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Yaakov Lappin

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IDF prepares for its new high-tech home in southern Israel’s ‘Silicon Wadi’
Yaakov LappinJanuary 19, 2018
The IDF is gearing up for a major relocation to southern Israel, where it plans to create new environs replete with academia and high-tech firms, and to give a significant boost to the Be’er Sheva area.
Israeli Air Force (IAF) soldiers who completed the IAF’s flight course are pictured during a graduation ceremony held at the Hatzerim Air Base in southern Israel’s Negev desert on June 25, 2015. Credit: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit/Flash90.
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Netanyahu trip comes as Israel-India defense and tech ties continue to grow
Yaakov LappinJanuary 17, 2018
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to India is occurring against the backdrop of a massive and still growing river of defense sales and technology transfers from Jerusalem to New Delhi.
An INS Kolkata ship of the Indian Navy fires an Israeli-produced Barak 8 long-range surface-to-air missile on Dec. 30, 2015. Credit: Indian Navy via Wikimedia Commons
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Hamas, Islamic Jihad and Israel make up Gaza’s ‘unsolvable equation’
Yaakov LappinJanuary 9, 2018
Hamas finds itself in a “very uncomfortable situation in the event of a clash with Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and therefore, we are continuing to live in the unsolvable equation in Gaza,” said Prof. Uzi Rabi, a Middle East expert from Tel Aviv University.
Armed female members of the militant Palestinian group Islamic Jihad take part in a rally to protest against US President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in Gaza City on December 11, 2017.By Wissam Nassar/Flash90
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New elite military unit ready to defend Israel from Gaza terror threat
Yaakov LappinJanuary 8, 2018
“The Gaza Strip requires complex preparations, which begin three to four months in advance. Preparing to operate in Judea and Samaria is simpler than Gaza,” Maj. Nir Mor, deputy commander of the new unit, told JNS.
In late December, the IDF's new Haruv unit conducts a large-scale war drill that simulated Gaza’s urban warfare settings. Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit.
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Hamas ‘just waiting for Abbas to die’ as Palestinian unity deal falters
Yaakov LappinDecember 22, 2017
Hamas’s latest effort to join a Palestinian unity government is little more than a facade, and the terror group’s top immediate objective is to seize control of Judea and Samaria and turn it into a second Gaza, according to the assessments of defense experts.
On Dec. 15, 2017, in the Palestinian Authority-controlled city of Nablus, Hamas supporters attend a rally marking the 30th anniversary of the terror group’s founding. Credit: Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.
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As IDF guards against Islamic State, Israelis visit the border road less traveled
Yaakov LappinDecember 20, 2017
Ever vigilant to the threat of Islamic State nearby, the IDF allowed civilians to visit a road that straddles the Israel-Egypt border in recent days for the Hanukkah holiday period.
Maj. Anan Ganm (pictured), a Druze-Israeli deputy commander of the Caracal Battalion, said the IDF understands that the Islamic State terror group “is getting stronger in the Sinai.” Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit.
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Israel’s F-35 jet, now combat capable, is ‘not just a plane’
Yaakov LappinDecember 14, 2017
Two Israeli F-35 “Adir” jets fly in formation after receiving fuel from a Tennessee Air National Guard KC-135 on Dec., 6, 2016. Credit: U.S. Air Force/1st Lt. Erik D. Anthony.
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Israeli deterrence holds against Iran in Syria—for now
Yaakov LappinDecember 11, 2017
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and French President Emmanuel Macron meet on Dec. 10 at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Credit: Avi Ohayon/GPO.
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Israeli deterrence holds against Iran in Syria—for now
Yaakov LappinDecember 11, 2017
An Israeli soldier patrols near the Israel-Syria border in the Golan Heights. Credit: IDF.
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Israel’s storied Iron Dome system goes naval, vying to defend gas rigs
Yaakov LappinDecember 5, 2017
C-Dome, the new maritime version of Israel's Iron Dome anti-rocket system. Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit.
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From Shabbat dinner to counter-terror, Israeli and NATO navies ramp up ties
Yaakov LappinNovember 30, 2017
An Israeli Navy ship takes part in a NATO exercise hosted by the Greek Hellenic Navy in November. Credit: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit.
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From Shabbat dinner to counter-terror, Israeli and NATO navies ramp up ties
Yaakov LappinNovember 30, 2017
An Israeli Navy ship takes part in a NATO exercise hosted by the Greek Hellenic Navy in November. Credit: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit.
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Israel building underground wall to prevent Gaza terror tunnels
Yaakov LappinNovember 27, 2017
IDF soldiers work to discover and dismantle Hamas’s terror tunnels in the Gaza Strip in July 2014. Credit: IDF.
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Big data and robots are part of the Israeli military’s ‘new world’
Yaakov LappinNovember 22, 2017
The Israeli company Roboteam's MTGR—the world’s lightest tactical ground robot—is pictured at the recent Future Tech conference in Herzliya. Credit: Yaakov Lappin.
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‘Where future trends start:’ Israel, NATO states share urban warfare insights
Yaakov LappinNovember 15, 2017
An IDF unit demonstrates counter-terrorist warfare techniques for visitors from NATO countries earlier this month. Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit.
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