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."

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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

National Security Council head Tzahi Hanegbi was ousted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, stunning the country. Hanegbi demanded an investigation into October 7 in his resignation statement.

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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

Tzachi Hanegbi: Tenure as National Security Council head will end today, October 7 failures demand investigation • PM appoints NSC deputy as acting chief

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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

Arab media reports that Israel’s National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi met Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, while Israeli officials say he is in the US with Netanyahu.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

Netanyahu angers Right, ignores outposts, nods to Palestinian building

The Right holds that Palestinian building in Area C helps cement the Palestinian presence there.

JANUARY 16, 2021ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
A view shows the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the West Bank February 25, 2020.

Hanegbi: Palestinian building approvals must go to Security Cabinet

Israeli approvals for Palestinian building in Area C is rare and often sets off a storm of controversy.

JANUARY 16, 2021ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
FILE PHOTO: General view shows houses in Shvut Rachel, a West Bank Jewish settlement located close to the Jewish settlement of Shilo, near Ramallah October 6, 2016

Cornerstone laid for Geula Cohen's memorial 'cabin'

The memorial cabin will include a visitor's center with displays on Cohen's life.

DECEMBER 24, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Minister Tzachi Hanegbi speaks at the ceremony where the cornerstone of Geula's Cabin, a memorial project for Geula Cohen, is laid.

Politicians may bypass gov't, ask Knesset to legalize West Bank outposts

At issue are the fate of over 70 unauthorized fledgling communities built over the last three decades.

DECEMBER 13, 2020ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
MK Avi Dichter (Likud) and Binyamin Regional Council head Israel Ganz in the Givat Harel outpost on Sunday.

Settlers: Why is Netanyahu delaying outpost legalization?

“For the young settlements [outposts] there is only one solution: approve a government decision to authorize the communities."

DECEMBER 6, 2020ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
MK Nir Barkat (Likud) and South Hebron Hills Regional Council head Yochai Damri in the Avigail outpost in the South Hebron Hills.

Gantz supports outpost legalization, Minister tells right-wing rally

They had gathered during the government’s weekly meeting to press Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to immediately hold a vote on the matter.

NOVEMBER 29, 2020ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Higher Education Minister Ze'ev Elkin and Settlement Affairs Minister Tzachi Hanegbi of the Likud Party attend a rally supporting the legalization of outposts.

Netanyahu supports gov't vote on legalizing West Bank outposts

Hanegbi to ‘Post’: Initial list includes 69 communities

NOVEMBER 26, 2020ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Then-minister without a portfolio Tzachi Hanegbi catches the ear of then-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset in 2016.

Ministerial disconnect from Israeli society - Analysis

Hanegbi has been an MK for more than 30 years and currently enjoys a ministerial salary for an undetermined job in an overinflated government.

JULY 6, 2020ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Minister Tzachi Hanegbi

The Hanegbi affair: populism and detachment

Hanegbi said that the government was trying to balance various different needs and that it was impossible to throw endless money.

JULY 5, 2020ByHERB KEINON
Minister Tzachi Hanegbi

Likud Minister Hanegbi says complaining of hunger is 'populist bulls**t'

The minister-without-portfolio's page on Wikipedia was changed temporarily to open with the words "Tzachi Hanegbi is a corrupt, opportunistic pig."

JULY 5, 2020ByIDAN ZONSHINE
After saying that complaining of hunger is "populism" and "bullshit," Minister Tzachi Hanegbi's Wikipedia page was changed.