Interview with Saba Farzan: Losing the secular generation in Iran
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Originally publish on July 24 in The Jerusalem Post Magazine “We are used to just a few weeks of sunshine,” Saba Farzan, an Iranian journalist, remarks […]
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Do US Democrats think Israel is racist? 8 ways to respond
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN A few days after after the US was the only country to stand by Israel at the United Nations Human Rights Council, an ostensibly shocking survey was […]
Inside Obama’s ‘pro-Israel so much it hurts’ worldview
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN AFTER SIX years in office US President Barack Obama has finally admitted the nature of his obsession with Israel and it’s really not what anyone expected. […]
‘The police must take responsibility!’ Anti-racism protest in Jerusalem
‘The police must take responsibility!’ Anti-racism protest in Jerusalem By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On April 30th a massive anti-racism demonstration brought parts of Jerusalem to a halt. More than 1,000, […]
Galicia Rising: A tour of Lviv and the region
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN From Kiev to Lviv: First impressions The sun sets slowly in April, the trees have still not got their leaves back, and Kiev’s Borispol airport doesn’t […]
Psagot winery accentuates its Biblical root
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN in The Jerusalem Post February 4, 2015 Yaakov Berg tells a story about the Baron Edmond de Rothschild, who invested massively in wine production in Europe […]
Time to travel to Turkey
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN (Written for The Jerusalem Post, hence the concentration in parts on Israeli tourism) Mustafa Kemal Ataturk is everywhere. A post display in Istanbul throughout the city […]
Insight into Turkish-Israel relations
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN originally published in Frontlines at The Jerusalem Post “If the rights of the Palestinians are violated, there cannot be peace,” says Prof. Dr. Yasin Aktay, the […]
Bethlehem celebrates Christmas
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN ‘Life is hard here, Christmas is a wonderful time of year, we look forward to it, but it doesn’t obscure the difficulties.” Stephanie, the daughter of […]
Interview with Haneen Zoabi
MK Haneen Zoabi, in an exclusive interview with the ‘Post,’ discusses her expulsion from the Knesset, the chances for a united Arab political slate and being a feminist politician. By […]
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