The Iranian plot that shut down Denmark
Now we know why Denmark cut itself off from Germany and Sweden and launched a massive security operation in September. It wasn’t against an ISIS-style terror attack, but against an […]
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Is Israel a model for Europe confronting terror? Yes, and no
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In the wake of the car-ramming attack in Spain and the stabbing in Finland several important articles appeared looking at how Europe is learning from Israel […]
Swedish gov’s obsession with Israel is the new anti-semitism
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Sweden’s foreign minister Margot Wallström welcomed the latest UNESCO resolution condemning Israel’s actions in Jerusalem and describing Israel as occupying Jerusalem. More than that, Sweden was a […]
Take the “thoughts and prayers” and shove em
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN “Pray for Germany,” read one meme floating around on Facebook. But I’m not praying for anyone and you shouldn’t either. “Thoughts and prayers have become the […]
Excusing terror: Paris, Beirut and Shingal
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Part I: The excuse factory In the wake of the Paris attacks, like with all terror attacks in the West, the excuse and explanation factory went […]
Four Charlie Hebdo stories media misunderstood
In the aftermath of the January 7 attacks by Said and Cherif Kouachi on the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris; the subsequent manhunt, and the attack on a kosher supermarket […]
Seth J. Frantzman - author - analyst 