Yaakov Lappin
ARTICLES BY: Yaakov Lappin
US Vote on Palestinian Refugees Raises Discomfort in Israel
The United States' vote to abstain last month on a draft United Nations resolution involving Palestinian refugees and their descendants set off discomfort in Israel...
Allies Step Up Confrontation With Iran as US Looks to Scale Back From the Middle East
In recent months, the United States has sent unmistakable signals that, 20 years after 9/11, the era of its Middle East counter-terrorism mission is drawing...
Hamas and Iran Join Forces to Encircle Israel
A senior Hamas delegation that visited Iran in October — and met with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei — is the latest sign of the close...
Israel’s Shadow War Delayed Iran’s Takeover of Syria — But Only for Now
Explosive drones likely launched by Iranian-backed militias recently targeted the Al-Tanf US airbase in eastern Syria, near the Iraqi and Jordanian borders. The strike appears...
Palestinian Islamist Jihad Terrorists Aligning With Hamas’ Interests in Gaza — For Now
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terror organization is often in the business of "jihad now, not later," an approach that has led to multiple deadly...
How the IDF’s Counter-Terrorism Raids Keep the Palestinian Authority Afloat
Recent events in the West Bank have served as a reminder that there are certain places where the Palestinian Authority (PA) cannot move around freely,...
Hamas Is Building a Second Front Against Israel in Lebanon
In recent days, a senior Iranian military commander boasted that his country has built "six armies outside its borders that work for it." What the officer...
Iran’s New Interest in Nuclear Talks Is Nothing to Celebrate
Iran is signaling its willingness to return to talks with the P5+1 countries (the United States, China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, plus Germany) over...
Hamas Escalates Again as It Plays the Long, Radical Game
Three months after the end of its May conflict with Israel, Hamas has returned to its familiar ways of constant attrition, violent extortion, and "controlled...
Afghanistan’s Fall Is a Message to US Allies
As the scenes of Afghanistan's fall to the Taliban continue to unfold following the US decision to withdraw its 2,500 remaining troops -- and the...
Hamas’ Radical Ideology Runs Into the Grind of Daily Governance
Since taking control of the Gaza Strip through a violent coup in 2007, and expelling Fatah, Hamas has tried to be many things — a...
Israeli Innovation Is Vital as Terror Armies Become Better Armed
The chief of staff of the Israeli military, Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, often describes the armed Islamist organizations situated on Israel's borders as "terror armies."...
Iran Is Using Raisi’s ‘Election’ to Pressure US to Rejoin the Nuclear Deal
The "election" of hardline Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi last month has raised concerns about future moves that the Islamic Republic's real decision-makers -- Supreme Leader...
After Guns Go Quiet, Hamas Works With Hezbollah and Iran to Learn Lessons for Next War
Over a month after the conflict between Israel and Hamas came to an end, a deceptive calm has taken hold, and a new, fateful learning...
