Rapaport Report

A new minister of defense will enter the ministry once the new Israeli government is sworn in – Lt. Gen. (Res.) Moshe “Bogi” Ya’alon. What is on the agenda and how will Ya’alon fulfill his strategic perspective against the threats facing Israel?

The Palestinians have an interest in raising the Palestinian issue on the agenda ahead of the Obama visit, but it is not a third intifada just yet, and a direct report for the large Cyber conference taking place in San Francisco

The West Bank intensification continues and the IDF is preparing for the possibility of a third Intifada, but meanwhile, the cooperation with the Palestinians continues

The attack in Syria attributed to Israel belongs to an era being referred to as "the war between wars,” but it has the potential to become a much more significant conflict

Will 2013 be a good or bad year in defense for Israel? Several clarifications on the eve of Israel's elections

A new gas rig being established these days near the coasts of Gaza, within range of the Hamas rockets. Why? Because this is the result of the mix between narrow national interests and broad economic ones

At the start of the new year, the IDF faces many challenges: Iran, Hezbollah, the West Bank and of course Post-Assad Syria. How will the next year look like? Possible forecasts

Israel is busy with its elections, the US is busy with the financial crisis, but for Iran, it’s business as usual, as the centrifuges keep spinning

Recognizing Hamas sovereignty in Gaza has raised the level of violence in Judea and Samaria; The IDF senior echelon is frustrated from the situation and point fingers towards the political echelon; and in Syria, Assad’s status continues to deteriorate

The Israeli defense establishment is readying for a “mini Intifada” that could erupt in Judea and Samaria due to the UN vote on Palestinian non-member observer status, and the south is getting used to the new understandings with Hamas and the situation that has been created