Black Ethiopian Jews you should know (with video and links)
Years ago, in the Spring of 2015, anti-racism protests took place across Israel, culminating in clashes with police in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. The size of the protests and the […]
Monthly Archives: June 2019
15 highlights from Patrick Shanahan’s six months as acting US SecDef
Patrick Shanahan served as acting US Secretary of Defense from January 1, 2019. On June 18 US President Donald Trump announced he would not continue seeking confirmation. Shanahan had served […]
How did Iran plan tanker attack? Links and sources show Iranian media may have given us hints
Iranian media falsely reported that the country rescued all the crew of the tankers, that one sank and even showed fake video. Why? By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Just after six […]
Targeted tankers were only miles from important Iranian naval base at Jask (with sources)
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN The alleged attack on two oil tankers off the coast of Iran in the Gulf of Oman occurred within miles of the Iranian naval base at […]
Are Saudi Arabia and Iran in an ‘arms race’ or is the contest more complex: Notes and sources
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN A version of this article appeared in ‘The Jerusalem Post,’ this one has links and charts. In May 2017 US President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia inked […]
Americans are debating what it means to be conservative. That is good and it is needed: A list of articles
A recent debate among writers at First Things, National Review, The New York Times and other American publications has pitted different conservative and center-right writers against eachother in a struggle for the soul […]
‘Chernobyl’ series showcases Soviet era heroism in difficult conditions, stop making it about America or the West
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN I started watching the series ‘Chernobyl’ after seeing media reports that interpreted it for an American audience. First it was the story of a woman scientist […]
Seth J. Frantzman - author - analyst 