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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.

The aerial photograph of the Iranian induction and recruitment center in Syria presented by Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon to the U.N. Security Council. Credit: Israeli Permanent Mission to U.N.
Israel News
Analysis: Stopping the formation of the Iranian war machine
Iran is continuing to try and build up its attack capabilities in Syria, and testing Jerusalem’s determination to stop it.
Apr. 30, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
Incoming Israel Defense Forces Chief of Intelligence, Maj. Gen. Tamir Heiman during a a ceremony appointing him in the position at Glilot military base near Tel Aviv, March 28, 2018. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90
Opinion
New military intelligence chief arrives at a critical juncture
Maj. Gen. Tamir Heiman is taking the helm at a critical moment in Israel’s low-profile campaign to disrupt the force buildup of its enemies as part of a campaign dubbed “the War Between the Wars.”
Apr. 29, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
Burning Tires
Israel News
Middle East braces for a tense May
Nevertheless, the nations and parties in the midst of possible escalation have nothing to gain from an all-out war.
Apr. 26, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
Watching the military airshow from on the Tel Aviv beach on Israel's 70th Independence Day, April 19, 2018. Credit: Miriam Alster/Flash 90.
Israel News
Flyby a reminder ‘that we are standing watch,’ says Israeli squadron commander
A public show (not a showing off) of force on Israel’s Independence Day . . . in the air, on the seas and at ground level.
Apr. 19, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
Lt.-Col. Ohad Shadmi's family. Credit: Courtesy.
Feature
The Israeli air force legend that influenced generations
Recalling Ohad Shadmi, a pilot and squadron commander, whose family made unequivocal decisions to protect the Jewish state in the skies and on the ground.
Apr. 17, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
Israeli soldiers visit a 1948 battle site in Malkia, near the Lebanese border. Credit: Yaakov Lappin.
Feature
Walking in the footsteps of those who battled in 1948
Participants in joint military-civilian tours of War of Independence sites learned about acts of bravery that turned events around and left a mark on Israeli history.
Apr. 15, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron in Versailles, France on May 29, 2017. Photo by www.kremlin.ru/Wikimedia Commons.
Israel News
Analysis: Minimal strike on Assad shows extent of Russian deterrence
While the purpose was to target Syria’s chemical-weapons capabilities, in actuality, the strikes are more of an indication of Russia’s successful ability to cause Western powers to limit their action.
Apr. 14, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
Israeli F-35I Adir jets fly in formation. Photo by 1st Lt. Erik D. Anthony/U.S. Air Force.
Feature
Israel’s intelligence ‘factory’: A decade of development
An industry of intelligence-gatherers and air-force operations works behind the scenes, nipping threats in the bud and doing so without sparking major wars in the process.
Apr. 10, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
The Syrian Tiyas Military Airbase, also known as the T-4 Airbase, in Homs Province. Source: Screenshot via Wikimapia.
Israel News
Analysis: Latest Israeli airstrike in Syria likely stopped new Iranian threat
Amid fallout from chemical weapons attack, Israel enforces its own red lines in Syria, while sending a message to Iran and Hezbollah.
Apr. 9, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
Israeli soldiers of the Golani Brigade eat a Passover meal. Credit: Edi Israel/Flash90.
Feature
Israeli military gets set for the mammoth task of prepping for Passover
Everyone pitches in to do their part in a holiday that is about liberation. At that same time, they will stand on duty in the defense of the Jewish nation.
Mar. 26, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
Israeli security personnel at the scene where an Israeli security guard was killed in a terror attack in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City on March 18, 2018. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Israel News
Israel’s security forces brace for a spike in Palestinian tensions
Many plots have been broken up, but tensions tend to rise this time of year, coupled with the Trump administration’s proposed moving of the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in May.
Mar. 25, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah, escorted by bodyguards, is greeted by Palestinian policemen upon his arrival in Gaza City on March 13, 2018. Credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.
Israel News
Palestinian cold war heats up as reconciliation efforts fail
As he struggles to maintain control, Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas wants to create an emergency in the region that could draw in Israel and Hamas, said an Israeli expert.
Mar. 20, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
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