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 […]
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Assad’s focus on Aleppo vs. Palmyra is about DESTROYING the past; killing future
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN When Bashar al-Assad’s army backed by Russia and other allies marched into Palmyra in the spring of 2016 he got applause from some around the world […]
Assad did not “save” Palmyra, he’s the reason it was endangered
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN When Muhammed the XII had surrendered Granada to the Catholic king and queen of Spain in 1492, he was riding away and looked back in tears. […]
Seth J. Frantzman - author - analyst 