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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.

Despite significant degradation, Israeli observers warn that Hezbollah retains the capability for localized cross-border raids.
Both Hamas and Islamic Jihad seek to set the area ablaze and view Jenin as the ideal ignition point.
The Lebanese terror group would not need help from Syria or Iran to build rudimentary chemical warheads, according to The Alma Center defense research body.
Since the start of 2022, the Shin Bet has foiled 34 bombing plots and 330 planned shootings.
Aero-logistics firm teams with medical logistics organization to make Israel the first Western country to have an automatic aerial medical delivery grid.
Former IAF chief Maj. Gen. (ret.) Eitan Ben-Eliyahu tells JNS the stealth fighters contribute to Israel’s deterrent power against the Islamic Republic.
A growing number of Palestinians are rejecting the ‘economy for quiet’ equation that has underpinned stability for the past 15 years, a former intelligence officer tells JNS.
The FBI’s investigation is scandalous; Israel and US need to deal with it through diplomatic channels, says expert.
Greek fighter jets simulate air attacks as vessels of both nations exercise combat scenarios.