Pride in the streets of Jerusalem
Originally published in The Jerusalem Post’s In Jerusalem By SETH J. FRANTZMAN ‘Pride flags fly in Jerusalem 2day, in which other Middle Eastern capital wud u c dat,” wrote Venesa […]
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 […]
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 […]
Patrick Henry and the Palestinians
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN “We must fight! An appeal to arms and to the God of hosts is all that is left us! They tell us, sir, that we are […]
For the love of debauchery: Wine and Beer festivals in Jerusalem
Originally published in The Jerusalem Post Magazine Sept. 12, 2014 By SETH J. FRANTZMAN and NOA AMOUYAL The workers at the Jamoos stand were in high spirits. “You see, it […]
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 […]
Seth J. Frantzman - author - analyst 