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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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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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State-Society Partnerships as a Foundation for National Resilience

Posted in About Reut, tagged , , on July 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Earlier this month, Reut Analysts from the Communities Team attended the National Resilience workshop at ‘Emek Yezreel‘ regional training and activity center which aimed at encouraging the processes of building organizational coordination and mutual partnerships on the local level.

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Home Front Exercise – Turning Point 3: An Opportunity to test Tri-Sectoral Partnerships in Emergencies

Posted in Home Front, National Security, tagged , , , , , , , , on May 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Referring to the home front exercise that the National Emergency Authority recently launched, deputy minister of defense Matan Vilnai stated that “the exercise is a further test of the relations between the sectors [in Israel]“.

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Reut Update: National Security and the Political Process

Posted in About Reut, National Security, tagged , , , on April 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

During Pesach, we plan to update our community regarding developments in different areas of our work. This post focuses on the teams dealing with Israel’s national security and the political process with the Palestinians.

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‘Turning Point 3′: A Turning Point in Israel’s Preparedness?

Posted in Home Front, tagged , , on April 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »

This coming June, the National Emergency Agency plans to operate ‘Turning Point 3’ – a drill whose main purpose is to coordinate the military and civilian systems due to operate in times of crisis.

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Total Defense – National Resilience in Singapore

Posted in Home Front, tagged , , , , on March 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The current project of the Reut Home Front team explores the issue of National Resilience in Israel. One component of this project includes comparative research of different resilience strategies in countries such as the US, Britain, Australia, Sweden and Singapore.

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A New Brand for Sderot

Posted in Home Front, tagged , , , on January 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Last Wednesday, two Reut Analysts joined former minister and head of the ‘Home Front Preparedness Committee’, Ami Ayalon, on his visit to the south of Israel.

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Radio Interview with Gidi Grinstein on the Home Front

Posted in About Reut, National Security, tagged , on December 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

On 1st December, Gidi was interviewed by Oded Ben-Ami on the issue of ‘National Resilience’. He discussed the Reut’s most recent paper which presents a conceptual framework for victory on the home front. The paper was submitted to the Ayalon committee and presented at the Sderot conference (Hebrew). To listen the introduction click here. For [...]

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