Jonathan Schanzer
@JSchanzer
Executive Director @FDD. Former @USTreasury terror finance analyst. Coiner of Schanzerisms. Author of 4 books on the Middle East. Host of FDD Morning Brief.
Trump & Bibi are making some heckin’ big moves that could potentially transform the Middle East. Can they pull it off? My latest here for @nypost @NYPostOpinion: nypost.com/2025/07/08/opi…
France and @EmmanuelMacron are on my merde list right now. I have a few choice words here about the idiocy coming out of Paris.
Kick off your weekend with the @FDD Morning Brief. I'm joined by a repeat offender today — FDD’s Lebanon guy @DavidADaoud — for a trip over Israel's northern border for a status check on Hezbollah. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
Kick off your weekend with the @FDD Morning Brief. I'm joined by a repeat offender today — FDD’s Lebanon guy @DavidADaoud — for a trip over Israel's northern border for a status check on Hezbollah. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
France says “State of Palestine” recognition is a move against Hamas: english.alarabiya.net/News/world/202… And yet Hamas endorses the move: arabnews.com/node/2609348/m…
Serious question: Has Hamas ever really “appear[ed] to be coordinated or acting in good faith”? politico.com/news/2025/07/2…
The French trying to redraw the map of the Middle East. What’s the worst that could happen?
Emmanuel Macron says France will recognize a Palestinian state. The official announcement will come at the UN General Assembly in September.
What is the bipartisan Bunker Buster Act? On the FDD Morning Brief with @JSchanzer, @RepJoshG — who introduced the bill — breaks it down. 📺 bit.ly/4kPrEw1 🎧 bit.ly/3TX4EQP
Israel Police announce the arrest of a Palestinian terrorist in Nablus, reportedly responsible for the February bus bombing plot in Bat Yam x.com/IL_police/stat…
בסגירת מעגל - לוחמי מג״ב איו״ש, שב״כ וצה״ל עצרו בשכם את המחבל שביצע את פיגוע המטענים בערים בת-ים וחולון מוקדם יותר היום (ד׳), כוחות מג״ב איו״ש, שב״כ וצה״ל עצרו בשכם שבחטיבת שומרון, את המחבל עבד אל-כרים צנובר, שביצע את פיגוע המטענים בשלושה אוטובוסים חונים בערים בת-ים וחולון, ב-20…
Brazil will join South Africa's lawsuit against Israel at the International Court of Justice, per reports news.walla.co.il/item/3767576
And now for something completely different
US envoy Witkoff meets with Qatar PM and Israel Gaza talks chief in Sardinia Thursday english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/58…
Is the Islamic Republic still the Islamic Republic if it yields to U.S. demands? Catch my convo with @RepJoshG on the @FDD Morning Brief, where we discuss this, his "Bipartisan Bunker Buster Act," and much more. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
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The terrorism challenges facing U.S. are significant — and widening. Join @JSchanzer and @SebGorka for a live conversation on how to confront today’s evolving threat landscape. 📅 More details here: fdd.org/events/2025/07…
Gotta love it when autocratic regimes run totally censored media outlets that are literally not allowed to break news at home, but call for transparency in other countries.
Evergreen tweet
Trump envoy Steve Witkoff to visit the Middle East in push for a ceasefire in Gaza trib.al/KhV5HwB
What next steps should the Trump administration take in the #RussiaUkraineConflict? @JSchanzer and @RichEdsonDC discuss on @FoxNews 👇
Bonkers
Breaking: I just discovered that former U.S. Education Secretary William Bennett registered this month as a foreign agent for Qatar. Per the new FARA filings, he’s being paid $30k per month for 7 months to, and I quote, “publicize the fact that Qatari higher education efforts do…
IDF Chief of Staff stated campaign against Iran not over mako.co.il/news-military/…
Ukrainian drones: "That's technology that we can begin to integrate here in our own military to benefit American war fighters," explains @JSchanzer on @FoxNews. @JSchanzer & @RichEdsonDC discuss the benefits of a mutually beneficial drone 'mega deal' between the U.S. & Ukraine.
There’s a website crowdfunding Trump’s assassination. @FDD_CCTI’s Max Lesser followed the digital breadcrumbs to unmask the man behind it. His apparent background? Iran’s state propaganda network. Full investigation: fdd.org/analysis/2025/…
Better than giving Erdogan the F-35. But still. Why give this crappy, terror-supporting NATO ally anything? english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-ea…
