Defense Minister of Israel

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cabinet position government office

The Defense Minister of Israel is the senior government official responsible for overseeing the Israel Defense Forces and shaping the country’s defense and military policy.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Minister of Defense of Israel	11
Defense Minister of Israel canonical	1
Israeli Minister of Defense (formal authority)	1
Minister of Defense (Ehud Barak)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11619092 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Defense Minister of Israel
Context triple: [HaAvoda, hasHeldOffice, Defense Minister of Israel]

A. Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces
The Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces is the highest-ranking military officer in Israel, responsible for commanding all branches of the IDF and overseeing the country’s overall defense strategy and military operations.
B. Minister of National Security of Israel
The Minister of National Security of Israel is the cabinet official responsible for overseeing the country’s internal security, including police, public order, and related law enforcement agencies.
C. Minister of the Interior of Israel
The Minister of the Interior of Israel is the cabinet official responsible for internal affairs including local government, population registry, immigration, and public security administration within the country.
D. Minister of Defense of Jordan
The Minister of Defense of Jordan is the senior government official responsible for overseeing the country’s defense policy, armed forces, and military affairs.
E. Minister of Police of Israel
The Minister of Police of Israel was the cabinet-level official responsible for overseeing the country's police force and internal law enforcement policy.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Defense Minister of Israel
Target entity description: The Defense Minister of Israel is the senior government official responsible for overseeing the Israel Defense Forces and shaping the country’s defense and military policy.

A. Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces
The Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces is the highest-ranking military officer in Israel, responsible for commanding all branches of the IDF and overseeing the country’s overall defense strategy and military operations.
B. Minister of National Security of Israel
The Minister of National Security of Israel is the cabinet official responsible for overseeing the country’s internal security, including police, public order, and related law enforcement agencies.
C. Minister of the Interior of Israel
The Minister of the Interior of Israel is the cabinet official responsible for internal affairs including local government, population registry, immigration, and public security administration within the country.
D. Minister of Defense of Jordan
The Minister of Defense of Jordan is the senior government official responsible for overseeing the country’s defense policy, armed forces, and military affairs.
E. Minister of Police of Israel
The Minister of Police of Israel was the cabinet-level official responsible for overseeing the country's police force and internal law enforcement policy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cabinet position ⓘ government office ⓘ
appointedBy	Government of Israel ⓘ linked to: government of Israel Prime Minister of Israel ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Minister of Finance (Israel) ⓘ linked to: Finance Minister of Israel Minister of Foreign Affairs (Israel) ⓘ linked to: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel Minister of National Security (Israel) ⓘ linked to: Minister of National Security of Israel Prime Minister of Israel on security matters ⓘ
confirmedBy	Knesset ⓘ
country	State of Israel ⓘ linked to: Israel
createdBy	Provisional Government of Israel ⓘ
domain	military affairs ⓘ national defense ⓘ strategic security planning ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces ⓘ linked to: Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces
hasHadNotableOfficeHolder	Ariel Sharon ⓘ Benny Gantz ⓘ David Ben-Gurion ⓘ Ehud Barak ⓘ Moshe Dayan ⓘ Yitzhak Rabin ⓘ Yoav Gallant ⓘ
inception	1948 ⓘ
isCabinetRank	senior ⓘ
jurisdiction	Israel ⓘ
legalBasis	Basic Law: The Government (Israel) ⓘ linked to: Basic Law: The Government Israeli defense regulations and government decisions ⓘ
memberOf	Government of Israel ⓘ linked to: government of Israel Israeli Security Cabinet ⓘ linked to: Security Cabinet of Israel
nativeLabel	שר הביטחון ⓘ
nativeNameLanguage	hebrew ⓘ
officeHolderRole	chief defense policymaker of Israel ⓘ civilian authority over the Israel Defense Forces ⓘ head of the defense establishment of Israel ⓘ
oversees	Israel Defense Forces ⓘ Ministry of Defense (Israel) ⓘ linked to: Israeli Ministry of Defense
participatesIn	Israeli war cabinet (during wartime, when formed) ⓘ national security decision‑making of Israel ⓘ
partOf	Cabinet of Israel ⓘ linked to: Israeli Cabinet
reportsTo	Government of Israel collectively ⓘ Prime Minister of Israel ⓘ
residence	Tel Aviv (de facto office location of Ministry of Defense) ⓘ
responsibleFor	defense budget of Israel ⓘ defense policy of Israel ⓘ home front defense policy (in coordination with other ministries) ⓘ military intelligence policy oversight ⓘ military strategy of Israel ⓘ oversight of Israeli arms industry ⓘ procurement of weapons for Israel Defense Forces ⓘ
seat	Kirya military headquarters, Tel Aviv ⓘ linked to: HaKirya (IDF headquarters area)
style	Minister of Defense ⓘ linked to: Minister of Defence

How these facts were elicited