Reading between the lines: Ceasefire in southwest Syria, Israel, US and Russia
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN As the sun was setting over southern Syria on Friday, the Associated Press reported that its sources say a ceasefire in southwest Syria is in the […]
Tag Archives: Israel
What was the Kotel really like in the “egalitarian good old days” before 1967
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Israel’s government is once again lurching from crises to crises over a deal gone wrong regarding egalitarian and pluralistic prayer at the Western Wall or Kotel. […]
Finally, Israel airliner ordered not to force women to change seats for men
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN For years members of the public flying to and from Israel were subjected to harassment by a small number of extreme religious Jewish men. These men […]
BREAKING: Iran-backed Hashd al-Shaabi reaching Iraq-Syria border, implications?
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Just after noon on May 29th the Hashd al-Shaabi, or Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), a mostly Shia group of militias that have been officially part of […]
20 takeaways from Trump’s Islam speech
1 – Pro-Trump supporters and media love it: FoxNews called it “Strong, tone perfect.” John Bolton said he felt it was an “excellent speech” that reached locals in Riyadh, international community […]
Interview with Ukraine Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On May 16th, 2017, I met Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymr Groysman at the David Citadel hotel in Jerusalem. In a short interview but interesting discussionfor The Jerusalem […]
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 […]
Syria-Israel tensions and escalation: Airstrikes and background
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN At 2:43am on March 17 warning sirens sounded in the Jordan Valley. Israelis and Jordanians were woken up by the sound of a loud boom that was […]
Profiles on International Women’s Day
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Over the years it has been an honor to write about and speak to many inspiring women throughout the world, in honor of International Women’s Day […]
There won’t be mass aliyah (immigration) from America to Israel, here’s why
Seth J. Frantzman I keep hearing stories about how the problems in America will lead to “mass immigration” to Israel. Most recently the opposition leader Herzog claimed that Israel much […]
