Diagnosing Haaretz
Israel’s left-leaning daily presents itself as supporting democratic and pluralist values, but in fact represents an insular vehicle for promoting the cultural supremacy of an elite grounded in early 20th […]
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The rise and fall of Palestinian Oktoberfest
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In 2011 I drove northeast of Jerusalem to the small village of Taybeh to do a preview of the Oktoberfest. It was October. The hills were […]
Israel’s culture of irresponsibility
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN There is a culture of irresponsibility in Israel that is on display time and again with former government officials or even sitting ministers saying “Israel should […]
Thought of the day: Does Israel cause anti-semitism?
The “Israel causes anti-semitism” is a psychosis of comfortable people in the West who need a rational explanation for why there is anti-semitism; it is part of an overall worldview […]
The misleading France anti-semitism stats
The AJC has published a “meme” that claims to show a 91% increase in anti-semitic incidents in France. Shocking. But not quite as shocking when one looks further into the […]
Why the taqiyya accusation is dumb
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN “Deception directed at non-Muslims, generally known in Arabic as taqiyya, also has Qur’anic support and falls within the legal category of things that are permissible for […]
The politics of refusing Israel’s draft
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On Friday September 12th the issue of Israel Defense Forces soldiers refusing to carry out their duties raised its head again when it was reported that […]
‘Krusty Krab’ Spongebob themed restaurant in Ramallah
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN, originally appeared in In Jerusalem “You can’t there from here, you better to take a taxi.” A young woman with dark curly hair and her mother […]
When ‘Romeo and Juliet’ are Reuven and Jamila
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Originally published in The Jerusalem Post Magazine, August 28 The war in Gaza has been hard for Hala K., a Muslim from Nazareth, and her Jewish […]
Liberal Zionism: An Introduction
From a textbook that may or may not exist Chapter 1 =Statements on How to be a consensus liberal Zionist= I feel a deep passion towards israel and it defines […]
Seth J. Frantzman - author - analyst 