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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.

Credit: Courtesy of the Alma Center.
Israel News
‘If Syria continues to let Iranian weapon planes land, risks losing airport’
Maj. (res.) Tal Beeri of the Alma Center tells JNS that “the attacking party” behind a series of reported strikes on Damascus is sending a clear message to the Bashar Assad regime.
June 14, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides addresses the “Forbes Under 30 Summit” that took place in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv from May 29 to June 1, 2022. Credit: Courtesy.
Culture and Society
High-tech talk for Jewish and Arab entrepreneurs at ‘Forbes Under 30 Summit’
“Whether there will be a one-state or two-state or five-state solution, there won’t be a solution without peace, education, economic development of Palestinians and cooperation,” said Adnan Jaber, a board member at Tech2Peace.
June 8, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
REX MK II unmanned land vehicle. Credit: Israel Aerospace Industries.
Israel News
Amid fallout of Russia’s war on Ukraine, interest in Israeli defense tech grows
The Ministry of Defense is set to inaugurate the Israeli National Pavilion at a key exhibition in Paris with UAVs, drone robots, guided missiles and more on display.
June 7, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
Image of the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) booth at the the United Arab Emirates’ Global Aerospace Summit 2022 in Abu Dhabi. Credit: Courtesy of Israel Aerospace Industries.
Israel News
Israel Aerospace Industries plays key role at UAE global industry summit
“When you create defense for your neighbors, you create defense for Israel,” says Sharon Biton, IAI vice president for marketing in the Middle East and North Africa.
June 1, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
An Arrow 3 interceptor being launched during a flight test in central Israel, Jan 18, 2022. Photo by Avichai Socher.
Israel News
Ongoing arms race: Israel’s air-defense systems versus Iranian-led axis’s missiles
Tehran’s strategy is to surround the Jewish state with as many “fire bases” as it can—from Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, the Gaza Strip, and in the future, from the West Bank, as well as from Iran itself.
May 27, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
Armed members of the Palestinian Fatah movement in the West Bank city of Nablus, July 27, 2020. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.
Israel News
Palestinian terrorism ‘greatly supported by illegal weapons industry in Judea and Samaria’
Israel Defense Forces improves capabilities in campaign against illegal weapons • Israel Police reports seizing more than 1,000 illegal handguns, 600 rifles, 265 submachine guns in 2021.
May 24, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
SR.N6 Hovercraft, with pennant number 106, in service with Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, Aug. 22, 2019. Credit: Hossein Velayati via Wikimedia Commons.
World News
‘IRGC has covert presence in Red Sea,’ says top defense researcher
Lt. Col. (ret.) Michael Segall, a senior analyst at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, tells JNS about Iranian intelligence-gathering and attack vessels active in the region.
May 20, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
Rafael unveils the Aerospike air-to-surface missile. Credit: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.
Israel News
New Israeli-made weapon: Rafael unveils air-to-surface missile
The company touted the Aerospike missile’s lightweight design, lengthy range of 30 kilometers (18.5 miles), high precision and ability to operate in a GPS-denied environment.
May 17, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
Russia President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar Assad in May 2018. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
Israel News
Alma Center says Moscow ‘likely turned blind eye to transfer of Russian weapons to Hezbollah’
Despite sharing an interest in limiting Iran’s entrenchment in Syria, Russia has developed ways to express displeasure to Israel that include allowing weapons transfers, according to a new report.
May 12, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
People attend a protest in Haifa condemning the death of “Al Jazeera” journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed during a raid of Israeli security forces in Jenin on May 11, 2022. Photo by Shir Torem/Flash90.
Israel News
What is known and unknown so far about tragic death of ‘Al Jazeera’ journalist in Jenin
More than half of intelligence alerts regarding terror plots trace back to Jenin • Three separate fire exchanges took place during IDF operation • Palestinian gunmen fired in indiscriminate manner.
May 11, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
Israeli security forces in a forested area near the city of Elad, where two Palestinians who carried out a deadly terror attack there last week were arrested, May 8, 2022. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90.
Israel News
‘Israel must wage all-out cyber campaign’ targeting Hamas, insists counter-terrorism pro
Senior security expert Ely Karmon says Israel needs to go on the offensive in the cyber, information and military spheres • New details emerge on the capture of two Elad terrorists.
May 9, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
The Royal Palace in Rabat, Morocco. Wizard8492/Shutterstock.
Israel News
A new market for Israeli defense products: Moderate Sunni Arab countries
Cooperation between Israel and the Gulf states could extend considerably to include capability-sharing, joint missile alerts and even selling Israeli air-defense systems.
May 5, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
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