Yaakov Lappin
ARTICLES BY: Yaakov Lappin
Iran Works to Overcome Losing Soleimani
The US drone strike killing of Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani on January 3 has the real potential to dent Iran's malign activity in...
Hamas Fails to Stop Palestinian Islamic Jihad
For months, the Israeli government has pursued the objective of trying to stabilize the Gaza Strip. It tried to reach new truce understandings with Hamas...
Hamas Uses Humanitarian Programs to Support Terrorism
Israel's domestic intelligence agency, the Shin Bet, recently exposed a Hamas espionage ring operating in Israel. The ring is part of a wider and more...
Will Trump’s Peace Plan Lead to Major Violence? Unlikely.
As the region absorbs the details of the Trump administration’s peace plan to tackle the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the IDF took the preemptive step of...
Will Ceasefire Quench Palestinian Terrorists’ Lust for Revenge?
Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), Gaza's second largest armed faction, sustained a painful surprise blow on Tuesday when the Israeli Air Force (IAF) carried out a...
In the Gaza Strip, Palestinian Islamic Jihad Agitates for Violence
JNS.org - Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) -- the second-largest armed terror faction in Gaza after Hamas -- is agitating for violence, and is in fact...
Security Tasks Awaiting the Next Israeli Prime Minister
Whichever Israeli government ends up coming to power will be faced with a set of urgent security challenges that are coming from a range of...
Syria Upheaval Opens New Door for Tehran’s Attack Plans
The latest upheaval in northeast Syria caused by Turkey's invasion, and the division of the Syrian plunder among Turkey, the Assad regime, and Russia, presents...
Attack on Saudi Oil Facilities Underscores Iran’s Weapons Proliferation Threat
The September 14 Iranian attack on a key Saudi Arabian oil facility serves as a warning about the Islamic Republic's radical intentions -- and its...
Iran’s Radical Axis Intensifies Efforts to Build a War Machine Against Israel
A shadow war raging between the Iranian-led radical Shiite axis and Israel became quite public in recent weeks. This conflict is driven by Israel's determination...
Jerusalem Bomb Plot Underscores Ceaseless Hamas Terror Efforts
Israeli security forces recently uncovered a West Bank Hamas terror cell that was in the final stages of preparing a bomb attack in Jerusalem. The...
Israel Is Trying to Stop Iran in Syria
Israel’s shadow war in Syria is based on the strategic objective of convincing the Islamic Republic of Iran that its investment in a war machine...
Why Hezbollah Truly Threatens Israel
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah recently issued a new threat to Israel's cities and sensitive sites, boasting of his terror organization's ability to hit targets deep...
Iran Is Preparing a Worldwide Terror Network
An Iranian network of terrorist cells is spread out around the world, ready for activation at any time. And threats by the Islamic Republic to...
