Yaakov Lappin / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Yaakov Lappin / JNS.org
The Israeli Air Force Legend Who Influenced Generations
JNS.org - On Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers, the family of Lt.-Col. Ohad Shadmi -- a legendary and highly influential air force pilot and squadron...
Walking in the Footsteps of Those Who Fought in 1948
JNS.org - Members of the Israel Defense Forces and Israeli civilians are jointly commemorating the decisive battles of the 1948 War of Independence ahead of national...
Minimal Strike on Assad Shows Putin’s Influence Over the US and the Region
JNS.org - The Western missile strikes on three chemical weapons sites in Syria represent a relatively small-scale action against Syrian President Bashar Assad and underline the...
Latest Israeli Airstrike in Syria Likely Stopped New Iranian Threat
JNS.org - The recent missile strike on a military airbase deep in the central Syrian desert looks like the latest installment in a long-standing Israeli campaign...
Israeli Military Set for Mammoth Task of Prepping for Passover
JNS.org - Despite its many round-the-clock security missions, the Israel Defense Forces believes that bringing the holiday spirit to its personnel is an imperative. As Passover approaches,...
Israel’s Security Forces Brace for a Spike in Palestinian Violence
JNS.org - The past few weeks have seen a spike in deadly, unorganized Palestinian terrorist attacks and Israeli security forces are now preparing for a further...
Training for War in Gaza as Hamas Lurks in Tunnels and Towers
JNS.org - Since Hamas came to power in the Gaza Strip more than a decade ago, it has built, trained and armed a terrorist-army and guerilla...
US and Israel Join in Sweeping Missile-Defense Training Exercise
JNS.org - The Israeli and US militaries are in the midst of a large-scale missile-defense exercise, designed to simulate responses to a Middle East war on...
As Hezbollah Builds Arsenal, Israel Prepares for Future Fighting
JNS.org - With Hezbollah pointing more than 120,000 projectiles at Israeli cities, towns and villages, it is clear to emergency and defense planners that any eruption...
Syria Is Now a ‘Shi’a Colony of Iran’
JNS.org - After years of bloody warfare, Syria has become a “Shi'a colony of Iran,” a Syrian professor who lives in Germany recently told an Israeli...
First Aid Under Fire: Israeli Officer Details Medical Challenges at Gaza Border
JNS.org - In emergency care during combat, every minute can make the difference between life and death. Lt.-Col. Dr. Gilad Twig, the outgoing chief medical officer of the...
Israeli-Palestinian Security Coordination Is Working — for Now
JNS.org - For years now, a fairly quiet security coordination agreement has been in place between the Israel Defense Forces and the Palestinian Authority -- a setup that...
Downing of Israeli F16 Is No Victory for Iranian Axis in Escalating ‘War Between Wars’
JNS.org - Two days after Israeli, Syrian, and Iranian forces were involved in a major military confrontation that left an Israeli F16 shot down, along with an...
Timeline: Four Hours of Conflict Leave Iranian Drone, Israeli F-16, Syrian Air Defenses Destroyed
In the early hours of Saturday morning, Israel and a Syrian-Iranian alliance engaged in a confrontation that left an Israeli F-16, an Iranian-made drone, and...
New York Times Issues 'Correction of The Year' on Pay-To-Slay
'Indignant' French Imams Issue Harsh Condemnation of Muslim Antisemitism, Terrorism
In Condemnation of Antisemitism, British Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn Rises to Defense of 'Anti-Zionism'
George Washington University Senate Votes to Divest From Israel, Fails to Censure Student Leader Accused of Antisemitism
The Palestinians' Kite Jihad