‘Islamic discoveries’ and Columbus
Published in The Jerusalem Post on November 16, 2014 “Latin America’s contact with Islam dates back to 12th century. Muslims discovered America in 1178, not Christopher Columbus. Muslim sailors arrived […]
Category Archives: Columns
Murder, tourism and ISIS
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In early October the group Campus Reform released a video of Harvard students being asked, “What is a greater threat to world peace, America or Islamic […]
William Hart’s War
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN This is fitting to re-publish because memorial day for the Great War is tomorrow On October 8, 1917, William H. Hart wrote home to his parents. […]
The Haniyeh family health plan in Israel
Original version published in The Jerusalem Post The Haniyeh family health plan continues in Israel with the children of the Hamas leader still receiving priority treatment at Israel’s hospitals. One […]
Purposeful stupidity
Purposeful stupidity: Simple sabotage and big government bureaucracy By SETH J. FRANTZMAN (Originally published at The Jerusalem Post) H. Norman Schwarzkopf, the famed irascible American military commander, relates that as […]
Filling Nasser’s Shoes
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Qatar seems to be everywhere these days. “Qatar plays key role in securing release of US journalist,” “Qatar denies funding ISIS,” Qatar is said to have […]
Nasrallah’s dangerous game
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN ‘The sense of danger is growing and the popular sentiment is more accepting our fight against the militants [who stoke] Islamic division.” Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of […]
Bogie’s war
Israel’s defense minister has “unfinished business” in Gaza. For years he warned Israel about “Hamastan”, tunnels and the need to deal with Hamas. Proved right, he is now back in […]
When journalists call Israelis ‘scum’
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN originally published at The Jerusalem Post On July 17, 2014 CNN’s Diana Magnay stood atop a hill in Sderot, and after having filmed Israelis cheering the […]
‘Business of peace’ revisited
On June 28, Guy Rolnick at Haaretz published an incisive piece that asks ‘who is benefiting from the never ending peace process?’ He reveals several important points: One insider tells him: […]
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