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Gidi Grinstein at “Security Strip” Radio Show

Posted in Home Front, National Security, tagged , , , on November 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

In an interview on Army Radio this week, President of the Reut Institute Gidi Grinstein explained that “In order to face national emergencies, such as a natural disaster, Israel must mobilize its society into a ‘Civil Resilience Network’

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The Community Centers in Israel – Hubs of the Civil Resilience Network

Posted in Home Front, National Security, tagged , , , , on November 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Speaking at the Sderot Conference, Avinoam Armoni suggested that in addition to the State’s efforts to turn the local authorities into the “building blocks” of the home front, it is also necessary to mobilize the resources and capacities of civilians – such as community center workers – that have a first-hand contact with the local [...]

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Reut Presents Civilian Resilience at Sderot

Posted in About Reut, Home Front, tagged , , , on November 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Today, the Reut Institute is presenting a document entitled: “Civil Resilience Network: A Conceptual Framework for Israel’s Local & National Resilience” at the Sderot Conference on Social Issues. The document was written in cooperation with the Israeli Trauma Coalition and will be presented at the panel entitled – Me, the Home Front and the Next [...]

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The US Government’s National Preparedness Month – a Model for Israel?

Posted in Home Front, tagged , , , , on November 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

September 2009 was the 6th annual National Preparedness Month in the US, which is sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and endorsed by President Obama, who “has made preparedness a top priority… to ensure a more resilient Nation.”

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Culture of Preparedness in Israeli Society

Posted in Home Front, tagged , , , on November 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Last month, an old man fell unconscious on a street in Tel Aviv. His life was saved thanks to the quick reaction by a security officer working nearby who performed resuscitation using his building’s electric resuscitation machine.  Although this may be a singular incident, it can also be viewed as an example for best practice of [...]

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Is the Business Sector in Israel Ready for Emergencies?

Posted in Home Front, tagged , , , on November 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »

In the face of the security instability, the possibility of strong earthquakes or Tsunami waves hitting Israel’s shores poses a real challenge for both the public and private sectors in Israeli society. In order to fully tap into the resources of the business sector, a ‘Culture of Preparedness’ must become an integral part of its [...]

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The Media discusses Reut’s Resilience Network Study

Posted in Home Front, National Security, tagged , , , , on September 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »

The Jerusalem Post yesterday featured an article about the recent Reut and ITC’s (NYC UJA funded) policy paper on Israel’s local and national resilience. The article, Home Front Risks Collapse in the Next War, presented the Resilience Network as the main strategy identified by our study for securing the functioning home front during emergencies.

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Resilience Network – Confronting Swine Flu

Posted in Home Front, National Security, tagged , , , , , , on September 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Government officials recently discussed the required measures in the case of swine flue turning into a national epidemic. It was decided that in the case of 25% of the population being infected and not being able to attend work, the responsibility to deal with the epidemic will shift from the Ministry of Health to the [...]

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A Resilience Network Can Improve Israel’s Preparedness for Times of Crisis

Posted in Home Front, tagged , , , , on September 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »

A major earthquake in Israel would lead to the collapse of thousands of buildings. Moreover, between 80 to 90 percent of civilians trapped underneath the rubble would be rescued by the local population (rather than official units from the Home Front Command.) This is due to the difficulty of these units reaching all the different [...]

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Tri-Sectoral Encounters at the ‘Community Resilience’ Conference

Posted in Home Front, National Security, tagged , , , , , , on June 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The conference ‘Community Resilience – the Strength of the Community Dealing with Long-Term Crises’ took place last week and dealt primarily with the issue of emergency preparedness for the Israeli Home Front as well as discussing several models for Resilience Centers.

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