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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.

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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

Smoke rising from the area of the incident in Har Dov. REUTERS/Karamallah Daher

The dynamic of an expected terrorist attack

Why now? And what next? Questions and answers by Amir Rapaport.

Amir Rapaport | 27/07/2020

A coronavirus testing station in Jerusalem. Photo: REUTERS/Ammar Awad

Considerable Likelihood of an Attack on Israel Soon

Also: You won't believe the reason that the Israeli vaccine for COVID-19 is being delayed, and how it happened that the Home Front Command finally started to work. A weekly column by Amir Rapaport.

Amir Rapaport | 23/07/2020

Cyberbit CEO Adi Dar. Photo provided by the company

Five Years Later with Adi Dar

An exclusive conversation between Amir Rapaport and Cyberbit CEO following the recent $70M Charlesbank investment

Amir Rapaport | 21/06/2020

Photo: Ariel Harmoni, Ministry of Defense

Annexation & the March of Folly, plus the New Covid-19 Vaccine & some Tough Questions regarding the Manufacture of Vaccines in Israel

Amir Rapaport | 18/06/2020

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The Breakout of a New Kind of War

The recent cyberattack against water supply installations in Israel, attributed to Iran, is an incident of global security significance whose importance cannot be overstated. Why? Questions and answers about the scarcely-reported but immensely important incident. Amir Rapaport talks to Arik Brabbing.

Amir Rapaport | 15/05/2020