Why I stopped writing about the Bedouin in Israel
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Every once in a while I get asked by someone about Bedouin land rights in Israel or the West Bank. Usually it relates to one of […]
Tag Archives: Zionism
The American Jewish community and the myth of Ari Shavit
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN “This fall from grace should be particularly troubling for the Jewish community: It’s the demise of an Israeli writer whose impact on American Jewish liberals was […]
An Israeli film critic’s rant and the legacy of 1950s Israeli racism
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On July 9 an Israeli film critic named Gidi Oshrer wrote on Facebook: “To all the Zubaidas and Khalils, the Shasnikim [Shas political party] and eastern […]
Yes, Saviona Mane, there is racism in Israel and its disgusting
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN I used to joke that it’s not tuesday in the Israeli press unless there is something racist. There was a point where I started clipping out […]
Laundering right wing nationalism as left wing in Israel
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN You’ve got to hand it to parts of Israel’s nostalgic Labor Zionist Left. It has the best of both worlds. It can be critical of the […]
Can Israel learn from pre-Zionism?
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN A recent article in an Israeli newspaper claimed that “Zionism is out of fashion in New Zealand.” A website called Jwire in Australia claimed that Zionism […]
Why Narendra Modi matters
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Originally published in The Jerusalem Post As it became clear that Narendra Modi of the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was going to win big in […]
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 […]
The next revolution: Economic Zionism
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In The Jerusalem Post Every week brings disturbing economic news for Israeli society. Although the general trend is reportedly positive, for average Israelis, economic survival is […]
The dangerous ethnic demon
The invention of Israeli ethnicism By SETH J. FRANTZMAN 08/20/2013 20:44 THE GREAT SYNAGOGUE in Tunis. Many Jews from Arab countries faced discrimination when they came. (Photo: Seth J. Frantzman) In […]
Seth J. Frantzman - author - analyst 