Yaakov Lappin / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Yaakov Lappin / JNS.org
Will Trump’s Withdrawal from Syria Endanger the Region and Israel’s Security?
JNS.org - A decision by Donald Trump to pull some 2,000 American special force troops from eastern Syria will provide a boost to Russia and...
Dangers of a Mideast Nuclear Arms Race Cast a Long Shadow
JNS.org - The danger of a Middle Eastern nuclear arms race in the near future is casting a shadow over the long-term future of a...
An Israel Strike in Syria in Broad Daylight — and a Dangerous Reply
JNS.org - Sunday’s air strike on targets in Syria, purportedly carried out by Israel, was unusual for a number of reasons. First, it occurred in broad...
Through Rapid Raids, IDF’s Special Forces Will Play Critical Role in Any Hezbollah War
JNS.org - At the end of November, the Israeli military’s Commando Brigade held a secretive war exercise, which sheds light on how Israel is preparing...
IDF Enlistment Officer Has ‘Moving Encounters’ with North American Jewish Youths
JNS.org - “That was a real wow for me,” said Lt.-Col. Tzachi Revivo, deputy commander of the Meitav recruitment unit of the Israel Defense Forces...
Hamas ‘Raises the Stakes’ with Mass Rocket Assault on Israel
JNS.org - Hamas and other armed Gazan factions launched a widespread rocket and mortar assault on southern Israel as evening descended on Monday, in an assault...
New IDF Chief of Staff Takes Charge Facing an Explosive Region
JNS.org - The recent appointment of Maj.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi as the next Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) means that the Israeli...
New Palestinian Islamic Jihad Leader ‘Will Seek to Satisfy Iran’
JNS.org - Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), the second-largest armed terrorist faction in the Gaza Strip, announced at the end of last month that it had...
Israel Must Make a Decision on Gaza — Now
JNS.org - Events in Gaza are moving quickly, and Israel has now reached a critical fork in the road with two main paths: a significant military...
Israel’s War Readiness: Prepped as Never Before
JNS.org - A recent report by the Israeli military’s ombudsman fiercely criticized the IDF’s war readiness. It’s a criticism that has touched a nerve among senior military command...
After Exposure of Beirut Missile Sites, Hezbollah and Lebanon Launch Damage Control
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision last week at the UN General Assembly to reveal the location of secret missile sites in Beirut,...
Iran Is Smuggling Weapons Through Lebanon, and Israel Must Respond
JNS.org - A recent report by Fox News stated that Iran has begun using civilian flights to Beirut international airport for the trafficking of weapons to Hezbollah. This report,...
The IDF’s Latest Innovation in Combat Tactics
JNS.org - The IDF recently held a large-scale war drill in the northern part of the country, in which military commanders got a chance to...
IDF Ground Forces Acquire More Precise Rocket Firepower
JNS.org - A recent deal for the purchase of hundreds of millions of shekels worth of guided rockets for the IDF is a forward-looking step...
Rafi Eitan, Legendary Spy Who Captured Adolf Eichmann, Dies at 92
New Zealand Reopens Mosques That Were Attacked; Many ‘March for Love’
Islamic State ‘Caliphate’ Defeated, Yet Threat Persists
US Enacts ‘Radioactive’ Sanctions Against Iran’s Nuclear and Missile Programs
Experts Reveal: UN Knew of Militant Activity on Gaza Border, But Did Not Report It