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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 member of the Givati infantry brigade trains in a simulated urban warfare scenario with his canine companion. Credit: IDF Spokesperson Unit.
Israel News
Training for war in Gaza, where the enemy lurks in tunnels and towers
Military drills simulate what the Israel Defense Forces will face in a new kind of ground combat—one that will inevitably involve civilians amid general chaos.
Mar. 13, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
Lt.-Gen. Richard M. Clark, Commander, 3rd Air Force, and Brig.-Gen. Zvika Haimovich, Israeli Air Defense Commander. Credit: Yaakov Lappin.
Israel News
To prep for possible Mideast war, U.S. and Israel join in sweeping missile-defense training
The Juniper Cobra 18 exercise, held since 2001, practices the rapid deployment of American air-defense units and equipment to Israel from Europe in the event of armed conflict.
Mar. 8, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
A rescue team from the Upper Galilee Regional Council trains evacuating the injured from wreckage. Credit: Aviv Leshem.
Israel News
Under shadow of Hezbollah’s growing arsenal, Israeli home front gets busy
With more than 120,000 projectiles aimed at Israel, the possibly next conflict with Hezbollah will test Israeli civilian preparedness like never before.
Mar. 2, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
Professor Efraim Karsh, director of the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies. Credit: BESA via Facebook.
World News
Syria is now ‘a Shi’a colony of Iran,’ Damascus-born professor tells Israeli conference
Middle East experts address the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies at Israel’s Bar-Ilan University on Iran’s expansionism and threats to the region.
Feb. 28, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
IDF medical personnel taking part in brigade combat drill. Credit: IDF Spokespersons Unit.
Israel News
First aid under fire: Israeli officer details medical challenges at Gaza border
Lt.-Col. Dr. Gilad Twig, outgoing chief medical officer of the Gaza division, details the latest techniques the Israel Defense Forces Medical Corps is employing to get its personnel ready for some of the toughest situations imaginable.
Feb. 21, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
Palestinians clash with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank city of Jenin, Jan. 18, 2018. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.
Israel News
Security heads give a nod to Palestinian Authority’s efforts in keeping the calm
For years now, a fairly quiet security coordination has been in place between the Israel Defense Forces and the Palestinian Authority—a setup that recently faced a major test.
Feb. 15, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
An Israeli Air Force F-35 fighter jet flies during an air show at the Hatzerim Air Base in the Negev Desert, Dec. 29, 2016. Credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90.
Israel News
Analysis: Downing of Israeli F-16 is no victory for Iranian axis in escalating ‘war between wars’
The destruction of significant Syrian air defense systems is a painful blow, and a message regarding what might come next in the event of another escalation.
Feb. 11, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
Remains of an F-16 plane that crashed in northern Israel on Feb. 10, 2018. Photo by Anat Hermony/Flash90.
Israel News
Timeline: Four hours of conflict leave Iranian drone, Israeli F-16, Syrian air defenses destroyed
While the shooting down of the Israeli fighter jet was an accomplishment widely touted by Israel’s enemies, the destruction of significant Syrian air defense systems appear to leave Syria and it’s Iranian backers in a much weaker position to defend against future Israeli air raids.
Feb. 11, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson during a bilateral meeting in July 2017 in Washington, D.C. Credit: U.S. State Department.
Israel News
Israel wary of Hezbollah’s growing influence on US-allied Lebanese forces
According to Israeli military assessments, however, the LAF is increasingly coming under the sway of the Iranian-backed terror organization Hezbollah, which dominates Lebanon politically and militarily.
Feb. 9, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
Israel Defense Forces Maj. Gen. Eyal Zamir, GOC of the Southern Command, near the Kerem Shalom border crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip in late January after a Hamas tunnel was destroyed. Credit: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit.
Israel News
As economic crisis in Gaza deepens, Israel weighs how to react
The economic crisis has direct security implications for Israel. A destabilization of the Hamas-run enclave can lead to unrest and chaos, potentially pushing Hamas and other armed terror factions to attack Israel in order to divert attention away from Gaza’s failings and quell internal unrest.
Feb. 7, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
Weapons
Israel News
Amid rising tensions with Iran and Hezbollah over Lebanese missile factory, Israel sounds alarm
Tensions between Israel and Hezbollah-Iran have risen sharply this week, following the discovery of an Iranian program to set up weapons factories on Lebanese soil, for the manufacture of missile guidance systems.
Feb. 1, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
The IDF's Skylark Unit prepares a drone for flight. Credit: IDF.
Israel News
Israel’s ascendant Skylark counter-terror drone prepares for a new mission: full-scale war fighting
The Skylark Unit, founded in 2010, began as a unique concept based on allowing the IDF’s Artillery Corps, rather than the Israeli Air Force, to run its own aerial service, providing intelligence assistance to ground units below.
Jan. 31, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
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