Notes on the lack of ethnic nation states in MidEast
Maps and notes to my column arguing ethnic-nation states are a fantasy in the Middle East, and it’s not all about colonialism
Maps and notes to my column arguing ethnic-nation states are a fantasy in the Middle East, and it’s not all about colonialism
Chris Matthews’ views on Syrian refugees are ignorant and misguided
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Whenever there are refugees anywhere…there are always Jewish activists who come forward and shout “we were refugees”…it seems the thousands of Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN So you have seen the numerous reports of US state governors saying they don’t want Syrian refugees. US Presidential candidate Ben Carson compared the presence of […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN For more than two years I’ve been following the development of Islamic State. Here is a look back at the central arguments, interviews, reports and predictions, […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN I went to Europe in August to learn about the refugee problem. Now we are seeing increasing hostility to refugees in Europe and America. The public […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Part I: The excuse factory In the wake of the Paris attacks, like with all terror attacks in the West, the excuse and explanation factory went […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Published in The Jerusalem Post November 16, 2015 The state of emergency declared by French President Francois Hollande on November 13 in response to the massive […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN SInce ISIS burst on the scene in 2014, one of the things analysts have said made it different than many terrorists organizations was its interest in […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN November 11, 2015 The new Nutella shop on Zahra street in downtown Ramallah was humming with business on Wednesday. High school students Nur and her friend […]