A few questions about the “migrant caravan”
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN A “migrant caravan” is making its way from Honduras to the United States. Al-Jazeera tells us, “Facing tightened security, waves of Hondurans continue to try to […]
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The Trump Doctrine and the end of the ‘New World Order’
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN This originally appeared at The Jerusalem Post “Setting fire to the ground,” a “major catastrophe,” bringing “new instability” are the headlines that have greeted Donald Trump’s […]
When western media calls Syria war confusing “free for all” it’s a form of racism
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN I was reading a major US media outlet about Turkey’s president visiting Washington and there was a link to the “free for all” in Syria. “The […]
Ten takeaways from the JOHN KERRY speech on Israel and peace
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On the eve of US Secretary of State’s peace speech on December 28, US President-elect Donald Trump tweeted; “We cannot continue to let Israel be treated […]
Abstaining from history: Here’s all the UN RESOLUTIONS on Israel the US abstained on
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN You’d think it was a major event in US history. “Them against the world,” CNN claimed after a UN resolution condemning Israeli settlements passed with a […]
Thoughts on the US abstention at UN about Israel settlements
Within minutes of the US abstaining on a resolution at the UN Security Council opposing Israeli settlement activity and condemning terror, many voices came out condemning it and wondering what […]
Obama channels Bush’s WMD in dash for Iran deal
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN “The Ayatollah consistently believed that we are untrustworthy, that you can’t negotiate with us, that we will screw them,” US Secretary of State John Kerry told […]
Pro-peace means opposing Iran deal
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN You can oppose the Iran deal and be pro-peace, in fact the best reason to oppose the deal is because you believe in peace. Many articles […]
Inside Obama’s ‘pro-Israel so much it hurts’ worldview
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN AFTER SIX years in office US President Barack Obama has finally admitted the nature of his obsession with Israel and it’s really not what anyone expected. […]
“Like the world stopped rotating”: The re-election of Netanyahu and the press
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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