Tzachi Hanegbi

Ex-NSC chief Tzachi Hanegbi slams haredi draft bill, warns it endangers Israel’s future

"The IDF needs an additional thousand fighters," he continued. "The proposed law, as is, does not advance this goal; it enables dodging, and endangers the future of the state."

 Former National Security Council head Tzachi Hanegbi seen at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, July 14, 2025
Outgoing supreme court justice Yosef Elron, president Yitzhak Amit and Supreme court justices a ceremony for outgoing Supreme Court judge Yosef Elron, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem. September 18, 2025.

Israel cannot wait for state investigation into October 7 failures - editorial

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and National Security Council head Tzachi Hanegbi seen at a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, September 28, 2023

Netanyahu dismisses national security chief over disputes on Qatar strike, Gaza operations

NATIONAL SECURITY Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi issues a statement to the media in Tel Aviv, in late October. Just days before the October 7 attacks, he said in an interview: ‘Hamas is very, very restrained and understands the implications of further defiance.’

Where is Hanegbi? Conflicting reports cast doubts over Israel-Syria peace talks


Smotrich ignores national security plea for NIS 200m. for Arab sector

The money, which was passed by the previous government and a continuation of funding from the previous Netanyahu government, seeks to address the issue of a lack of education in the Arab sector.

 Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is seen addressing a Knesset committee meeting in Jerusalem, on July 19, 2023.

Refusing IDF service over judicial reform isn't reasonable - editorial

The protesters abhor this government’s attempts to change the judicial status quo, and their demonstrations must be allowed. But refusing to serve in the IDF is a step too far.

 Members of the security forces stand guard as people demonstrate on 'Day of Disruption' in protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his nationalist coalition government's judicial overhaul, outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, July 11, 2023.

Hanegbi: Israel’s foreign policy shaped by its battle with Iran

Iran and additional normalization deals with Arab countries such as Saudi Arabia are a top priority for Israel, Hanegbi said.

A man holds up a poster of the late Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani next to a burning Israeli flag as Iranians attend a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022

Israeli ministers at White House amid concern of US-Iran interim deal

A senior diplomatic source said that the Biden administration wants to be able to say it kept its campaign promise to return to the Iran deal.

 The White House is seen from the top of the Washington Monument April 3, 2003.

Israel slams dangerous docking of two Iranian warships in Brazil

Two Iranian warships docked in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday after Brazil granted permission despite pressure from the US to bar them.

Iranian military ship Iris Makran navigates on the coast of Rio de Janeiro as a Brazilian flag flutters in Copacabana Beach, Brazil, February 27, 2023.

Israel: 84% enrichment means it’s now or never to stop Iran

Tzachi Hanegbi: “The world now acknowledges what we have tried to explain for so many years that Iran’s efforts are not for civilian use.”

 An Iranian missile is displayed during a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran April 29, 2022.

Jake Sullivan expected to visit Israel soon - report

The Biden administration is concerned about the new government's policy on Palestinians and the settlements in the West Bank.

 US national security adviser Jake Sullivan takes part in a news briefing about the situation in Afghanistan at the White House in Washington, US, August 17, 2021.

Tzachi Hanegbi is next head of National Security Council

Netanyahu begins to decide on Likud positions.

Then-minister without a portfolio Tzachi Hanegbi catches the ear of then-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset in 2016.

The race for chairman of KKL-JNF is heating up

The nomination of a new chairman for KKL-JNF is getting mixed up with the ongoing Knesset coalition talks and Likud party politics.

KKL-JNF building in Jerusalem

Hanegbi's primary slump means end of an era at Likud - analysis

While once a rising star in the Likud, Hanegbi has been going downhill for a number of years.

Then-minister without a portfolio Tzachi Hanegbi catches the ear of then-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset in 2016.