By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Since the battle against the coronavirus began in Israel the government has sought out various methods to contain the virus. Many of these have blended initiatives […]
Donald Rumsfeld would have been a reliable health czar during this coronavirus crises. His “unknown knowns” and “known unknowns” serve us well now. The tautological “we don’t know what we […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In a December statement US Secretary of Defense sought to portray the SDF as seeking a Kurdish state as a way for the US to […]
Iran is building a base near Albukamal in Syria near the Iraqi border. The base was built next to a site occupied by Kataib Hezbollah, an Iraqi Shi’ite militia with […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Al-Jazeera ran a documentary looking at an Israeli operation in 2018 that didn’t go according to plan. Hamas is now celebrating what […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN A version of this appeared at The Jerusalem Post on November 15 ‘On both the northern and southern fronts, the situation is tese and fragile and […]
NATO conducted an exercise with Israel, called “Crystal Sea” in late October, 2019. NATO notes that it was “designed to develop regional medical support to ensure that any health issue among […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN US officials who view Turkey as America’s natural ally are heading a State Department delegation to Ankara that will seek to work closely with Turkey on […]
The month of October were momentous for the Middle East, with the US withdrawal from Syria, Turkey’s invasion and protests in Iraq. Rising Israel-Iran tensions are also on the map. […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN *This article appeared in a slightly different form as ‘Iraq’s Pro-Iranian politician Amiri blames US-Israel for protests’ at The Jerusalem Post Hadi al-Amiri, the head of the […]
