PM Netanyahu appoints Brig.-Gen. Askal to lead National AI Directorate

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed Brig.-Gen. (res.) Erez Askal to lead Israel’s first National AI Directorate, aiming to make Israel a global AI power amid concerns of overlap with cyber au

IDF Unit 9900 Commander Brig.-Gen. Erez Askal at the Ramon GeoInt360 conference.

IDF Unit 9900 Commander Brig.-Gen. Erez Askal at the Ramon GeoInt360 conference.

(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

OCTOBER 12, 2025 20:26

Updated: OCTOBER 12, 2025 22:23