Yaakov Lappin / JNS.org
ARTICLES BY: Yaakov Lappin / JNS.org
Amid F-35 Expectations, the F-16 Remains the Backbone of Israel’s Air Power
JNS.org - Despite the excitement and expectations generated by the arrival of the fifth-generation F-35 stealth fighter jets into the Israeli Air Force fleet, much...
As Gazans Attack Border Crossing, It’s Israel, Not Hamas, Coming to Their Aid
JNS.org - Despite Hamas’ repeated assault on the Kerem Shalom border crossing, the only lifeline that supplies basic goods to civilians in Gaza, Israel has been...
Trapped in Its Own Paradox, Hamas Is Buying Time With Gaza Protests
JNS.org - Four years after the end of its last armed conflict with Israel, Hamas once again finds itself in a corner, strategically isolated from the...
Middle East Braces for a Tense May
JNS.org - The month of May looks set to contain an unusually large number of potential escalation points that could converge to create a highly explosive...
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...
