Whoops: A billboard in Shiraz, Iran, appears to commemorate Israeli soldiers
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In a stunning failure of using an illustrative photo for a billboard in Iran, a group of Israeli soldiers appear next to a poem in Shiraz, […]
Monthly Archives: September 2018
This is the warehouse Israel struck in Latakia
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On September 19 satellite images showed the destruction of a warehouse in Latakia that was targeted on September 17. In the images, published on i24 and […]
Syrian air defense mistakenly shoots down Russian plane
Russia points finger at Israel and French frigate, as US denies it was involved in air strikes that led to a night of rumors and escalating conflict By SETH J. […]
Syria reports major missile strike in Latakia hours after ‘buffer zone’ deal
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Massive explosions rocked northern Syria’s Latakia countryside on Monday night hours after a buffer zone deal was announced by Russia and Turkey. The deal appeared […]
Notes on ‘anonymous’: I’m an oped editor, here’s what media isn’t asking
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On September 5 The New York Times took the unusual step of publishing an anonymous oped by a writer in the Trump administration. It was deemed of […]
The US Democratic party is finally starting to elect the diversity it claims to represent
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN “This is a fight for the soul of our party. This is a fight for the future of our democracy,” Boston city councilor Ayanna Pressley said after […]
Israel massively increased its airstrikes in Syria in 2017-2018, according to new report
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Israel carried out 200 airstrikes in Syria in a year and a half, according to a senior IDF source, The Jerusalem Post and Ynet reported. The reports […]
The Farrakhan elephant in the room at Aretha Franklin’s funeral
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN What was far-right religious leader Louis Farrakhan doing at Aretha Franklin’s funeral? The Forward asked this question, but most major media has sought to not discuss the […]
“Give back the keys” to the PA say Israeli commentators, Palestinians say no
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Yossi Beilin, who played a leading role in initiating the Oslo peace process suggested at Al-Monitor that Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas “hand back the keys” […]
Seth J. Frantzman - author - analyst 