The layers of [white] privilege
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN There is a lot of talk about “white privilege,” primarily in the United States but also in some other academic and intellectual circles. Often these conversations […]
Tag Archives: America
86% rise in antisemitism in America? Half of it caused by one Jewish Israeli
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN There is a “massive surge” in antisemitism in America in the first three months of 2017. The incidents are “surge 86% in US at start of […]
There won’t be mass aliyah (immigration) from America to Israel, here’s why
Seth J. Frantzman I keep hearing stories about how the problems in America will lead to “mass immigration” to Israel. Most recently the opposition leader Herzog claimed that Israel much […]
Five faces of the Trump election and the origins of political dysfunction
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Racist. Bigot. Ignorant. Sexist. Homophobic. Islamophobic. Angry. White. Men. If you’re going to insult people repeatedly, and you are running an election against them, you’d better […]
Don’t buy into the neo-feudalism of ‘only the educated should vote’
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN ‘Democracy is other people, and the ignorance of the many has long galled the few, especially the few who consider themselves intellectuals,’ writes Caleb Crain in The […]
The three faces of American Jews and Israel
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN “The lack of engagement of North American Jews with Israel” is a problem, Rabbi Misha Zinkow at Temple Israel in Columbus, Ohio, told the New York […]
The big unhealthy mess: American Jewish leadership, Israel and Netanyahu
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Rarely in the history of Israel has such a series of crises come to the fore regarding Israel, the US government, the American Jewish leadership and […]
Is Ferguson about class or culture?
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Time Magazine has come out with a headline claiming that race-class war is coming to America and Ferguson is the first stirrings of it. At the […]
Seth J. Frantzman - author - analyst 