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Amir Rapaport

Mr. Amir Rapaport is the founder and Editor in Chief of IsraelDefense Magazine - an international magazine on Israeli military and defense affairs. He is a former military correspondent and commentator, an author and research associate at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA) of Bar-Ilan University.

"We won't let Iran go nuclear". This iconic picture was taken in 2012. Has the time come to change the paradigm? Photo: REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo

The Israeli security paradigms that need to be broken in 5782

Iran, the war between wars, management of the conflict, the people's army, and the future of Israel's defense companies: a column by Amir Rapaport on the challenges of the year that has just started

Amir Rapaport | 9/09/2021

Photo: Haim Zach, GPO

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett with the head of the Mossad, David Barnea

The Mossad is hoping for a little quiet as new era dawns

Why did the interview given by Yossi Cohen to Ilana Dayan spark anger? Will the Mossad carry out fewer "daring operations" under Barnea? And who is expected to be selected soon as the next head of the ISA? A column by Amir Rapaport

Amir Rapaport | 18/06/2021

The percentage of precision munitions out of the total munitions used in recent conflicts. Source: Israel Defense

Are our munitions in Gaza too precise?

The use of very precise munitions on the battlefield has limitations that need to be considered. The IDF is not on the way to subduing Hamas. An observation by Amir Rapaport

Amir Rapaport | 19/05/2021

The city of Ashkelon is seen after a Hamas rocket hit an oil tank at the Petroleum & Energy Infrastructures facility on Monday. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Who will emerge triumphant in the 2021 Gaza war?

The "Guardian of the Walls" war started at a high level of intensity, and therefore it will be shorter than wars in the past. Towards the end of the war's first week, Hamas used its advantage of surprise to the fullest while Israel made a series of errors, but from now on Israel's great military advantage is expected to set the tone unless the war spreads to additional fronts. A column by Amir Rapaport

Amir Rapaport | 13/05/2021

Photo: Cybertech

The visit by the Crown Prince of Dubai to the Cybertech conference

Reasons for great concern ahead of Israel's 74th year of independence

A column by Amir Rapaport on the eve of Independence Day including his personal conclusions (and experiences) from the Cybertech conference in the UAE, which he calls "one of the most exciting experiences of my life"

Amir Rapaport | 14/04/2021

The F-15EX. Photo: Boeing

Mossad, vaccine, and IAF planes: Three observations from this week

How do Israel's elections affect the selection of the IAF's next planes? Will the struggle over the position of head of the Mossad resume? And what will be done with the Israeli COVID-19 vaccine? A column by Amir Rapaport

Amir Rapaport | 7/02/2021

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (L) and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Photo: Freddie Everett, US State Department

Serbia trying to woo Israel away from normalization with Kosovo

What is the connection between the Serbia-Kosovo agreement and Israel's defense companies? A column by Amir Rapaport

Amir Rapaport | 10/09/2020

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo takes part in a meeting with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates September 19, 2019. Mandel Ngan/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Spin and truth about Israel's agreement with the UAE

Things seen from New York during another eventful week in the new world. A weekly column by Amir Rapaport

Amir Rapaport | 21/08/2020

Firefighters extinguish the blaze following the explosion in Dolat, Iran, this week. Photo: WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Cyber, deterrence, and the rules of the game

What are the latest developments in the cyber war between Iran and Israel? How is it connected to the strange security-related incident in Har Dov? And to China? A weekly column by Amir Rapaport.

Amir Rapaport | 30/07/2020