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.

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. 

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

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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. 

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

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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.

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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

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The United States provides generous defense aid to Israel, but also blocks it from making major defense export deals. Is the massive US defense aid really worth it for Israel? Special column by Amir Rapaport

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