"Commanders for Israel's Security" (CIS, he, מפקדים למען ביטחון ישראל) is an Israeli movement of ex-senior security officials (

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Mossad Mossad ( , ), ; ar, الموساد, al-Mōsād, ; , short for ( he, המוסד למודיעין ולתפקידים מיוחדים, links=no), meaning 'Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations'. is the national intelligence agency ...

, Shin Bet and Israel Police), that was founded in October 2014, and aims to promote a regional political-security initiative to resolve the

Israeli–Palestinian conflict The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is one of the world's most enduring conflicts, beginning in the mid-20th century. Various attempts have been made to resolve the conflict as part of the Israeli–Palestinian peace process, alongside other ef ...

, and to normalize relations with moderate Arab states. The movement is non-partisan but promotes a political goal. The organization was established by a private and spontaneous initiative, in which a number of senior reserve officers who called on the Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to adopt the Arab Peace Initiative as a basis for political negotiations and security, and to advance the peace process. Among members of the movement, are former IDF Chief of Staff Dan Halutz, former Directors of Mossad Zvi Zamir,

Shabtai Shavit Shabtai Shavit ( he, שבתי שביט; born 17 July 1939) is a former director general of the Israeli Mossad from 1989 to 1996. Biography Shavit first joined the Israeli Navy, where he later went on to serve in the Sayeret Matkal. From 1978 to ...

Danny Yatom Danny Yatom ( he, דני יתום, born 15 March 1945) is a former Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Labor. In 1996–1998, Yatom was head of the Mossad and between 1999 and 2001, he served as Prime Minister Ehud Barak ...

and

Meir Dagan Aluf (Major General) Meir Dagan ( he, מאיר דגן; 30 January 1945 – 17 March 2016) was an Israel Defense Forces Major General (reserve) and Director of the Mossad. Personal life and education Meir Huberman (later Dagan) was born on a tr ...

, former Head of the Shin Bet Ami Ayalon, former Air Force Commanders

Amos Lapidot Aluf Amos Lapidot ( he, עמוס לפידות; &lrm); (1934 – November 20, 2019) was an Israeli fighter pilot who served as the tenth Commander of the Israeli Air Force, a position he held from 1982 to 1987. From 1998 to 2001 he was the Pre ...

and Avihu Ben-Nun, and former Police Commissioners Herzl Shafir, Yaakov Turner and

Assaf Hefetz Assaf Hefetz ( he, אסף חפץ; born 1944) was commissioner of the Israeli Police. Biography Hefetz was drafted into the Israeli Defense Forces in 1962. He volunteered as a paratrooper in the Paratroopers Brigade. He served as a soldier and a ...

, and many others.

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In February 2015, members of the group expressed criticism of Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to address a joint session of the U.S. Congress, which was arranged without the engagement of U.S. President Barack Obama and his administration. The organization, which includes over 200 retired officers, protested that Netanyahu's speech would damage the relationship between Israel and the United States, Israel's foremost ally. Amnon Reshef, the group's director general, addressing Netanyahu's intent to address concerns about a nuclear Iran, stated, "The way to stop a nuclear Iran is by strengthening ties between countries, between the US and Israel, between Israel and the international community. You can't hide the divide with the Americans and we can't be complacent about it. We believe that this thing is a clear and present danger to the security of Israel." Netanyahu's former commander when he was in the IDF, Amiram Levin, notes that Netanyahu should understand the target is "Tehran, not Washington." Netanyahu's Likud party dismissed the criticism it said came from a group of "leftists."Former Israeli security commanders: Netanyahu speech will bring Iran closer to the bomb
''The Jerusalem Post'', 1 March 2015

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