Islamophobia/Islamophilia: An intellectual inquisition
By Seth J. Frantzman Published in The Jerusalem Post April 17, 2014 When Brandeis University meekly rescinded its decision to grant an honorary doctorate to Ayaan Hirsi Ali it was […]
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Prophet of reform: Jose Pinera in Jerusalem
Originally published in The Jerusalem Post In Jerusalem José Piñera moves fast. Scanning the immaculate table in a private room at the new Waldorf Astoria he describes his enthusiasm for visiting […]
Social justice Passover – yeah, right
Originally published at The Jerusalem Post Where you find gated communities, cars being given as bat mitzva presents, hundreds of thousands of dollars being spent on weddings, people with “summer […]
Get tough on monastery vandals and ‘price tags’
Originally published in The Jerusalem Post, April 2, 2014 The insanity of the cowardly acts known as “price tag” vandalism knows no bounds. On March 31 graffiti was discovered at […]
Book Review: Gordis on Begin’s enduring odyssey
Published in The Jerusalem Post Magazine, April 4, 2014 In 1977, not long after Menachem Begin formed the first Likud-led government, there was worry among some advisers and American-Jewish leaders […]
Pakistan and terror: We know what we know
Originally published in The Jerusalem Post, March 25, 2014 By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In the film Zero Dark Thirty, one of the CIA men in Pakistan tells his station chief, […]
Lessons from a 1940 era anti-Semitic film
(This column was originally published in The Jerusalem Post, March 20, 2014) On November 29, 1940, the film Der Ewige Jude (“The Eternal Jew”) opened in theaters across the Third […]
Will Erdogan ever overreach?
When will his reach finally exceed his grasp, resulting in it all coming crashing down around him? By Seth J. Frantzman There are many cliches for ‘Biting off more than […]
Israel’s k-word controversy
Terra incognita: Israel’s k-word: Can Holon teach us a lesson in racism? By Seth J. Frantzman, March 5, 2014 (The Jerusalem Post) At a conference at the Ruppin Academic Center, […]
Glick’s new book: One-state solution mapped out
A bold proposal By Seth J. Frantzman, review of Caroline Glick’s new book ‘The Israeli Solution: A One-State Plan for Peace in the Middle East’ ‘I saw that the Palestinians […]
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