Hamas, ISIS and the places in between
On August 22nd the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office uploaded a photo of the James Foley beheading with a claim that “Hamas is ISIS, ISIS is Hamas.” Although it was shared […]
Tag Archives: ISIS
Nasrallah’s dangerous game
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN ‘The sense of danger is growing and the popular sentiment is more accepting our fight against the militants [who stoke] Islamic division.” Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of […]
A short history of the Islamic ‘black flag’ in Jerusalem
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN An article at Times of Israel claims to have spotted the ISIS flag in Jerusalem. “Shopkeeper in Jerusalem’s Old City was seen flying the banner of the Islamic […]
Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi: Man on the make or fleeting moment?
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN The big news now is some shadowy figure named Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi has announced himself ‘Caliph‘. In point of fact he has the imprimatur of […]
Syria’s rattlesnakes commit suicide
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On Tuesday the UN announced that it was seeking an unprecedented influx of cash to facilitate aid operations in Syria and for Syrian refugees. More than […]
Seth J. Frantzman - author - analyst 