss Israel's responses to the rising tensions on the northern border with Lebanon. An IDF soldier was moderately wounded Wednesday by fire from the militant Hezbollah group on the IDF post in Har Dov where he was stationed. The soldier was taken to Rebecca Sieff Hospital in Safed. Hezbollah repeatedly fired anti-tank rockets and missiles at IDF positions in Har Dov throughout Wednesday, the fourth day of such attacks, despite efforts made by the Lebanese government to prevent an escalation in...