Writing workshop with Seth J. Frantzman
Notes based on a writing workshop with Dr. Seth J. Frantzman, Oped editor of The Jerusalem Post (seth@jpost.com , Twitter: @Sfrantzman) How to write a good oped? Basics: Length: (700-1100 words). […]
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Israel’s good intentions get it in hot water on Syrian border
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Druse protesters last night attacked an Israel Defense Forces ambulance carrying Syrian members of armed militias who were wounded in the civil war,” explained the opening […]
How did Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah become a world hero
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN You’d think that Mandela or Gandhi had passed away, such were the poetic love letters sent by world leaders and the way the death of Saudi […]
Stop ‘saving’ Africa
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Since 2005, LifeStraw, billed as “cheap, portable personal water purifier,” has been picking up awards; Esquire said it was an innovation of the year in 2005, […]
‘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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Seth J. Frantzman - author - analyst 