By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On Thursday night social media accounts that follow Syria lit up with reports of airstrikes south of Damascus. For instance Danny Makki began reporting the strike […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In a move to assert its authority, Russia closed the Strait of Kerch which links the Azov sea with the rest of the Black Sea and […]
Syrian media activist Raed Fares assassinated By SETH J. FRANTZMAN A “beacon of hope and bravery,” an icon, a modest and humble man who exuded the hope of the early, […]
MK Svetlova: Israel was created from the ashes of the Holocaust, we are obligated to acknowledge the suffering of others By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In a preliminary vote in the […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On November 11 an Israeli army team near Khan Yunis was spotted by a suspicious Palestinian Hamas commander, according to reports. An exchange of fire left […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman resigned on Wednesday November 14 in the wake of a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel. His resignation leaves unprecedented power […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN After launching 400 rockets at Israel, Hamas decided that it wanted to send a message to Jerusalem. It put out a warning that any “excessive aggression” […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN A new study at The Lancet is raising eyebrows and getting headlines. “fertility rates cut in half since 1950,” says CNN. BBC notes “‘remarkable’ decline in fertility […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Four months after they were kidnapped by ISIS in July the 19 women and children hostages have been freed by the Syrian army, according to Syrian […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN The deputy commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Iran Brigadier General Hossein Salami told a forum at the University of Damghan in Semnan province […]
Seth J. Frantzman - author - analyst 