Seth Frantzman

Seth Frantzman has a PhD from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem in historical geography with a concentration on the history of minorities in the Middle East, and has lectured at other academic institutions on American policy in the Middle East and American history. A fellow at The Jerusalem Institute for Market Studies, he has worked at the JDC and The Shalem Center. A long-time columnist and features writer for The Jerusalem Post, he has been the Oped Editor there since 2012. He can be followed on Twitter @sfrantzman and at his website sethfrantzman.com.

ARTICLES BY: Seth Frantzman

February 2, 2015 3:54 am

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Will Argentina’s Jews Be Scapegoated?

"I ask myself how these wise and good-hearted people could have fallen into a trap and wound up on the same side as the country's...

January 21, 2015 11:21 am

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Stop Telling Jews to ‘Check Their Privilege’

"On Martin Luther King Day, Jews must acknowledge their privilege," wrote Maital Friedman on January 14 at the JTA. Jews have become the latest group targeted...

November 27, 2014 2:07 pm

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The Truth About Israel’s Jewish State Law

In a 2007 interview, former Knesset Speaker and Jewish Agency Chairman Avram Burg claimed "to define the State of Israel as a Jewish state is...

October 22, 2014 2:12 pm

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What if Klinghoffer Were a Muslim”Ž?

The opera opens with the mayor of Hebron recounting the events. How 14-year old Neveen Jamjoun - a Palestinian - was playing in her parents...

October 3, 2014 8:13 am

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The Amira Hass Charade

"Tossed out of Palestinian university for being Jewish" and "booted from Palestinian school because she's Israeli Jew" were the headlines that greeted us in late...

September 18, 2014 4:55 pm

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The Hypocrisy of the 8200 Affair

"The dissenters are citizen heroes," exclaimed former Knesset Speaker and former Jewish Agency head Avraham Burg. "One would have expected the military establishment to respond...

August 22, 2014 3:03 pm

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Why It’s So Easy for Liberal Jews to Judge Israel

It never fails. Whenever Israel fights a war with Hamas in Gaza, you can be sure of a few things: The world media will condemn...