National Security College (Israel)

For other uses, see National Security College (disambiguation).
MABAL opening ceremony, 1963

The National Security College (Hebrew: המכללה לביטחון לאומי, romanized: haMichlala l'Bitachon Leumi, variously abbreviated as MBL, MABL, MBAL, MABAL), also translated as the National Defense College, is a military education institution in Israel intended to provide education on the foundations of national security at an academic level in political and social issues. The college is intended for senior members of the all branches of the Israeli security forces.

The decision to establish the college was made by the cabinet in 1962 and it was opened in October 1963 with Colonel Uzi Narkiss as its head[1][2] but in 1966 a committee was established to analyze whether the existence of the college is justified in view of the difficult economic situation.[3] It was decided that the college failed to efficiently address the stated goals and it was decided to close it in 1967.[4] It was decided to reopen it in 1977.[5][6]

In 1991 all military colleges, including MABAL, were merged into IDF Military Colleges under the General Staff.[7]

In 2006 the college started to accept student from foreign militaries. [citation needed]

The College has contacts with Moscow State Institute of International Relations.[8]

  1. ^ ארכיון צה"ל מברך את המכללה לביטחון לאומי (מב"ל) במלאת 50 שנה להקמתה (15 באוקטובר 1963). [The IDF Archives congratulates the National Security College (MBL) on the 50th anniversary of its establishment ], Israeli Defence Forces archive
  2. ^ "Israel to Establish National Security College". Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle. June 7, 1963. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Israel’s National Defense College Under Examination for Existence", Jewish Telegraph Agency, July 6, 1966
  4. ^ Eli Landau [he] "The National Security College: To Close or Not To Close ?", Maariv, June 14, 1966
  5. ^ "The National Security College will be reopened next year", Maariv, February 23, 1975
  6. ^ "The National Security College Reopens", Maariv, September 2, 1977
  7. ^ על אודות המכללות הצבאיות
  8. ^ "Israeli National Security College Students at MGIMO"