“It is sad to learn that the NSC has now asked for advice on strengthening national resilience. This is not something that is built in a day, it requires long-term planning,” says Col. (res.) Dr. Reuven Gal, who served as deputy head of the National Security Council during the second intifada and is currently a senior research fellow at the Samuel Neaman Institute for National Policy Research at the Technion.
“History teaches us that in moments of crisis you need a leader who is highly trusted and knows how to provide a sense of security. This is not the situation now in Israel, and the NSC cannot solve it.”