进入21世纪的第二个十年，海洋已经成为以色列安全和幸福的重要组成部分。这个领域既承载着机遇，又面临着挑战。海洋对以色列的重要性主要体现在安全方面。以色列是一个经济孤岛，它的对外贸易基本上靠海路运输。除了严重依赖海路进出口货物外，随着以色列近海天然气的开发和地区政治环境的日趋复杂化，新的海洋安全挑战也随之出现。东地中海和邻近的红海，依旧处在动荡之中：叙利亚内战已经演变成一场有众多国家和非国家行为体参与的区域战争。考虑到海洋对以色列的重要性，考虑到沿海经济的飞速发展和日益增长的与海洋相关的安全需求，在与经济发展并存的各种需求（如保护生态系统和海洋遗产）之间谋求平衡变得至关重要。
Today，in the second decade of the 21st century，it is clear that the maritime domain constitutes a significant component of Israel’s security and wellbeing. This domain present challenges，as well as opportunities. One of the main components in which the sea is important to Israel is security. Israel is an economic island，with virtually all of its foreign trade transported by sea. It is therefore impossible to overstate Israel’s interest in maritime security. In addition to its heavy dependence on the sea lanes for the import and export of goods，new maritime security challenges have arisen as Israel’s offshore gas facilities are developing and as the regional political environment is becoming more complicated. The Eastern Mediterranean and neighboring regions like the Red Sea continued to suffer from a lack of stability：The civil war in Syria has become a regional war in which a number of countries and non-state actors are involved. Given the increasing role of the sea in Israel’s resilience，the accelerating economic development of the maritime environment，and the increasing security needs related to the sea，it is critical to find balance between various needs that exist alongside economic development，such as the protection of the ecosystem and the maritime heritage.
