Israel’s culture of irresponsibility
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN There is a culture of irresponsibility in Israel that is on display time and again with former government officials or even sitting ministers saying “Israel should […]
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Patrick Henry and the Palestinians
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN “We must fight! An appeal to arms and to the God of hosts is all that is left us! They tell us, sir, that we are […]
So “pro-Israel”, it hurts…
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On August 14th the Daily Mail tabloid in the UK ran an “expose” on an Israeli “reservist” with a shirt that claimed he had “deployed, destroyed and […]
When journalists call Israelis ‘scum’
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN originally published at The Jerusalem Post On July 17, 2014 CNN’s Diana Magnay stood atop a hill in Sderot, and after having filmed Israelis cheering the […]
Holding Lebanon hostage
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Originally appeared at The Jerusalem Post On Saturday, Lebanese President Michel Suleiman reviewed his last honor guard at the Baabda palace near Beirut. His wife wore […]
Review: The most naive man in the Middle East?
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Review of Kai Bird’s ‘The Good Spy’ In May 1964, the World’s Fair was held in New York City. At the Jordanian Pavilion, a mural depicted […]
Israel’s uncomfort-able history of elite racism
Originally published in The Forward By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Late in March, Ebony magazine apologized after one of its senior editors made a racially charged dismissive comment on Twitter. Last […]
Why is immigration so divisive?
Originally published in The Jerusalem Post Several years ago at the iconic Restobar in Jerusalem, before it closed, a friend of mine made an outlandish statement that still stings today. […]
Modern-day monarchs
By SETH J. FRANTZMAn Originally published in The Jerusalem Post Passover supplement Life in ancient Egypt under the pharaohs was neatly ordered. Herodotus tells us, “Now of the Egyptians there are […]
Book review of John Judis book ‘Genesis’
Taking Truman to the woodshed Originally published in The Jerusalem Post Magazine April 19 By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On August 16, 1945 – just two weeks after the end of […]
Seth J. Frantzman - author - analyst 