The ‘Great March of Return’ prepares for week two
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN A week after seventeen Palestinians were killed marching on the Gaza border, Israel and the Palestinians are preparing for the second Friday of the ‘Great March […]
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Tensions are rising along Gaza borders, here’s what you need to know
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On Sunday Israel announced that it had declared some areas around the Gaza Strip a “closed military zone.” This is not an unprecedented declaration, but it […]
Is Israel a model for Europe confronting terror? Yes, and no
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In the wake of the car-ramming attack in Spain and the stabbing in Finland several important articles appeared looking at how Europe is learning from Israel […]
Two weeks in July: Jerusalem tensions, Israel and the Palestinians
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN ON FRIDAY July 14th I awoke, hungover and tired, with news that there had been a terror attack in the Old City. It had all the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Why Ayman Odeh’s US visit matters
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN US President Barack Obama met Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin on December 10. The usual flowery words and statements were made. Obama noted that “although obviously this is […]
Palestinians, ‘natural rights’ and the good life
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Recently I posted the following on Facebook: It always amazes me how there are these basically pro-Israel voices that are trotted out sometimes who claim to […]
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 […]
The insane psychosis of Israel’s “we save terrorist lives” hasbara fetish
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN “IDF paramedics treating Palestinian after he tried to stab a Border policeman,” tweeted the IDF spokesman recently. An article on another incident claimed the IDF was […]
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