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Monthly Archives: January 2016

Why notions of justice fail victims

January 27, 2016by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN It’s amazing the audacity and chutzpah that Eichmann who organized the mass murder of millions, who personally oversaw the mass deportation of hundreds of thousands to […]

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When Hitler was offended and the US apologized

January 25, 2016by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Notice the people who talk about micro-aggressions and suffering them a lot and needing a “safe space”, tend to be the most aggressive people? The more […]

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A declaration thrice violated: Balfour and Israel

January 24, 2016by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

A declaration thrice violated: The shadow and legacy of the Balfour declaration  By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Benjamin Netanyahu was in Washington recently to meet US President Barack Obama.  As usual […]

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Palestinians and Israelis both conspire to strangle Rawabi

January 22, 2016by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN I’ve been a frequent visitor to Rawabi and tried to keep track of developments there.  Rawabi always seemed like a path-breaking unique idea to do something […]

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Aliyah “nightmare” or just learning about Israel’s reality

January 21, 2016by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN A heart-wrenching blog post by Jay Engelmayer is making the rounds on English-language social media. In it  he describes how his family’s “aliyah dream turned into […]

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Why would Israel’s Ya’alon say he “prefers ISIS”?

January 20, 2016by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN “Israel defense minister says he prefers Daesh to Iran in Syria,” proclaimed Iran’s pro-regime PressTV.  That sounds pretty bad. Other headlines were more nuanced.  RT said […]

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Why is Amnesty International blaming Kurds and excusing ISIS crimes?

January 20, 2016by Seth Frantzman 6 Comments

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN “Kurdish forces destroyed Arab homes” in Iraq, blared the headlines.  They were acting on cue from the organization Amnesty International, which like Human Rights Watch, places […]

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Ambassador Shapiro was right about Israeli laws in WB

January 18, 2016by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

Notes from a Facebook post I wrote: By SETH J. FRANTZMAN “At times there seems to be two standards of adherence to the rule of law, one for Israelis, and […]

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Socialism, nepotism and art as public good

January 18, 2016by Seth Frantzman 1 Comment

Here’s a conundrum. Why is culture, and institutions and politics, in socialist societies so nepotistic and elitist? I saw a statement in the Independent about the passing of David Bowie […]

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Kurdistan articles December 2015

January 3, 2016by Seth Frantzman Leave a comment

In December of 2015 I went back to Iraqi Kurdistan, the Kurdistan Regional Government.  After a drive to Kirkuk I interviewed the police commander Sarhad Qadir and went to the […]

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