National Security College

The National Security College (Hebrew: המכללה לביטחון לאומי, 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.

For other uses, see National Security College (disambiguation).

The decision to establish the college was made in 1962 and it was opened in October 1963,[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 closed in 1967.[2] In 1976 it was decided reopen it.[2]

In 1991 it came under the command of the Headquarters of the Military Colleges. [2]

In 1996 the college started to accept student from foreign militaries. [2]

See also

References
  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. Pini Yehezkeli, "Israel Defense Forces: National Defense College"
  3. "Israel’s National Defense College Under Examination for Existence", Jewish Telegraph Agency, July 6, 1966
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