Developing report: US-Israel-Turkey “deal” over Brunson release leads to questions
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On Friday July 27 a developing story emerged that the US had asked Israel to release a Turkish woman in exchange for the release of […]
Monthly Archives: July 2018
Arrogance and hubris led Israel’s nation-state bill to perdition on Druze issue
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN “The feeling we are not equal was always a bit present in the street. It’s sad, because we’ve always believed that someday we would be equal, […]
Jordan to allow 800 Syrian civil defense ‘White Helmets’ and families transit to three western countries
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Jordan confirmed Saturday that it would allow 800 Syrians transit via Jordan to three western countries. Of particular interest is that these are specified as members […]
Al-Jarida: “Israel will bomb Iraq, list of Iranian targets”
The Arabic website Al-Jarida reported on July 21 that Israel will bomb Iraq and that it has obtained a list of Iranian targets. A PDF of the cover of the newspaper was […]
Facebook’s new “political” adds policy is harming non-political groups due to aggressive guidelines
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Recently a non-profit educational organization that I help run sought to promote some of its reports on Facebook. Initially there was good response. Videos and links […]
Why people should oppose “acceptance committees” in Israel
Once again Israel is debating a “nation state” bill and provisions about communities being established for certain groups. This usually is about anchoring the 1,000 or so acceptance committees in […]
Covering the south Syria regime offensive: IDPs, Iran and Israel
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In mid-June the Syrian regime and its Russian allies as well as Iranian-backed militias launched a major offensive to defeat the Syrian rebels in southern Syria. […]
A despicable act by Tehran’s far-right regime: The Maedeh Hojabri case
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN These are my thoughts, posted upon learning that a woman was prosecuted for the “crime” of dancing in Iran. What I despise most of all about […]
Berlin: 8 detained in alleged anti-semitic attack
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Welt reports that eight were arrested in Berlin for an Anti-semitic attack. The report on July 8 notes: “Eight men were arrested in Berlin after an anti-Semitic […]
New article on Shammar tribe in Iraq at Middle East Center for Reporting and Analysis
By Seth J. Frantzman A new article at The Middle East Center for Reporting and Analysis looks at attacks by ISIS on the Shammar tribe in Iraq in June. It […]
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