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Yaakov Lappin

Yaakov Lappin

Yaakov Lappin is an Israel-based military affairs correspondent and analyst. He is the in-house analyst at the Miryam Institute; a research associate at the Alma Research and Education Center; and a research associate at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies at Bar-Ilan University. He is a frequent guest commentator on international television news networks, including Sky News and i24 News. Lappin is the author of Virtual Caliphate: Exposing the Islamist State on the Internet. Follow him at: www.patreon.com/yaakovlappin.

A series of decisive Israeli airstrikes has systematically targeted the highest echelons of the Iranian terror regime’s apparatus, taking out the true power broker alongside Basij head.
As Israel gives more time to a U.S. diplomatic initiative, an IDF source and former defense officials share assessments on future scenarios with JNS.
Defense officials confirm the next generation of air defense will tackle hypersonic threats and decoy warheads.
As Israel marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day, 97-year-old survivor Arie Reiter and his granddaughter, Sgt. A., share a powerful testament of revival.
Finance Ministry prepares to sell stakes in IAI and Rafael while defense officials emphasize need for rapid development cycles and AI integration.
The proposed deal would have left Rafael a minority shareholder, but security officials are wary of foreign control.
Despite the Gaza truce and reduction of large rallies, incitement and extremism remain intact.
The Israeli army’s new strategic roadmap, named “Hoshen,” focuses on military personnel, technological superiority and multi-front readiness.
Explaining the reason for the program, “Olim AI Bet,” an IDF planner tells JNS: “There were so many people who came to us and wanted to do this.”