Syria-Israel tensions and escalation: Airstrikes and background
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN At 2:43am on March 17 warning sirens sounded in the Jordan Valley. Israelis and Jordanians were woken up by the sound of a loud boom that was […]
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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 […]
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 […]
‘Jerusalem Post’ interview with Russian Deputy FM Oleg Syromolotov
On February 20 I met Russian Federation Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolov for an interview in Jerusalem. The interview was published in The Jerusalem Post on February 21. In it Syromolotov […]
Thoughts on the US abstention at UN about Israel settlements
Within minutes of the US abstaining on a resolution at the UN Security Council opposing Israeli settlement activity and condemning terror, many voices came out condemning it and wondering what […]
REVEALED: Arabic social media support for fires and arson in Israel
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN The debate As fires raged across Israel last week and over the weekend, a media debate began which was unsurprising. On one side were the security […]
The Great Media Failure and the 5th estate’s revolution
By Seth J. Frantzman Two percent of the reason for Hillary Clinton’s defeat by Donald Trump was due to “fake news, 2% the death of real journalism in favor of […]
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 […]
The American Jewish community and the myth of Ari Shavit
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN “This fall from grace should be particularly troubling for the Jewish community: It’s the demise of an Israeli writer whose impact on American Jewish liberals was […]
“I’m boycotting the occupation, but I support it”: The charade
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN It’s not a monday unless some wealthy intellectuals are singing a petition to do something that they never intend to actually do. The charade this week? […]
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