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Monthly Archives: October 2018

The Iranian plot that shut down Denmark

October 30, 2018by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

Now we know why Denmark cut itself off from Germany and Sweden and launched a massive security operation in September. It wasn’t against an ISIS-style terror attack, but against an […]

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Bad responses to Pittsburgh massacre: The toxic rhetoric blaming Israel, US-Israel relations

October 29, 2018by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In the wake of the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre many people reacted with anger and emotion. In the political environment of the US many latched on to […]

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“Wow,” “historic”: Israel’s Netanyahu visits Oman, historic and important visit amid regional changes

October 26, 2018by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In an important and historic visit Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Oman where he was met by Sultan Qaboos, the ruler of Oman.  After Netanyahu and […]

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Beware simple acronyms that people think will “solve” Iraq, Syria or any place

October 25, 2018by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN I saw a discussion online where one man discusses the situation in Raqqa in 2018 and why it might be improving as the US continues its […]

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White student leader in UK vows to “paint over” mural by famed Jewish painter Rothenstein, accusing it of being “white”

October 25, 2018by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN A student leader in the UK vowed to take down or “paint over” a mural by Sir William Rothenstein, a British artist from a German-Jewish family. […]

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The Khashoggi affair: The art of the leak

October 23, 2018by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Nick Paton Walsh articulated it well: “The role [Turkey has] taken is not that of the virtuous prosecutor, but of the exploitative politician,” he wrote on […]

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A few questions about the “migrant caravan”

October 21, 2018by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN A “migrant caravan” is making its way from Honduras to the United States. Al-Jazeera tells us, “Facing tightened security, waves of Hondurans continue to try to […]

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Iran’s air corridor to Hezbollah: Background and briefing on the latest claims

October 19, 2018by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN A Fars Air Qeshm flight Boeing 747 touched down in Beirut at 2:04 pm on October 16. The large white aircraft had left Tehran at 9:33am […]

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Questions about the latest Khashoggi affair twist: The “secret recording”

October 14, 2018by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Since the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi on October 2 during a visit to the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, rumors and leaks have circulated describing various […]

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The Khashoggi files: As case builds against Riyadh, what the Wikileaks files tell us about history and kingdom

October 11, 2018by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On October 11, nine days into the Khashoggi Affair, US Senator Bob Corker said “there is no question the Saudis did this,” according to a tweet […]

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