Did Rex Tillerson disappear for a weekend during major crises?
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Robbie Gramer, a reporter for Foreign Policy has been searching for US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. On September 5 he tweeted; “It’s kind of telling that […]
Why does media deny religion role in ISIS but castigate “Buddhist terror”?
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In 2013 ‘Time’ Magazine ran a cover describing the “face of Buddhist terror.” The same Magazine in 2014 when discussing Islamic State atrocities claimed “ISIS is […]
Inside every predictable Israeli news cycle
By Seth J. Frantzman Israel is entering the period before Rosh HaShanah, the Jewish new year. With the new year coming the country once again has to suffer through, and […]
Politico, and other US media give themselves black eye with “heelsgate”
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In a tweet they have now deleted, Politico claimed “there was no acknowledgement from the White House that the first lady’s storm attire was at all […]
Transcript of interview about Tal Afar offensive with Lt Col Downing
Interview by Seth J. Frantzman August 27th, 2017 I conducted an interview for coverage of the liberation of Tal Afar, one of two articles I wrote on the operations. […]
Defeating ISIS: Interviews with the US-led coalition by Seth Frantzman
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Over the last two years I have written about the war against Islamic State. This has involved numerous visits to northern Iraq to cover the battle […]
Pure inspiration: Mattis speaks to the troops
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In a video posted online on August 25th, the US Secretary of Defense James Mattis was touring a military base abroad and gave an impromptu talk […]
Is Israel a model for Europe confronting terror? Yes, and no
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In the wake of the car-ramming attack in Spain and the stabbing in Finland several important articles appeared looking at how Europe is learning from Israel […]
From Charlottesville to Barcelona: Same hate, different narratives, implications
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On August 12th a man drove his car into anti-racism protesters in Charlottesville, North Carolina, killing one person and injuring 36. On August 17 a man […]
Israel also has its Charlottesvilles
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Some Israelis, especially Americans who immigrated to Israel, enjoy posting on social media about their shock and anger over events in Charlottesville. They are disgusted by […]
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