An Israeli film critic’s rant and the legacy of 1950s Israeli racism
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On July 9 an Israeli film critic named Gidi Oshrer wrote on Facebook: “To all the Zubaidas and Khalils, the Shasnikim [Shas political party] and eastern […]
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People made fun of Museveni’s Entebbe speech for no reason
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni was once considered a dynamic new and relatively young leader in Africa when he came to power in 1996. He had been […]
The politics of the Armenian genocide in Israel
istBy SETH J. FRANTZMAN “Israel is one of the only democratic countries in the world, if not the only one, to deny the genocide and support Turkey’s stubborn policy of […]
Yes, Saviona Mane, there is racism in Israel and its disgusting
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN I used to joke that it’s not tuesday in the Israeli press unless there is something racist. There was a point where I started clipping out […]
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 […]
Frantzman on Senegal: Reporting in West Africa
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In March of 2016 I went to Senegal to report on that country’s role in West Africa. A stable democracy, Senegal is a Muslim country with […]
Segregating distraction: Escaping the racism debate
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On April 5 a radio station in Israel claimed that some hospitals in Israel were segregating Jewish and Arab mothers in the maternity ward by placing […]
When Palestinians call all Israelis “settlers”, peace is distant
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN If you read Palestinian media much, or some of the pro-Palestine English media, you’ll find that often when there are attacks on Israelis inside the Green […]
Who is “offended” by maternity ward segregation at Israeli hospitals?
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN What percent of those in Israel today expressing feigned outrage at the report on Reshet B’ radio that hospitals often put Jews and Arabs in separate […]
10 things I wish I’d also known before moving to Israel
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN The Wall Street Journal has published a blog by Jennifer Lang describing the “10 things I wish I’d known before moving to Israel.” She describes herself […]
Seth J. Frantzman - author - analyst 