Commanders for Israel's Security

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In this critical year, Commanders for Israel's Security will employ the unequaled expertise and prestige of its approximately 600 retired IDF Generals and other senior security professionals to shape public opinion to support policies and potential leaders that reverse the disastrous direction of the current coalition.  

It is launching a major campaign – "Security First" - that seeks to inform Israelis about the critical decision they must make. It argues that the Israeli leadership must work to integrate Israel into a regional coalition that will ensure that Israelis, Palestinians, and the citizens of Middle East nations live together in security, peace and prosperity. And that, in this context, it must pursue a policy of civil separation from the Palestinians, a set of moves designed as a critical and practical step towards a future permanent accord, enhancing Palestinian self-determination and empowerment, and improved mutual confidence. 

Through more than 10,000,000 planned social media impressions, a public relations program and public events the campaign will:

• Enhance public openness to – and support of – policies contra those of the current government
• Approach the public with a narrative based on security, responsibility and common sense.
• Help bring together a varied coalition, of people from the left, center, soft right, concerned citizens, security buffs, who support the notion of peace and security through regional integration and civil separation 
• Create an environment where CIS and its pragmatic policy prescriptions come to be identified as "responsible mainstream," and not "radical left."
• Recognizing that direct pressure on the government is futile, the focus is on creating a public atmosphere that impedes continued annexation 
• Educate the public and leaders regarding the opportunity of integration in a regional coalition
• Assist in the formation of a broad public coalition in support of regional integration and civil separation

Your donation will enable the continuation of our activities and help advance the movement's vision and goals .

For payment via credit card  through the P.E.F. Israel Endowment Funds visit https://pefisrael.org/charity/acharay-lashalom/ and click the Donate Now button.

For wire transfer, deposit to: “Commanders for the Security of Israel,”
Account Number – 130204902,  Branch 198 (Afeka Branch), Discount Bank (Bank number: 11).

Commanders for Israel’s Security is a non-partisan movement of over 550 former senior officers and officials of the IDF, Mossad, Shin Bet (internal security), Israel Police and Foreign Service, committed to the Zionist vision of a secure, democratic Israel with a solid Jewish majority for generations, in the spirit of the Declaration of Independence. CIS’ hundreds of members share the view that achieving this national goal requires separation from millions of Palestinians, ultimately through a negotiated ‘two states for two peoples’ agreement and its implementation within a regional framework.

“We have two  possible paths" said CIS Chair, Major General (Res.) Matan Vilnai (former IDF Deputy Chief of Staff). "We can continue the current slide towards annexation, in pursuit of a Messianic pipe dream, leading unavoidably to a dystopian one-state, non-democratic, non-Jewish, insecure pariah reality, or we can opt to correct course and return to the Zionist vision reflected in the Declaration of Independence, pursue security and economic cooperation with the states and peoples of the region, and free Israel from control of millions of Palestinians - the only way to ensure a secure, democratic and Jewish state. The events of and since 10/7 have made this choice no longer avoidable, and at the same time have created the conditions for realizing the second – true Zionist – vision."