Yaakov Lappin
ARTICLES BY: Yaakov Lappin
Alleged Israeli Strike a Reminder of Hezbollah’s Syrian Terror Operations
Hezbollah remains highly active in Syria, despite the fact that the civil war there is drawing down, and it is actively trying to turn the...
Is an Iran-Israel Escalation Likely?
The recent rise in military tensions in the Persian Gulf between the US and Iran introduces a heightened possibility that Iran will activate proxies against...
Iran’s Faction in Gaza Tries to Drag Israel Into a New Conflict
Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), an Iranian-backed terrorist faction in Gaza that has an even larger rocket arsenal than Hamas, has been working hard in recent...
Egypt and Iran Vie for Influence in Gaza
At the start of April, Hebrew media reports quoted unnamed Israeli security officials as saying that the Iranian-backed Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terror faction, which...
Israel’s Information War Is as Important as Its Military One
In recent months, the Israeli defense establishment has made increasing use of “information campaigns,” or exposure through the media of enemy activity that has been...
Next Israeli Government Could Soon Face New Iranian Terrorist Challenges
In Saturday's early hours, when the attention of most Israelis was focused on politics and election-related matters, enormous blasts rocked a suspected Iranian surface-to-surface missile...
Trump’s Designation of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps Will Be Judged by the Success of Sanctions
The Trump administration’s decision to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist entity will ultimately be judged by how successful this policy is in...
Fear of Isolation and Collapse Drive Hamas’ Violent Extortion Racket
When it seized power in a violent 2007 coup, Hamas thought that it would turn the Gaza Strip into a shining example of Palestinian Muslim...
Hamas Will Risk War to Avoid Economic Collapse
Hamas’ failure to manage Gaza economically and its determination to direct funds to its military wing rather than to civilian needs have raised the specter...
Hamas’ Systematic Use of Civilians to Promote Terrorism
Since seizing power in a 2007 violent coup, Hamas has developed a range of cynical ways to exploit civilians in the Gaza Strip to build...
Can Israel Defeat Hamas Without Toppling It?
Despite its radical Islamist ideology and long-term commitment to Israel’s destruction, Hamas in the Gaza Strip is -- for now -- avoiding high intensity armed...
Hamas’ Terror Recruiters Rely on a Mix of Old and New Media
Coded messages on a satellite television station and Facebook are some of the tools that Hamas has been using to plot a series of terrorist...
Israel’s Red Lines in Lebanon and Syria
The “War Between Wars” is an ongoing Israeli military and intelligence effort to disrupt the force build-up of the Iranian-Shiite axis throughout the Middle East....
Iran’s Violent Influence Threatens Israel and Its Arab Neighbors
Wherever violence and aggression flare up around Israel's borders, Iran or one of its proxies will likely be found. Iran's persistent subversion and promotion of...
