Posts Tagged: Yaakov Lappin
West Bank Power Struggle Could Be an Opportunity for a Hamas Coup
As Fatah party leaders who hope to succeed Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas reportedly arm themselves ahead of a looming power struggle, Fatah's arch...
IDF Ground Forces Acquire More Precise Rocket Firepower
JNS.org - A recent deal for the purchase of hundreds of millions of shekels worth of guided rockets for the IDF is a forward-looking step...
Israel’s Unsung Humanitarian Mission Saved Thousands of Syrian Lives
As the regime of Bashar al-Assad completes its takeover of southern Syria, Israel is winding down a humanitarian and medical operation that saved thousands of...
Israeli Hospitals Drill the Transition from ‘Routine to War’
JNS.org - Under the expert guidance of IDF Home Front Command, Israeli hospitals across the country are shoring up their ability to shift into war...
Israel’s Navy Visits French Counterpart for First Time in Decades, Conducts Joint Drills
JNS.org - In a sign of growing Mediterranean cooperation, two Israeli Navy missile ships paid a visit to France earlier this month, where they held...
The Terrorist Semi-States of Hamas and Hezbollah
The terrorist threat that Israel faces is an unusual one because the terrorist organizations seeking to destroy it control their own territory, making them a...
Israel’s Deceptive Quiet
Earlier this month, Israel's domestic intelligence agency chief Nadav Argaman released sobering figures on the scale of the ongoing terrorist threat facing Israelis. The figures...
Gaza’s Economy Is Hostage to PA-Hamas Rift as Israel, Egypt Weigh Easing Restrictions
In 2007, Hamas seized power in the Gaza Strip in a violent coup, overthrowing the Palestinian Authority and creating a rift between the two main...
Israel’s Invisible Enemies
Radical sub-state actors are able to exercise full control of the territories that they govern, yet make themselves almost invisible when they choose to do...
Hamas Is Destroying Gaza’s Economy to Advance Terror Aims
Gaza's dire economic situation is one reason observers cite for the ongoing, violent Palestinian protests at the border with Israel. But the blame for Gaza's dark...
Tensions Intensify as Israel Tries to Keep Iran From Establishing a Second Proxy State on Its Border
Tensions between Iran and Israel have risen significantly following a military strike on an airbase in central Syria in April that targeted an Iranian military...
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...
New Israeli Military Intelligence Chief Arrives at Critical Juncture
At the end of March, Maj. Gen. Tamir Heiman, who had been head of the IDF National Defense College since 2015, became the IDF’s new...
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...
