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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.

Israeli strikes reflect concern over Ankara-backed Syrian rearmament and Islamist rule, former IDF officer tells JNS.
After Mossad chief Roman Gofman removed two senior officials tied to a reported failed Iran regime-change plan, former Israeli intelligence officials share their reactions with JNS.
Although the IDF is still using Chinese vehicles to patrol its Tel Aviv headquarters, a Western observer told JNS that not all data risks warrant bans.
Israeli observers tell JNS the Pakistan-Saudi-Turkish agreement signifies the rise of a Sunni axis.
Targeting Iran’s trade has advantages but only if determined and prolonged, Israeli observers tell JNS.
Former Israeli security officials tell JNS Hamas’s offer to place its weapons under a new Palestinian committee is designed to help the terror group survive and rebuild.
Ex-IAF fighter pilot tells JNS Israel can offer American aircraft the world’s most robust layered air-defense network.
Former officials tell JNS the relationship now extends far beyond weapons sales into technology, supply chains and shaping regional strategic trends.
Qatar’s 17% voting stake in Volkswagen is not currently blocking an Iron Dome production deal.
Activists are growing violent and jeopardizing their safety and that of soldiers, security source tells JNS.
Observers warn the ISF’s mandate leaves the core question of Hamas’s grip on the territory unresolved.
“The real question is not, ‘Can Iran rebuild?’ but rather, ‘How quickly?’ and ‘Can we detect it in time?’”