By SETH J. FRANTZMAN There are several lists of must-read books about Israel floating around, some relate to the 70th anniversary independence celebrations or World Book Day, which is on […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On April 22, 2018 Ali al-Amine (Amin علي الامين), a Lebanese politician and journalist was attacked and hospitalized. He was a candidate for the Shbeana Haki […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Recently the publisher of an Israeli newspaper was accused of racism on Twitter. Responding to criticism of a supplement, the publisher had written back “you’re insolent. […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On April 13 Palestinians in Gaza assembled at five protest locations in Gaza next to the Israeli border fence. It was the third week of mass […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN There is a bizarre and misguided nostalgia among some in the diaspora, particularly the US, for an Israel that never existed. It conjures up a myth […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN The SDF in Syria seem to be holding a circus for journalists to come and profile the ISIS ‘Beatles.’ One after another the detainees have been […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN A week after seventeen Palestinians were killed marching on the Gaza border, Israel and the Palestinians are preparing for the second Friday of the ‘Great March […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Since the spring of 2017 Washington and major US media have found themselves in the midst of a tug-of-war between powerful Gulf states, including Qatar, the […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On Tuesday morning seven people were injured as bombs targeted a convoy with Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah and General Majid Faraj, the Palestinian Authority’s chief […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On February 24th several members of the PMU reportedly came under attack from ISIS on a road from Kirkuk to Hawija in Iraq. It is unclear […]
