JERUSALEM - Israel's National Security Council chair Uzi Arad stepped down on March 6 after two years in the post, a statement from the prime minister's office said on March 7.
Arad, who was seen as an influential advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is stepping down before a replacement has been named.
Israeli media has reported that he could be replaced by Yaakov Amidror, a reserve major general who formerly headed the Israel Defence Forces' research and assessment division and is considered a military hawk.
Amidror opposed Israel's unilateral withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and has in recent years called for the reoccupation of entire areas of the coastal enclave.
Israel's National Security Council, created in 1999, includes 20 advisers from various backgrounds who are charged with drafting reports on potential government security policy but lack any decision-making power.
Arad, who announced he was stepping down in February, had been mentioned as a possible nominee to become Israel's ambassador to London, but has since said he plans to return to academia.
Arad, who was seen as an influential advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is stepping down before a replacement has been named.
Israeli media has reported that he could be replaced by Yaakov Amidror, a reserve major general who formerly headed the Israel Defence Forces' research and assessment division and is considered a military hawk.
Amidror opposed Israel's unilateral withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and has in recent years called for the reoccupation of entire areas of the coastal enclave.
Israel's National Security Council, created in 1999, includes 20 advisers from various backgrounds who are charged with drafting reports on potential government security policy but lack any decision-making power.
Arad, who announced he was stepping down in February, had been mentioned as a possible nominee to become Israel's ambassador to London, but has since said he plans to return to academia.
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