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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 the IDF clarifies its policy on returning bodies of terrorists to Gaza, a former top Shin Bet official analyzes the terror group’s post-war strategy.
A planned $500 million American base near Gaza faces questions, as no one other than the Israel Defense Forces is willing to engage in hostilities with Hamas.
Former officers express skepticism over the government’s 3.25 billion-shekel plan for career soldiers, pointing to an ongoing military personnel crisis.
A massive German deal for Spike missiles is the latest in a wave of purchases as the continent prepares for threats from Russia
Observers in Israel warn that Tehran is continuing to target Jews and Israelis around the world.
Former Israeli officials warn that the terror organization is regrouping and planning a political takeover of Lebanon.
Former national security adviser Jacob Nagel tells JNS that Tehran is likely following a carefully sequenced recovery plan.
The center features floors for hundreds of American-only and Israeli-only personnel, and an international floor for personnel from multiple countries.