Tracing the sources of the “Trump gave Russia intel” story
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN ABC news reports (May 17) that “The life of a spy placed by Israel inside ISIS is at risk tonight, according to current and former U.S. […]
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When western media calls Syria war confusing “free for all” it’s a form of racism
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN I was reading a major US media outlet about Turkey’s president visiting Washington and there was a link to the “free for all” in Syria. “The […]
Oped attacks “westerners fighting ISIS” as “no heroes”, but they are heroes
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Since 2014 dozens of volunteers have joined the Kurdish YPG in the war against ISIS. They came from all walks of life and from all over […]
Orwellian term “moderates” must be replaced by “far right”
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN “Qaeda terrorists were hiding within the Islamist ranks, and I’m not saying it would have been easy sifting out the moderates from the messianic killers,” writes […]
When the police bombed Philly: Why do people write articles like this?
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN I’ve never heard of the “MOVE bombing,” but on May 13th and in the days that followed some people on Facebook posted about it. I didn’t […]
The Comey filter
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Sometimes media is like one of those songs that plays too much on the radio. Social media, such as Twitter and Facebook, magnify stories and scandals, […]
People who despise Palestinians should have to live like them
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN There are some people who have a healthy relationship with the Israel-Palestinian conflict. They just don’t care much about it. There are others who have an […]
Swedish gov’s obsession with Israel is the new anti-semitism
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Sweden’s foreign minister Margot Wallström welcomed the latest UNESCO resolution condemning Israel’s actions in Jerusalem and describing Israel as occupying Jerusalem. More than that, Sweden was a […]
5 reasons not to buy the “Israel Gulf states allies” narrative
By Seth J. Frantzman Over the last year or so a new narrative has emerged that Israel and the Gulf States, and Saudi Arabia, are now part of a new […]
Day 168: Chronicles of the battle for Mosul
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN ISIS is being defeated in Iraq. As Mosul falls to the Iraqi security forces after six months of conflict, many pieces are falling into place in […]
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