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Amir Rapaport

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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.

IAEA inspectors and Iranian technicians at Natanz facility, Iran (Photo: AP)

The Nuclear Deal: One Year On

The implications of the nuclear agreement with Iran viewed through the perspective of time, one year after the signature: a symposium with Brig. Gen. (res.) Amnon Sofrin, Maj. Gen. (res.) Nimrod Shefer, Prof. David Menashri and Sima Shine

Amir Rapaport | 6/01/2017 Contact author

Yossi Cohen, Head of the Mossad (Photo: AP)

Cohen's Mossad: One Year On

Yossi Cohen concludes his first year as the Head of the Mossad, the Head of the IDF Personnel Directorate resigns his position and coalitions are forming up to compete over IMOD's technological tender. Amir Rapaport's weekly column

Amir Rapaport | 22/12/2016 Contact author

The F-35 has landed (Photo: IDF)

The IAF enters the Fifth Generation Era

While the Israeli Air Force receives its first two F-35 'Adir' stealth fighters, battles are being waged over the IDF Cyber Command and IMOD's massive computer tender. Amir Rapaport's weekly column

Amir Rapaport | 15/12/2016 Contact author

From the rollout ceremony of Israel's 30th Lavi trainer jet in Italy (Photo: IMOD)

"Italy & Germany are Strategic Partners of Israel"

Brig. Gen. (res.) Shmuel Zucker, head of IMOD's Procurement & Production Administration, speaks in his first interview to Israel Defense about the massive arms deals of the Israeli defense establishment. Exclusive

Amir Rapaport | 8/12/2016 Contact author

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Mohammed Dahlan (Photo: AP)

Between the ISIS Ambush and the Fatah Elections

The primary defense event of the last week was the first combat encounter between the IDF and ISIS on the Golan Heights, but the most volatile arena remains the Palestinian front. Amir Rapaport's weekly column

Amir Rapaport | 1/12/2016 Contact author

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The Undercurrents of the Submarine Affair

The so-called Submarine Affair, regarding which the Attorney General has ordered a police investigation this week, is a mixture that combines rumors, suspicions and speculations with facts. Amir Rapaport puts some order into the details through a series of Q&A

Amir Rapaport | 25/11/2016 Contact author

IDF Navy's "Rahav" submarine (Photo: AP)

Between the Unmanned Helicopter and the Submarines

While the episode involving Minister Uri Ariel and the unmanned helicopter keeps the media preoccupied, several far more important defense-related episodes have taken place. Amir Rapaport reveals the details

Amir Rapaport | 17/11/2016 Contact author

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Donald Trump is Good for (Israel's) National Security

Amir Rapaport in a special column following the surprising election of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States: How will this affect Israel's security, the US aid agreement, the Palestinians and the JCPOA agreement with Iran?

Amir Rapaport | 11/11/2016 Contact author