Why I stopped writing about the Bedouin in Israel
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Every once in a while I get asked by someone about Bedouin land rights in Israel or the West Bank. Usually it relates to one of […]
Category Archives: Articles
The American Jewish community and the myth of Ari Shavit
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN “This fall from grace should be particularly troubling for the Jewish community: It’s the demise of an Israeli writer whose impact on American Jewish liberals was […]
Frantzman on Senegal: Reporting in West Africa
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In March of 2016 I went to Senegal to report on that country’s role in West Africa. A stable democracy, Senegal is a Muslim country with […]
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 […]
Kurdish liberation of Shingal
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post Magazine When I had visited Kurdistan in June, the liberation of Shingal was certainly on many people’s minds. Now the […]
On alert: Policing Jerusalem in a time of terror
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN October 18, 2015 The siren’s outside Jerusalem’s Gate are from a Border Police SUV. Then come two police cars. Then come motorcycle units of the Yasam […]
Current Palestinian-Israeli violence is NOT the One-State solution
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN “Based on the volume of violent incidents and, more importantly, the identity of the people behind them, it’s easy to say: this isn’t an intifada. It’s […]
Jerusalem’s ‘thin blue line’: An inside look at Israel’s police amidst recent violence
Jerusalem police are on high alter in Jerusalem after a spate of stabbings
Reuter’s weirdo crusade against Israel’s “demographic” growth
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN The Holy Land is “running out of room” for Jews and Arabs, according to a bizarre article article at Reuters. Is this news, analysis or opinion? […]
Jordan’s baptism site: Completing the Holy Land
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Originally published at The Jerusalem Post In 1873 the British surveyor, explorer and soldier Claude Conder was in the Jericho area exploring for ruins. “I rode day […]
