Yaakov Lappin / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Yaakov Lappin / JNS.org
Remembering a Military Photographer — and a Forgotten Israeli Hero
JNS.org - On Israel’s Memorial Day earlier this month, the family and friends of Itay Steinberger, who was 21 years old when he was killed...
How Putin Plays Israel and Iran Against Each Other in Syria
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin have been engaged in a flurry of discussions recently, at least some of...
IDF Investigator Vows to Leave No Deceased Soldier Behind
JNS.org - Four decades after they vanished without a trace in the battles of Israel’s War of Independence, Maj. (res.) Sharon Maayan, a researcher in...
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,...
Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Complains About Current US Lunar Ability
UK Calls Seizure of Ship a ‘Hostile Act’; Iran Releases Video of Capture
US Authorizes Deployment of Troops, Resources to Saudi Arabia