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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.

An Israeli soldier examines anti-tank ordnance seized from Hezbollah's Radwan Force in Southern Lebanon, Dec. 28, 2024. Credit: IDF.
Analysis
Hezbollah’s Radwan Force and the risk of northern infiltration
Despite significant degradation, Israeli observers warn that Hezbollah retains the capability for localized cross-border raids.
Mar. 19, 2026
Yaakov Lappin
Ali Larijani
Analysis
Ali Larijani, Iran’s ‘de facto ruler,’ eliminated in IAF strike
Mar. 18, 2026
Yaakov Lappin
Israel Defense Forces troops from the 91st Division conduct ground operations against key Hezbollah strongholds in Southern Lebanon, March 15, 2026. Credit: IDF.
Analysis
‘Only IDF presence in Lebanon can defend northern Israel’
Mar. 17, 2026
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
An Israeli military cemetery. Credit: Israel Ministry of Defense.
Israel News
Israel extends its embrace to bereaved families living abroad
“Just as memorial ceremonies can be held in Haifa or any other Israeli city, they will be in Miami and New York, too. These families gave their children, and we have to hug them wherever they live,” said Efrat Shefa Dor, manager of the Tiberias District for Bereaved Families.
May. 2, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
Israel Defense Forces soldiers during a raid on the house of Palestinian Musab Akef, a Hamas activist, in the village of Salem, east of the city of Nablus in the West Bank, on April 20, 2022. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.
Israel News
Despite break in terror attacks in Israel, tense days lie ahead
While the spate of unorganized terrorism has decreased for the time being, the incitement that nourished it, coupled with Hamas’s ability to avoid paying prices for the incitement, remains a significant problem, according to a senior expert on the Palestinian arena.
Apr. 28, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas in New York City in 2018. Credit: A Katz/Shutterstock.
Israel News
Former Israeli Arab-affairs adviser chews over leadership of Palestinians post-Abbas
Col. (res.) David Hacham says chaos and violence may arise if a smooth changing of the guard fails to materialize, and emphasizes that if Israel doesn’t retaliate against Hamas in Gaza, it strengthens the terror group’s position in the West Bank.
Apr. 26, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
An Israeli army Merkava tank takes part in routine manuevers near Southern Lebanon on June 2, 2020. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.
Israel News
The Lebanon rocket mystery: Who fired on Israel?
The immediate suspect is the Hamas presence based in Lebanon, though it could also be Fatah or Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Apr. 25, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
The American and Iranian flags, symbolizing talks in Vienna surrounding re-entry into the Iran nuclear deal. Credit: Novikov Aleksey/Shutterstock.
U.S. News
‘Nuclear deal on the table must not be signed,’ urges ex-Israeli national security adviser
Brig. Gen. (res.) Professor Jacob Nagel says that a “no deal” scenario is better than the current faulty proposal and that the time for new proactive steps to stop Iran’s nuclear program is overdue.
Apr. 20, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
Iranian missiles on display at a Quds Day rally in Tehran, Iran, June 23, 2017. Credit: Saeediex/Shutterstock.
World News
Iran assembles ‘building blocks for long-range ballistic missiles,’ says Israeli space expert
“At the end of the day, all missiles, including space launchers, are built by Iran’s military industries, and all of the industries belong to the IRGC. The connection was always there to begin with,” says Tal Inbar.
Apr. 18, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
Illustrative: Old cracked wall with radiation warning sign and painted flag, flag of Iran. Credit: MyImages-Micha/Shutterstock.
U.S. News
America’s ‘Plan B’ in case Iran talks fail not ‘well-formulated enough’
Professor Eytan Gilboa, an expert on American-Israeli relations, says the White House remains fixated on a poor Iran deal, though good ties between the Israeli and U.S. defense ministers have facilitated some coordination.
Apr. 14, 2022
Yaakov Lappin
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