All Publications

Hamas Is Building a Second Front Against Israel in Lebanon
By Yaakov Lappin In recent days, a senior Iranian military commander boasted that his country has built “six armies outside its

Bashar al-Assad – In the struggle between Russia and Iran’s radical Shiite axis for control of Syria!
Bashar al-Assad came to power following the death of his father, Hafez al-Assad, in June 2000. From the time he

The Arabs in Northern Israel – Demographic Trends Shaping the Galilee’s Future
By: Brigadier General (IDF Reserves) Erez David Maisel. The following three reports will present the current demographic status of

The Palestinian prison break illuminates fissures in the Arab society in Israel
By: Brigadier General (IDF Reserves) Erez David Maisel The Israeli security force’s success in apprehending four of the six

The “PR Tanker” Fueling Hezbollah’s Information Warfare
Nasrallah is scheduled to give a speech today at 8:30 PM Lebanon time, in which he will address “recent

New Government in Lebanon
The new government in Lebanon, headed by PM Najib Mikati, consists of 24 ministers. Five of them are Shiite,

Iran’s Military Nuclear Program – Situation Report
Iran’s effort to develop a nuclear bomb and reach military capability to use its missiles requires maturity in several

Did the first fuel tanker from Iran for Lebanon arrive in Syria?
This morning (September 2), several reports were published that the Iranian tanker had entered Syrian territorial waters to the

What is Hezbollah Trying to Tell Us? Information Warfare on the Social Media
Hezbollah’s main narratives on social media portray real and fake news using graphics, visuals, camera effects, symbols, and more.

“Baitulmaal” (Dallas, Texas) – an innocent Islamic charity?
“Baitulmaal” (Dallas-Texas) – an innocent Islamic charity? Or is it an association with financial and logistical ties to terrorist

Iran’s Naval Shadow War
By: Yaakov Lappin As Iran’s confidence rises, its hostile activity at sea, and use of shipping to smuggle weapons

Iran, Hamas, and Hezbollah: Did New Dynamics Lead to August’s Security Escalation?
Written by Yaakov Lappin Israel’s border with Lebanon is deceptively quiet on most days, but the month of August