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 […]
For day 1 click here. I had a restless sleep last night. At one point I dreamt that I had two computer screens and was working on some article, typing […]
Millions of people are now finding themselves at risk of being quarantined due to the coronavirus. Already many tens of thousands are in quarantine or have been subjected to it. […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Tensions appear to be escalating between Israel and Hamas as well as there being a potential for escalation with Iranian-backed groups in Syria. This comes after […]
Israel’s Prime Minister responded to a tweet by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the UAE on Saturday, December 21. “I welcome the closer relations between Israel and many Arab […]
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 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 […]
Between Tuesday morning, November 12, and Thursday morning, November 14, Israel fought a short conflict with Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Its context is more than a year of increasing tensions with […]
On November 6, 2019 Ynet reported that “Russia has in its possession an advanced Israeli interceptor missile belonging to the David’s Sling defense system, designed to intercept planes, drones and […]
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 […]
