Seth Frantzman

I am thrilled to announce the release of my new book, 'The October 7 War: Israel’s Battle for Security in Gaza.' While I've covered numerous Gaza wars, this one has been harrowing and long. Awakened by Hamas rocket fire on October 7, 2023, I began covering the conflict from its very first day.

World Cup in the future will have 380 teams playing and it will go on for years, just long enough for the next World Cup to begin

@AaronBMacLean @LibraryAmerica There is also a TV mini series

Cc @LibraryAmerica

@ShMMor @Quillette Important

For @Quillette I wrote about Israel's three wars of choice in 1956, 1982, 2026. In all three cases, a devastating opening blow was supposed to set in a motion a chain of events which would solve a pressing security concern as well as reshape the entire regional diplomatic order.

A river flowing through fruit gardens and mountains full of caves.

Czech Republic already has the IAI MMR radar used with Iron Dome Back in 2020 Israel’s government Alamos said “On Friday (25 September 2020), the Czech government approved the launch of procurement negotiations for four Israeli SPYDER batteries” made by Rafael (also recently sold the system to Romania) This is a shorter range system; Prague may want also medium and longer range capabilities such as Arrow, David’s Sling, Barak etc ; a lot of Israeli proven systems to choose from

@cdb224 “ is the training sufficient? Did anything go wrong?” Seems a good series of questions to ask

@sfrantzman Homan is correct???? Is this sarcasm or are you fucking stupid? Vehicle attacks are NOT up 3400%. They’re not even up 1%. Though in the Trump/Miller/Mullin/Homan circle LYING is most definitely up 3400%. I really hope I missed your joke, you can’t possibly be this obtuse.

Homan is correct: “And they're going to make sure: is the training sufficient? Did anything go wrong?” This is the way

What elections were in Israel in the last three years? The last Knesset elections were in 2022. In the region, not directly surrounding, more Arabs voted in the Iraqi elections in 2025 than in Israel’s 2022 elections. If we’re going to make comparisons let’s at least be clear on the details. Arabs in the West Bank and Gaza haven’t voted fully since 2006. There are elections in Lebanon. Waiting to see what happens in Syria. Maybe it would be good if the Board of Peace could finally help people in Gaza have a basic right to vote. That might be a start.

Most “banned” books are required reading or being pushed on us all the time It’s Orwellian Everyone knows this when you see this section

@JonahDispatch @KennethBaer Really hit the jackpot with the endless grift of forever activism

So is anybody who lionized this kid for being the Joan of Arc of climate change going to say anything about the fact that she switched to the Gaza attention train so seamlessly? If you’re a serious climate activist or if you’re a serious Israel critic, I kinda think her schtick should embarrass you. Because it highlights the mimetic faddishness of both causes.

Vikings made it to what is North America a long time ago, so…welcome back

@chefjoseandres @SEFutbol Yes indeed

VAMOS! @SEFutbol …

What should be in its place? Don’t we need to have an immigration enforcement authority and also a customs service? Aren’t these basic aspects of running a country? The customs service was one of the federal agencies, no? We probably should have a customs service and immigration and naturalization service or bureaus? Rather than abolishing, maybe reforming would be good and figuring out how we got here since the early 19th century

Abolish ICE. Now.

@BashaReport Good

12:00 am 🎥 Live from downtown Manama, Bahrain. As of this moment, everything appears calm. There are no visible signs of military activity or disturbances in the city center.

@aakashgupta What about the bag and the jacket…

Nike pays Erling Haaland roughly $20 million a year to be photographed with their products. A family-run western store in Dallas just got the same treatment for free. Better than free: Haaland paid them $750 for a taxidermy raccoon hugging a whiskey bottle. The backstory makes it better. Haaland walked into Wild Bill's Western Store during Norway's World Cup run and bought cowboy hats, exotic boots, a longhorn belt buckle, and a shirt reading "Y'all can kiss my Dallas." The owner says Haaland knew nothing about cowboy hats and had to be fitted for his first one. Then Norway's Cinderella run ended in the quarterfinals, and the tournament's breakout star, seven goals, carried the raccoon off the plane in Oslo himself. Caption: "It followed me home." Then he ran an Instagram poll asking fans to name it. The results for a boot shop that's been family-owned since the 1970s: the Whiskey Raccoon is sold out. The Dallas shirt is nearly gone. Their $500 Belligerent Squirrel, a taxidermy squirrel smoking a cigarette and holding Jack Daniel's, is down to low stock. Local shoppers are lining up at a store most of them had walked past for years. Sports brands run entire celebrity seeding departments trying to manufacture exactly this: a global superstar genuinely delighted by a product, on camera, unprompted. Every one of those campaigns reads as an ad, because it is one. Brands spend $20 million a year renting Haaland's image. Wild Bill's sold it to him for $750.

We all understand what’s going on here, first to sexualize children and make it seem acceptable for adults to as well and then also to never mention “gender”; we all know this and we avoid these types of books and should prevent authorities from trying to force them on children It’s indoctrination and it should be avoided There is enough sexualized content being pumped into kids via social media and other methods already

Brought my baby to a Boston Public Library. Found this creepy book. Apparently it’s recommended for 7-10 year olds.

@martinoweiss I’ll reveal tomorrow , looking forward to a good match

@sfrantzman Just a hunch. Am I wrong?

I watched the 🇪🇸 - 🇫🇷 game in Jerusalem, excellent game. I think the crowd at my bar only around 6 people supported Spain and 12 France, most people were there to see ⚽️ without backing anyone. It was enjoyable. Phenomenal. In the Taxi back home the driver said “for sure you’re for France,” I said not really, actually I like how Spain played. He was very supportive of Spain. I asked him who he supports tomorrow. We both agreed we support the same team tomorrow Let’s see how it goes

@martinoweiss Why?

@sfrantzman Somehow I don't think you'll support England....

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