Seth J. Frantzman

Op-ed editor/Anayst:Middle East affairs

Seth J. Frantzman covers Middle East affairs for the Jerusalem Post. He is the author of "After ISIS: America, Iran and the Struggle for the Middle East" and executive director of the Middle East Center for Reporting and Analysis.

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Israel-Hamas War Showcased Iran’s Rocket Threat

Tehran is supplying its proxies and partners with increasingly sophisticated arms.

May 22, 2021

May 22, 2021

OpinionSeth J. Frantzman

Israel-Hamas War Showcased Iran’s Rocket Threat

Tehran is supplying its proxies and partners with increasingly sophisticated arms.

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March 18, 2021

March 18, 2021

OpinionSeth J. Frantzman

New Alliances Link Gulf States to the Eastern Mediterranean

Mutual interests and common enemies are creating partnerships previously thought unnecessary or impossible.

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January 17, 2021

January 17, 2021

OpinionSeth J. Frantzman

Biden Has Already Calmed the Middle East

The prospect of American reengagement in the region is encouraging belligerents to seek reconciliation.

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December 15, 2020

December 15, 2020

OpinionSeth J. Frantzman

Israel Should Heed Its New Arab Friends on Palestine

They’re not insisting on a two-state solution overnight, but want to see progress in that direction.

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August 31, 2020

August 31, 2020

OpinionSeth J. Frantzman

Deal With UAE Caps a New Phase of Israeli Diplomacy

Unlike the peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan, this one’s about common enemies.

Israeli And U.A.E. Flags Side by Side as Peace Moves Intensify

July 26, 2020

July 26, 2020

OpinionSeth J. Frantzman

Israel is Diving Into the Troubled Eastern Mediterranean

An ambitious new natural-gas pipeline project puts it into direct conflict with Turkey.

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July 9, 2020

July 9, 2020

OpinionSeth J. Frantzman

Business Deals May Give Netanyahu an Excuse Against Annexation

An agreement between Israeli defense companies and an Emirati tech firm augurs well for peace.

Dubai's Real Estate Slump Catches Up With the City's Finance Hub

June 18, 2020

June 18, 2020

OpinionSeth J. Frantzman

The U.S. Remains Key in the Fight Against the Islamic State

A lower American profile in Iraq need not hinder the effort if the U.S. leads from afar and coalition partners pick up some of the slack.

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April 2, 2020

April 2, 2020

OpinionSeth J. Frantzman

Israel’s Military Faces Old Challenges in a New Kind of War

The Israeli Defense Forces have been deployed in the fight against the coronavirus epidemic.

IDF training of the Haruv battalion of the Kfir Brigade, Jordan Valley, Israel

February 11, 2020

February 11, 2020

OpinionSeth J. Frantzman

Putin Has Painted Russia Into a Syrian Corner

The battle for Idlib is the most severe test of Moscow’s effort to be all things to all protagonists in Syria.

World Leaders Meet For G8 Summit AT Lough Erne

February 3, 2020

February 3, 2020

OpinionSeth J. Frantzman

A Swiss-Cheese State For Palestinians Won’t Work

History and cartography are against the Trump administration’s “peace plan.”

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