Stage 3 of Gulf intervention with Aden about to fall
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Saudi Arabia and the GCC launched airstrikes in the first hours of March 26 and have announced an intervention in Yemen. Updates of this development story […]
Monthly Archives: March 2015
The three faces of American Jews and Israel
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN “The lack of engagement of North American Jews with Israel” is a problem, Rabbi Misha Zinkow at Temple Israel in Columbus, Ohio, told the New York […]
The anti-Israel Southampton University Conference is not a big deal
Can someone explain how a conference that is mostly attended by Israeli or Jewish academics has become “anti-semitic” threat to Israel? There’s no doubt it is extremely anti-Israel. But did […]
“Like the world stopped rotating”: The re-election of Netanyahu and the press
SETH J. FRANTZMAN Last Thursday night an overweight man tried to order a hamburger at a late night burger joint in Tel Aviv. He fumbled through his order. Pickles? Onions? […]
A night to remember: Israel elections 2015
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN The leader of one party running in elections, when asked what he would do about the peace process said he had no idea. Another leader, when […]
Radish predicts Israel elections
A radish has predicted the Israeli elections results. An obscure, but highly prized, “election radish” known for its predictive qualities has declared the outcome of the Israeli elections to be […]
Boring cliche-ridden article addresses Israel-Palestinian conflict
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN* (*this article is based on a true story) Jeffrey Mettleman sits in his office on the 20th floor of Tel Aviv’s beautiful Dalet building overlooking the Mediterranean. […]
Why does Israeli society fear empowered Arab women?
SETH J. FRANTZMAN On March 12 the Israeli left-leaning daily Haaretz published an oped by its well known and celebrated columnist Gideon Levy attacking an Arab news presenter named Lucy Aharish who […]
Fear and loathing on the Israel campaign trail in 2015
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Published in The Jerusalem Post Magazine, February 27, 2015 There are only three MKs at the Knesset on February 4. It is Tu Bishvat, the tree-planting […]
Seth J. Frantzman - author - analyst 