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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]