Israel's National Security Council Staff to Be Required to Undergo Polygraph Testing
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Israel's Cabinet Committee on Security Affairs will likely approve a mandate requiring all National Security Council employees to undergo polygraph testing to obtain necessary security clearances, despite Shin Bet's resource concerns.
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- Israel's Cabinet Committee on Security Affairs will discuss polygraph mandates for NSC staff on Wednesday.
- NSC employees lacked required security clearance, including polygraph, blocking access to intelligence.
- Shin Bet oversees polygraph testing but raised concerns over resource and personnel limitations.
- Despite reservations, Shin Bet chief David Zini approved the polygraph requirement.
- The policy aims to ensure all NSC staff can access classified intelligence materials.
The Israeli Cabinet Committee on Security Affairs is set to convene on Wednesday to discuss and likely approve a request from Shmuel Ben Ezra, head of the National Security Council (NSC), to mandate polygraph tests for all NSC employees. This move comes after professional-level NSC staff were denied access to intelligence materials due to lacking the necessary security clearance, which includes passing a polygraph examination. The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) is responsible for administering the polygraph tests. Although Shin Bet's professional teams expressed reservations about the requirement, citing resource and personnel constraints, Shin Bet chief David Zini ultimately approved Ben Ezra's request.
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