There are no “moderates” in Iran regime elections
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Much of the world’s media in its slavish devotion to endlessly presenting Iran as “moderating” and “reforming” has headlined the recent Iran elections as a victory […]
Monthly Archives: February 2016
EU: No Kurdish state; Europeans give out rights to statehood like candy
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN “The European Union does not support any separatist agenda for the Kurds – being it in Turkey, being it in Iraq, being it in Syria,” EU […]
Sacred victims: Are the foreign press victims of Israeli government incitement?
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN “It has become very unpleasant being a journalist in this country. Not only do politicians accuse us of being hostile, we are accused of staging events […]
Boker tov racism: The ingrained stereotypes of Israeli elite society
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Racism, stereotypes, and discriminatory attitudes are alive and well in Israel. Always just beneath the surface. People try to pretend they aren’t there. They use excuses […]
No neo-colonialism for Gaza strip
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In my column on February 15 I look at the new myths about the Gaza strip that are being sung in Israel. Some of these relate […]
Kfar Hanokdim: Desert oasis
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Located near Arad, Kfar Hanokdim is nearing 25 years in operation this year. Situated in a valley not far from Masada’s western entrance (most people are […]
Tracking Saudi’s “Syria intervention”
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN This blog post is intended to include updates on the potential and developments of a Saudi or Saudi-Turkish involvement in the Syrian civil war. ***See bottom […]
Lack of hope doesn’t cause ISIS
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN So the FBI announced a video game to stop kids from joining ISIS. In a debate on TV one woman explained that “hopeless young men […]
A reckoning in Turkey
Below is an article from a trip to Turkey in December of 2014. During our trip we met with high level Turkish officials in the two main parties as well […]
Jerusalem goes Mexican
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Migrating from a sometimes weekly pop-up operation on a Nahlaot rooftop to an actual storefront on Eshkol Street near the famous Rachmo restaurant, this almost hole-in-the-wall […]
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