Israel’s military reforms are all about chiseling down war to its most precise elements
By Seth J. Frantzman
Turkey is attempting to ride the Palestinian issue, positioning itself as a champion of the cause
By Seth J. Frantzman
UAE-Israel relations are a process, not the start of a revolution
By Seth J. Frantzman
A portion of Israeli society is angry at the ossifying decade-long rule of one man
By Seth J. Frantzman
The Libyan civil war is an example of what happens when western governments walk away from a conflict
By Seth J. Frantzman
He has maneuvered the religious Jewish Orthodox parties to rely only on him
By Seth J. Frantzman
Jerusalem now seems like a ghost town
By Seth J. Frantzman
Police wearing white smocks and protective gear now tour the streets in an attempt to hunt down quarantine evaders and detain them
By Seth J. Frantzman
Israel remains a target for Iran, but because the US conducted the killing, it is less likely that Iran will mobilize the region against Israel
By Seth J. Frantzman
Isis had been cleared from this area a month before I arrived, in November 2015. But the men were cautious
By Seth J. Frantzman
Christmas in Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Nazareth has, once again, been overshadowed by politics. The latest controversy surrounds Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The mayors of Bethlehem and Nazareth responded to Trump by toning down Christmas celebrations in a show of solidarity. Outside Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity, the lights on […]
By Seth J. Frantzman
