以色列国家情报文化和对COVID-19的反应

ISRAELI NATIONALINTELLIGENCE CULTURE ANDTHE RESPONSE TO COVID-19ITAI SHAPIRANOVEMBER 12,2020COMMENTARYMore than 2,600 Israelis(in a country with a population of around 9 million people)have already died from COVID-19.The government is now beginning to ease the lockdowns implemented after a second wave tore through the country.Restrictions are hard to enforce.Israel has a dedicated“coronavirus government cabinet,”but decisions are made underdramatic political pressure.The Israeli intelligence community plays an active role in the fight against the pandemic.It analyzes the infection trendsof Israeli civilians and recommends necessary national measures,provides surveillance over infected individuals,andeven produces and provides necessary medical equipment.By contrast,the American intelligence agencies have playeda different role in its countrys pandemic response.The intelligence community has broadened its traditional scope toinclude medical threats,or as the director of national intelligence has said,its focus will be“directed to the geopolitical