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. […]
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Why I won’t be attending a Belgian solidarity rally
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Around the world there is an outpouring of sympathy in the wake of terror attacks in Belgium that killed 34 and wounded 250. According to the BBC, “many […]
10 things I wish I’d also known before moving to Israel
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN The Wall Street Journal has published a blog by Jennifer Lang describing the “10 things I wish I’d known before moving to Israel.” She describes herself […]
Kurdistan articles December 2015
In December of 2015 I went back to Iraqi Kurdistan, the Kurdistan Regional Government. After a drive to Kirkuk I interviewed the police commander Sarhad Qadir and went to the […]
Why Ayman Odeh’s US visit matters
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN US President Barack Obama met Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin on December 10. The usual flowery words and statements were made. Obama noted that “although obviously this is […]
Kurdish liberation of Shingal
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post Magazine When I had visited Kurdistan in June, the liberation of Shingal was certainly on many people’s minds. Now the […]
The face of the Syrian refugees you fear?
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN I went to Europe in August to learn about the refugee problem. Now we are seeing increasing hostility to refugees in Europe and America. The public […]
On the anniversary of the death of Arafat, clashes in Ramallah and Nutella
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN November 11, 2015 The new Nutella shop on Zahra street in downtown Ramallah was humming with business on Wednesday. High school students Nur and her friend […]
We need to talk about why so many Palestinian women are involved in recent ‘terror wave’,
There is denial on both sides, but we must address why so many Palestinian woman are willing to sacrifice themselves
The End of Syria
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN 9/20/2015 This is part of an ongoing series of articles on Syria: September, 2009 The American hikers held in Iran October 25, 2011, Ambassador Ford’s heroic […]
Seth J. Frantzman - author - analyst 