By Seth J. Frantzman According to figures printed at BBC based on the Interior Ministry there were 10 attacks a day on refugees and asylum seekers in 2016. 3,533 […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN At the recent J Street conference Bernie Sanders said that the Iraq war “created a cascade of instability around the region that we are still dealing […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN When Donald Trump banned some major news media from a press conference it led some commentators to make yet more comparisons between America and authoritarian regimes. […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN After US President Donald Trump criticized Sweden in a speech there has been a lot of pushback from Sweden’s government and its supports boasting about the […]
On February 20 I met Russian Federation Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolov for an interview in Jerusalem. The interview was published in The Jerusalem Post on February 21. In it Syromolotov […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On February 20, 2017 I met with Russian Federation Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Oleg Syromolotov for The Jerusalem Post. The article looks at regional security, Russia-Israel relations […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN H.R. McMaster has been chosen by US President Donald Trump as the new National Security Advisor. Here is what you need to know about him from […]
By Seth J. Frantzman Everyday brings a new Donald Trump media scandal. After you wade through the stories of “Neo-Nazis cheer after Trump shuts down Jewish reporter,” and “Trump exchange […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On February 18th the reports had already begun that the Iraqi army intended to launch the long-awaited offensive to take Western Mosul, which is often called […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Egypt today strikes one as a land of symbols. Graffiti on a wall of a faded cross and crescent in the colors of the Egyptian flag […]
Seth J. Frantzman - author - analyst 