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The Low-Profile War Between Israel and Hezbollah

7th October 2017 yaakovlappin2017 0

For the past several years, a low-profile war has been raging between Israel and Hezbollah. I have published a detailed paper about this quiet conflict […]

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Here’s what Israel gained from backing down on the Temple Mount

25th July 2017 yaakovlappin2017 0

Prime Minister Netanyahu listened to the Israeli defense establishment, and did a U-turn on the Temple Mount crisis. Israel dismantled the metal detection gates it […]

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Former Shin Bet chief on Temple Mount crisis: Choosing between bad options

24th July 2017 yaakovlappin2017 0

The former head of Israel’s domestic intelligence agency, Yoram Cohen, gave an interview to Israel Radio today, discussing ways to move forward on the Temple Mount crisis. Cohen spent […]

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New figures shed light on massive Middle Eastern arms race

19th July 2017 yaakovlappin2017 0

Saudi Arabia is buying military hardware at a dizzying pace, as it seeks to build up its force against arch-rival Iran. Iran’s domestic weapons industries […]

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Why the Six Day War model might be making a comeback

12th July 2017 yaakovlappin2017 3

One of the biggest sources of dissatisfaction among the Israeli public during Israel’s last major armed conflict, the 2014 clash with Hamas, was the length […]

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The Israel Air Force’s build-up program: Waves of massive, heavy fire

9th July 2017 yaakovlappin2017 1

My latest article for Jane’s Defense Weekly is based on information I received from a senior Israel Air Force (IAF) source, who has intimate knowledge of […]

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Hizballah using Lebanese Armed Forces to gather intel on Israel

22nd June 2017 yaakovlappin2017 0

For my latest article for Jane’s Defense Weekly, I travelled to the Lebanese border, where a senior IDF officer told me that there is growing […]

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The Six Day War debate – as relevant as ever

7th June 2017 yaakovlappin2017 0

Israel is marking 50 years since the 1967 Six Day War, and two opposing schools of thought, which can trace their origins to the seminal […]

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4 Middle Eastern blocs

5th June 2017 yaakovlappin2017 0

The decision by Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE and Bahrain to cut ties with Qatar is a decisive moment in the rise and formation of […]

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Hamas’s underground city in Gaza

19th May 2017 yaakovlappin2017 0

Currently, the situation on the border with Gaza can best be described as a tense calm. Hamas, deterred by Israel’s military power, is refraining from launching […]

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