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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.

Israel Defense Forces' soldiers conduct training in a field near the border with Gaza in southern Israel on July 22, 2014. Credit: Hadas Parush/Flash90.
Israel News
Is the IDF ready for all-out war? In Israel, the debate rages on
The military’s state of readiness has dramatically improved, according to internal reports, but a senior analyst told JNS it had a lot more catching up to do after years of neglecting the ground forces, which will be essential for defeating enemies like Hezbollah decisively.
Jan. 3, 2019
Yaakov Lappin
Ofer Doron, head of IAI's MBT Space Division speaks near the Israeli spacecraft of the SpaceIL team's spacecraft, during a press conference at the Israel Aerospace facility in Yahud on July 10, 2018. Photo by Flash90.
Feature
With SpaceIL launch, Israeli children can dream about ‘reaching the moon’ and beyond
One of SpaceIL’s stated goals is to inspire the next generation in Israel and around the world to study science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Jan. 2, 2019
Yaakov Lappin
An old Israeli tank with a flag overlooking the Syrian town of Quneitra in the Golan Heights on Feb. 11, 2018. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.
Israel News
In Syria, Iran sees a new opportunity to build a war machine
Iran’s ultimate goal is to encircle Israel with bases of missiles and terrorist armies, a sentiment made clear by Tehran’s Palestinian proxy group, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which is the second-largest armed faction in the Gaza Strip.
Jan. 1, 2019
Yaakov Lappin
An Israeli navy Dolphin-class submarine in the water off the coast of Haifa. The Dolphin class is a diesel-electric submarine which was developed and constructed in Germany for the Israeli Navy's specific needs. The Dolphin boats are considered among the most sophisticated and capable conventional submarines in the world. Photo by Moshe Shai/Flash90.
Israel News
Germany’s role in the Israeli Navy’s developing submarine fleet
As dangerous enemies arm themselves with missiles that can strike anywhere, the strategic value of Israel’s submarine fleet keeps rising. When did they start adding to the military security of the Jewish state, and how did Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu first get involved in helping purchase them?
Dec. 28, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
World News
Russia struggling to stop the Iranian-Israeli shadow war in Syria
It is a low-profile conflict, mostly fought away from the headlines, in which Israel is playing an active defense against Iran’s offensive attempt to set up a war outpost in Syria.
Dec. 27, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
Putin, Khamenei
World News
Widening the Iranian corridor to Syria
The surprise announcement by U.S. President Donald Trump to pull American forces out of Syria has led to concern that Iran can now complete its “land bridge” from Tehran to Beirut.
Dec. 20, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
An image from an Israel Defense Forces’ raid on a gun workshop in the West Bank town of Yata on Aug. 14, 2018. Credit: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit.
Israel News
Hamas-driven West Bank violence targets Israel and the PA
Past experience indicates that Hamas will not be in any rush to slow down its West Bank terrorism program, even if this ends up placing its Gazan regime in Israel’s sights.
Dec. 19, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
An image from an Israel Defense Forces' raid on a gun workshop in the West Bank town of Yata, on Aug. 14, 2018. Credit: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit.
Israel News
IDF’s nightly battle against the proliferation of West Bank guns
The military works closely with intelligence to launch frequent raids on gun-making workshops as part of a long-term effort to “drain the swamp” of terrorism.
Dec. 18, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
Israel Defense Forces conduct security operations in the West Bank in December 2018. Credit: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit.
Israel News
In Israel, the deception of quiet has been shattered. Now what?
Terrorism threatens both Israeli and Palestinian civilians. The coming weeks will see whether Israel and the Palestinian Authority will be able to contain an escalating situation and roll back the violence, or whether the region will slide into a new and dangerous phase.
Dec. 13, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
Capt. Ayelet Zion, a 25-year-old Israel Defense Force Company Commander in the Home Front Command Search and Rescue Battalion, with Leah Feldman, who served as a signals operator in the 1948 War of Independence. Credit: IDF.
Israel News
Veterans of Israel’s first war share stories of victory and pain
Seventy years later, Israeli army combat officers have been meeting with veterans of the nation’s first war in 1948, who are telling their stories to the soldiers of 2018.
Dec. 12, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
IDF special forces during a training exercise. Credit: IDF Spokesperson Unit.
Israel News
Through rapid raids, IDF’s special forces to play critical role in future war with Hezbollah
They will be equipped with their own arsenal of high-tech weaponry and can be expected to receive missions to attack the most sensitive enemy targets.
Dec. 7, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
The head of the IDF’s Northern Command, Maj. Gen. Yoel Strik, meets with UNIFIL Commander Gen. Stefano Del Col of Italy, for a tour of the area of a cross-border attack tunnel from Lebanon into Israel, Dec. 6, 2018. Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit.
Israel News
Amid Hezbollah counter-tunnel operations, IDF must be ‘ready for deterioration,’ says ex-defense official
Hezbollah’s special forces, combined with Iraqi Shi’ite militias, were supposed to infiltrate Israel, traveling through the tunnels along various routes on the Israeli-Lebanese border, from the Mediterranean Sea to Mount Dov.
Dec. 6, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
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