American-Jewish-Israeli disconnect
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In The Jerusalem Post 08/27/2013 22:07 Recently Rabbi Rick Jacobs, the president of the Union of Reform Judaism, let loose with yet another broadside against Orthodox Judaism.In […]
No more ‘soup nazi’?
Terra Incognita: No more ‘soup Nazi’? Civility can’t be legislated By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In The Jerusalem Post 01/14/2014 23:11 In one of Seinfeld’s most memorable episodes, the characters are drawn into […]
When the press stood together: My person of the year in 2013
People of the year in International Affairs: Denise Williams and the South African press By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In The Jerusalem Post 12/30/2013 09:42 Williams and her colleagues are a symbol […]
Can Zionism (and Israel) overcome the ‘demographic bogeyman’ mentality?
Can Zionism (and Israel) overcome the ‘demographic bogeyman’ mentality? By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Published The Jerusalem Post December 31, 2013 ‘The battle for Jerusalem is almost lost,” journalist Ari Shavit claimed […]
Review looks at Tahia Abdel Nasser’s account of her husband
Nasser’s bygone era Publish in The Jerusalem Post Magazine 12/26/2013 13:33 By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On May 28, 1967, Israeli forces clashed with the Syrian army. President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt […]
Syria’s rattlesnakes commit suicide
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On Tuesday the UN announced that it was seeking an unprecedented influx of cash to facilitate aid operations in Syria and for Syrian refugees. More than […]
Review of Ari Shavit’s ‘Promised land’
Nostalgia for a Zionism that never was 12/08/2013 18:21 By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Published in The Jerusalem Post Magazine ‘The newborn State of Israel was one of the most egalitarian democracies […]
Interview with Phyllis Chesler about her Afghan experience
Alone in Afghanistan 11/21/2013 13:19 By SETH J. FRANTZMAN ‘We never even discussed what my life would be like,” writes feminist and scholar Phyllis Chesler. “I had ignored every warning sign.” […]
The next revolution: Economic Zionism
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In The Jerusalem Post Every week brings disturbing economic news for Israeli society. Although the general trend is reportedly positive, for average Israelis, economic survival is […]
Israel’s municipalities go to the polls 2013
http://www.jpost.com/Magazine/Books/The-rise-of-the-Party-of-God-328990 Municipal slugfest 10/17/2013 10:51 By SETH J. FRANTZMAN ‘What is this statue?” “Why is this slide like this?” “Why am I here?,” a man with ugly yellow shorts and a […]
Seth J. Frantzman - author - analyst 