Are Israeli media afraid of Arab voices?
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN I read an article recently about Haifa. It was interesting. The author looked at the city that is often held up as an exemplar of tolerance […]
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Profiles on International Women’s Day
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Over the years it has been an honor to write about and speak to many inspiring women throughout the world, in honor of International Women’s Day […]
Why I stopped writing about the Bedouin in Israel
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Every once in a while I get asked by someone about Bedouin land rights in Israel or the West Bank. Usually it relates to one of […]
4 out of 396, the number that tells you everything about Israel’s policies in Jerusalem
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN A report by Ariel Ben Solomon in The Jerusalem Post revealed today that only 4 of 396 applications by residents of East Jerusalem for Israeli citizenship have […]
On the anniversary of the death of Arafat, clashes in Ramallah and Nutella
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN November 11, 2015 The new Nutella shop on Zahra street in downtown Ramallah was humming with business on Wednesday. High school students Nur and her friend […]
A night to remember: Israel elections 2015
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN The leader of one party running in elections, when asked what he would do about the peace process said he had no idea. Another leader, when […]
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 […]
Where’s the Beef: My favorite butcher in the shuk
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN, originally in The Jerusalem Post In Jerusalem Ya’acov Mizrahi is the 72 year old owner of a butcher shop in the shuk, where he cuts and […]
A communal state of denial
Ramle (Photo: WikiCommons) By SETH J. FRANTZMAN, Published in The Jerusalem Post On January 20, sometime after nightfall a pretty, dark-haired, 19-year-old woman arrived at the Central Bus Station in […]
The failure of Israel’s Arab MKs
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Israel’s Arab members of Knesset do not provide their constituents with quality representation. If one were to judge merely by their statements and antics one would […]
Seth J. Frantzman - author - analyst 