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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 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.
April 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.
March 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.
March 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.
March 20, 2018
Yaakov Lappin
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.
March 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.
March 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.
March 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
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