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He explained that internal high level decisions occur in four forums:
(1) The cabinet plenum comprised of all government ministers.
(2) The Ministerial Committee on Defense (MCoD) for more expedited more discreet decision-making.
(3) Informal sub-cabinet committees like the "Forum of Nine." It's a ministerial body involved with high-level security issues.
(4) Informal consultations convened by Netanyahu. The defense minister and other senior officials are involved.
Positions adopted by the Forum of Nine and informal consultations have no legal standing. They're not binding. The cabinet and MCoD go any way they wish. At the same time, consensus achieved by the Forum and ministerial consultations often sway cabinet plenum and/or MCoD decision-making.
Most sensitive is potential war on Iran. MCoD members will likely make the call, not others. Majority consensus is needed. Adding Avi Dichter as minister for homeland defense tips the balance further for war.
Freilich admits that most Israelis oppose war. At the same time, they've been brainwashed to believe an Iranian existential threat exists. They hear it repeated ad nauseam. So do Americans and Europeans.
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