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Would Hezbollah retaliate for the alleged Israeli attack? Hassan Nasrallah (Photo: AP)

Between Beirut and Baghdad

Iran's precision missile project is, apparently, the common denominator between the mysterious explosions in Iraq and Lebanon, attributed to Israel. Could retaliatory actions by Hezbollah or Iran lead to a regional war? And how could the Iranian Foreign Minister's visit to the G7 summit affect Israel? Special column by Amir Rapaport

Amir Rapaport | 30/08/2019 Contact author

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If the US Attacked Iran

How close is Israel to war with Iran? What stands behind the mysterious disruptions at Ben-Gurion Airport? And what delays the relocation of the bases of the IDF Intelligence Directorate to the south? Special column by Amir Rapaport

Amir Rapaport | 5/07/2019 Contact author

Iron Dome missiles intercept rockets fired from Gaza near Sderot, Israel (Photo: AP)

The Dome vs. the Qassam

Amir Rapaport's weekly column examines the lessons to be derived from the most lethal round of fighting the Israeli rear experienced since Operation Protective Edge

Amir Rapaport | 17/05/2019 Contact author

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Between 1988 and 2018

What is the difference between the recruitment class of 1988 and that of 2018? Amir Rapaport's weekly column, this time from a very personal point of view  

Amir Rapaport | 7/04/2019 Contact author

Israeli forces deployed near the Gaza border (Photo: AP)

On Timing, Consciousness & "Misunderstandings"

This week's events in the Gaza Strip arrived at a strange timing and under equally strange circumstances. What characterizes this particular round against Hamas and what should be expected next? Amir Rapaport’s weekly column

Amir Rapaport | 29/03/2019 Contact author

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Cyber, Lies & Elections

Following the recent scandal involving the alleged hacking into Benny Gantz's mobile phone, and in anticipation of future scandals, Amir Rapaport’s special column delves into the truths and lies about cyber and the elections

Amir Rapaport | 22/03/2019 Contact author

Putin, Rouhani, and Erdogan at the Sochi Summit of February 2019 (Photo: AP)

The Day after Tomorrow

The regional reality after the withdrawal of the US forces from Syria is in the process of being reshaped with Iran, Turkey, and Russia remaining as the primary triangle in the Middle East. Special column by Amir Rapaport on the implications to Israel's national security policy

Amir Rapaport | 15/03/2019 Contact author

IDF Chief, Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi (Photo: AP)

A Gathering Storm

Three angles on the turbulent first week of Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi as IDF Chief of Staff. Amir Rapaport's weekly column

Amir Rapaport | 25/01/2019 Contact author