Historic blindness: Why let ‘iNakba’ tell Israel’s story?
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Originally published in The Jerusalem Post It is the season of rival narratives in Israel; when Arabs commemorate ‘Nakba Day’ at the same time Jews celebrate […]
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Fashion goes Palestinian
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Originally appeared in In Jerusalem and Metro of The Jerusalem Post ‘Gangnam Style,” the catchy South Korean music hit that became an international sensation last year, […]
Women in sport
A sporting chance By Seth J. Frantzman, published March 7, 2014 In the 2012 London Olympics, one of the runners in the women’s 800 meters stood out from the rest […]
Why Palestine’s Rawabi matters
Rawabi and Israel’s failed socialist legacy By SETH J. FRANTZMAN 07/30/2013 22:51 (Planned Palestinian city called Rawabi in the West Bank. Photo: Seth J. Frantzman) The Israelis nod incredulously. Some are flabbergasted […]
Modern orientalism in the Middle East
The racist romance of the Arab village By SETH J. FRANTZMAN 07/09/2013 22:09 ‘This week we went down to Jinba,” wrote pro-Palestinian Haaretz columnist Gideon Levy and Alex Levac on July […]
Employment opportunity? Some Palestinian Arab women face hurdles in employment
BY SETH J. FRANTZMAN Originally in The Jerusalem Post Magazine Majd Ashhab looks up from her optometry instruments. “Honestly, I never faced discrimination in the workplace,” she says. “It is more common that […]
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