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A centrist party of generals could end Netanyahu’s decade-long tenure

March 15, 2019by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

I wrote this in late February 2019. By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Israelis awoke on Thursday morning, February 2 with news that three former generals and a populist centrist political leader […]

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Cliches lost and bewildered after Israel municipal elections

November 1, 2018by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Large numbers of cliches are lost after the Israel municipal elections. They were hoping to come out on November 1 to tell the public how the […]

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Is Washington scrambling to prevent Iran-backed parties from forming Iraq’s new government?

August 31, 2018by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN The US is concerned that Hadi al-Amiri’s Fatah Alliance will form the next government in Iraq. After it came in second in the elections in May […]

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Abadi tries to strong-arm the PMU, but why the sudden janus-face?

August 25, 2018by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi reportedly lashed out at Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, a key commander in the Hashd al-Shaabi, the Popular Mobilization Forces of mostly Shia […]

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Who is Ali al Amine and why was he attacked by Hezbollah

April 22, 2018by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

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 […]

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Six Questions on the Kurdistan crises

December 23, 2017by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In mid-December anger began to boil over in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq. On December 19 several protesters were shot and killed in Rania, a […]

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What happened to Palestinian municipal elections?

October 7, 2016by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

What happened to Palestinian municipal elections? Palestinian municipal elections were suspended a month before they were supposed to take place, and no one seems to care By SETH J. FRANTZMAN […]

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There are no “moderates” in Iran regime elections

February 28, 2016by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Much of the world’s media in its slavish devotion to endlessly presenting Iran as “moderating” and “reforming” has headlined the recent Iran elections as a victory […]

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“Like the world stopped rotating”: The re-election of Netanyahu and the press

March 21, 2015by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

SETH J. FRANTZMAN Last Thursday night an overweight man tried to order a hamburger at a late night burger joint in Tel Aviv.  He fumbled through his order.  Pickles?  Onions? […]

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A night to remember: Israel elections 2015

March 18, 2015by Seth Frantzman 1 Comment

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN The leader of one party running in elections, when asked what he would do about the peace process said he had no idea. Another leader, when […]

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