By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Israel’s government is once again lurching from crises to crises over a deal gone wrong regarding egalitarian and pluralistic prayer at the Western Wall or Kotel. […]
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 […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On May 16th, 2017, I met Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymr Groysman at the David Citadel hotel in Jerusalem. In a short interview but interesting discussionfor The Jerusalem […]
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 […]
By Seth J. Frantzman Looking for something new this year? This summer? A place where there aren’t legions of tourists, but has the beauty and opportunity to get off the […]
BY SETH J. FRANTZMAN A man named Juan Thompson has been accsed of at least eight bomb threats against JCCs and the ADL. The 31-year old former journalist “allegedly caused […]
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 […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Fidel Castro was often praised for not being anti-Semitic. He had a “deep understanding” of the history of the Jewish people Benjamin Netanyahu once said. He […]
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 […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN You were shocked to find out Zakia Belkhiri, the “selfie-stick” girl who “poked fun at racism” turned out to be an anti-semite? The media was certainly […]
