Al-Jarida: “Israel will bomb Iraq, list of Iranian targets”
The Arabic website Al-Jarida reported on July 21 that Israel will bomb Iraq and that it has obtained a list of Iranian targets. A PDF of the cover of the newspaper was […]
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Covering the south Syria regime offensive: IDPs, Iran and Israel
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In mid-June the Syrian regime and its Russian allies as well as Iranian-backed militias launched a major offensive to defeat the Syrian rebels in southern Syria. […]
Is the US deploying in Sinjar (Shingal)? If so, why? A look at the emerging reports
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On August 7, 2014 US president Barack Obama authorized operations to confront Islamic State after ISIS assaulted Yazidis near Sinjar and began a genocide of the […]
Will Iran really be kept out of southern Syria: A history of rumors
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Russia agrees to keep Iran out of southern Syria? We’ve heard this story before. It emerged again on May 28th as it appeared that a crises […]
Iranians in Syria fled the ‘Glass House’ due to Israel airstrikes
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN New images published by ImageSat International (ISI) show damage caused by Israeli airstrikes in Syria on May 10. The images show relatively limited damage to several sites […]
How Trump took away Iran’s “war” card
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Iran’s propaganda machine studied the US over the last decade and a half and concluded around 2013 that the US was very reticent to get involved […]
Is Qatar pushing Hamas towards the “deal of the century”
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN “A letter has been sent by the Qataris to Trump envoy Jason Greenblatt,” a knowledgeable source says. The source goes on to say that it spells […]
The other list of books about Israel to read on World Book Day
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN There are several lists of must-read books about Israel floating around, some relate to the 70th anniversary independence celebrations or World Book Day, which is on […]
Here’s a plan to help African asylum-seekers in Israel that will work
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In recent weeks a growing list of people in Israel and abroad have expressed shame and outrage over the country’s plan to deport tens of thousands […]
A list of the groups and people who oppose Israel deporting African asylum seekers
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In recent years Israel struggled with what to do with tens of thousands of African migrants and asylum seekers who had made their way to Israel […]
