Eran Lahav
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Eran Lahav
Head of Middle East Department
Eran Lahav is an OSINT analyst and a middle east researcher, a terrorism expert, specialising in global Jihad, Iran proxies and disinformation. Eran serves as the Head of the Middle East Department at the David Institute for Policy & Research of IDSF.
Eran leads the Middle East Department, directing high-impact research, strategic analysis, and policy guidance on major regional topics, including national security, radical islamist groups, special regional actors, terrorism, regional dynamics, and security challenges across the Middle East.
He is the founder of “Mabaterror ” - a terrorism research and analysis Initiative, and he hosts the podcast “Al Hakavenet” ("In the Crosshairs") on terrorism, the Arab world, security, and the Middle East.
Eran is the author of ‘The Exporter’, the first-ever Hebrew-language biography of Qasem Soleimani, the former IRGC Quds Force commander and ‘The Code of Jihad’, a unique guide on the root of global Jihad groups and their threat on the west.
Eran’s background merges rigorous intelligence experience with global communications and analysis. He has extensive professional experience as social media intelligence (SOCMINT) analyst and even served as an analyst for a student project at the Counterterrorism Headquarters of the National Security Council.
In his IDF service, Eran served as an analyst in the Intelligence Corps.
He also worked in Israeli missions abroad and worked in public relations and diplomacy. Subsequently, he worked in digital marketing and content management in social media networks in Berlin.
Eran has been publishing extensive research papers on various topics regarding Islamic terrorism, global Jihad, Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, Hezbollah, Isis, Al-Qaeda, Syria of Al-Jolani, Iran, Iran proxy groups, Iran disinformation activity, the use of AI by terrorist groups, the Isreali-Palestinian conflict among others.
Eran published multiple articles and analyses in leading publications, including Newsweek, Epoch Times, Bild, Express.at, L’informale, Toyo Keizai, Israel Hayom, Ynet, Makor Rishon, the Jerusalem Post and more.
In addition to his work as Head of the Middle East Department and terrorism researcher, Eran is an entrepreneur in OSINT and AI, serves as a mentor within Berlin’s dynamic young entrepreneurs community and provides digital marketing & OSINT services. He speaks four languages: native Hebrew, native level proficiency in English, Arabic and German.
Latest Content
Oct 20, 2025
The Urge to Capitulate: Europe's Recognition of a Palestinian State
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Israel Weekly War Summary Week #106 | October 13 - October 18 ,2025
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Israel Weekly War Summary | Week #105 | October 5-October 1 ,2025
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Israel Weekly War Summary
Week #104 | September 28-October 4 ,2025
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Week #103 | September 21-January 28 ,2025
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Week #102 | Israel Weekly War Summary | September 14 ,2025 - September 20 ,2025
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The Caliphate Next Door: Syria’s Islamist Regime and the Future of Its Minorities
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Week #101 | Israel Weekly War Summary | September 7 ,2025 - September 13 ,2025
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Week #100 | Israel Weekly War Summary | August 31-September 6 ,2025
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Israel Weekly War Summary | Week #99 | August 24- August 30 ,2025
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Israel Weekly War Summary | Week #98 | August 17-August 23 ,2025
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Israel Weekly War Summary | Week #97 | Aug 10-Aug 16 ,2025
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Israel Weekly War Summary | Week #96 | August 3rd-August 9 ,2025
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Cracks in the Ayatollah’s Fortress: Tehran’s Hidden Panic Exposed
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Israel Weekly War Summary | Week #95 | July 27-August 2 ,2025
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The Urge to Capitulate: Europe’s Recognition of a Palestinian State
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Week #94 | Israel Weekly War Summary | July 20-July 26 ,2025
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Week #93 | Israel Weekly War Summary | July 13-July 19 ,2025
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Week #92 | Israel Weekly War Summary | July 6-July 12 ,2025
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Tehran on the Brink: The Forces Driving Iran Toward the Edge
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Weekly War Summary Week #90 | June 22-June 28 ,2025
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Israel Weekly War Summary Week #89 | June 15-June 21 ,2025
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Israel Weekly War Summary Week #88 | June 8-June 14 ,2025
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The Muscat Maneuver: Iran’s Silent War Across the Negotiation Table
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Challenges Facing Global Jihad After October 7
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The horror festival and the weekly message from Hamas
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The horror festival and the weekly message from Hamas
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Twin Cities: Two Jihad Capitals in America
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The Moroccan Connection: The Tel Aviv Attack and the Moroccan Jihadist Organizations
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Tulkarem's terror nest: Why Israel must act now to protect its heartland
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Business Islam: On Qatari–Taliban relations and Qatar’s regional agenda
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Tulkarm: Emerging Capital of Terrorism?
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“Hamas is ISIS”? Monitoring Global Jihadi Organizations Since October 7
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“Hamas is ISIS”? Monitoring Global Jihadi Organizations Since October 7
