Netanyahu prepares to strengthen role of security cabinet

Draft legislation would have the select group make war-related decisions without the need for full cabinet’s knowledge or approval By Times of Israel staff Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right), Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan (center) and Intelligence and Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz (left) during a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem in 2016, file photo (Amit Shabi/POOL/Flash90) The…