Tracking the Gulf-US-Media spin nexus
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Since the spring of 2017 Washington and major US media have found themselves in the midst of a tug-of-war between powerful Gulf states, including Qatar, the […]
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Full Q and A with ZOA’s Morton Klein on Qatar: ‘I was and will be tough on Qatar until they change’
ZOA’s Morton Klein: “I was and will be tough on Qatar until they change” My full interview with Zionist Organization of America’s President A shorter version of this appeared at […]
No, Nigel Farage didn’t say something anti-semitic on his radio show
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Nigel Farage, former head of UKIP, is accused of suggesting “Jews control America” on his October 31 radio show at LBC. When I read the headlines […]
So, the ‘Sunday Times of London’ fired a man for an anti-semitic column, why was he paid in first place?
2By SETH J. FRANTZMAN “The Sunday Times of London has fired the writer of an op-ed article denouncing the campaign by women of the British Broadcasting Corporation for equal pay after the […]
What was the Kotel really like in the “egalitarian good old days” before 1967
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. […]
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 […]
Interview with Ukraine Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman
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 […]
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 […]
Time to tour Kurdistan: A Photo Essay
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 […]
Inside the twisted world of the bomb threat suspect
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 […]
