{"id":28066,"date":"2026-02-28T00:08:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T20:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghodsnama.com\/palinfo_en\/63758411492775549460\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T00:08:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T20:38:52","slug":"63758411492775549460","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ghodsnama.com\/palinfo_en\/63758411492775549460\/","title":{"rendered":"The Role of Military Intelligence in Israel&#8217;s Political Landscape"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udca0 The Role of Military Intelligence in Israel&#8217;s Political Landscape<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd36 In a recent interview on the program &#8216;The Confidential Session&#8217; aired on Al-Qahera News, former Egyptian ambassador Aatif Salem Said Al-Ahl delved into the intricate relationship between military and political institutions within the Israeli regime. He revealed the hidden decision-making mechanisms operating in Tel Aviv, emphasizing that while there appears to be a separation between military and political factions, a structural integration actually exists between these entities.<\/p>\n<p>Al-Ahl referred to the concept of a &#8216;political kitchen,&#8217; first established by David Ben-Gurion, the founder of the occupying regime. This mechanism serves to convene senior military and civilian officials in an informal setting to meticulously discuss sensitive issues and negotiations before final decisions are made. The former ambassador highlighted that this consultative framework has persisted through subsequent governments, notably during the premierships of Yitzhak Rabin and Yitzhak Shamir.<\/p>\n<p>He pointed out that multiple &#8216;kitchens&#8217; operate within Israel, tasked with the weekly analysis of current affairs and the provision of expert political insights to the cabinet. In a significant part of his remarks, Al-Ahl identified the &#8216;Military Intelligence Service&#8217; as the most crucial and influential military body in Israel, stating that it plays a central role in delivering foundational reports and data to the political echelon. This agency serves as the ultimate authority in instances of disagreement among other security agencies, such as the Mossad (foreign intelligence) or the Shin Bet (internal security).The Egyptian diplomat also discussed the role of the &#8216;Military Secretary&#8217; who is responsible for direct coordination between security agencies and political leaders. He cited General Roman Hoffman as an example currently fulfilling this sensitive role in the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acting as the primary liaison between the military and the Prime Minister.<\/p>\n<p>\u270d Palestinian Information Center<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd0e Occupied Palestine News<br \/>\n@ghodsnama<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent interview on the program &#8216;The Confidential Session&#8217; aired on Al-Qahera News, former Egyptian ambassador Aatif Salem Said Al-Ahl delved into the intricate relationship between military and political institutions within the Israeli regime. He revealed the hidden decision-making mechanisms operating in Tel Aviv, emphasizing that while there appears to be a separation between military and political factions, a structural integration actually exists between these entities.<\/p>\n<p>Al-Ahl referred to the concept of a &#8216;political kitchen,&#8217; first established by David Ben-Gurion, the founder of the occupying regime. This mechanism serves to convene senior military and civilian officials in an informal setting to meticulously discuss sensitive issues and negotiations before final decisions are made. The former ambassador highlighted that this consultative framework has persisted through subsequent governments, notably during the premierships of Yitzhak Rabin and Yitzhak Shamir.<\/p>\n<p>He pointed out that multiple &#8216;kitchens&#8217; operate within Israel, tasked with the weekly analysis of current affairs and the provision of expert political insights to the cabinet. In a significant part of his remarks, Al-Ahl identified the &#8216;Military Intelligence Service&#8217; as the most crucial and influential military body in Israel, stating that it plays a central role in delivering foundational reports and data to the political echelon. This agency serves as the ultimate authority in instances of disagreement among other security agencies, such as the Mossad (foreign intelligence) or the Shin Bet (internal security).The Egyptian diplomat also discussed the role of the &#8216;Military Secretary&#8217; who is responsible for direct coordination between security agencies and political leaders. He cited General Roman Hoffman as an example currently fulfilling this sensitive role in the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acting as the primary liaison between the military and the Prime Minister.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":620,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-palestine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ghodsnama.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28066","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ghodsnama.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ghodsnama.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ghodsnama.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/620"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ghodsnama.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28066"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ghodsnama.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28066\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ghodsnama.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ghodsnama.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ghodsnama.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}