It’s not us, it’s them

It’s not about Israel, or Palestine if you prefer, it never was. In 629  when Muhammad and his ruthless devotees vanquished the Jews of Khaybar it had little to do with the 1947… Continue reading →

Our hearts are broken

Prayers for the parents and family. All people of good will are united in our grief. Nothing more to say.

Anti-Israel group invited to leader’s conference at UW Hillel

  BDS SUPPORTING JEWISH VOICE FOR PEACE INCLUDED IN  YOUNG LEADERSHIP MEETING. The call was sent out by UW Hillel Director Rabbi Oren Hayon in early June. “Jconnect Seattle invites your organization to… Continue reading →

Is Jewish Voice for Peace just another Jewish group?

As most readers of the The Mike Report are aware, the Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA) embraced the anti-Israel  BDS movement this past Friday,  approving divestment from businesses associated with the Jewish state. In… Continue reading →

Hen Mazzig; I hope I made a difference

November 21st of 2012, Hen Mazzig was walking down Shaul HaMelech street in the heart of Tel Aviv when an ear splitting explosion ripped through the air. The gut wrenching sound echoed across… Continue reading →

Richard Silverstein serves up a cheap whine

Richard Silverstein posted a pathetic kvetch on his hate-blog today. Seems he is just mystified why local media aren’t clamoring to hear him prattle about his upcoming anti-Israel BDS “event”. Says Silverstein… I’ve… Continue reading →

Gathering at SJCC as community prays for return of kidnapped teens

Special to The Mike Report by Randy Kessler I was not able to attend last night’s community-wide prayer service at Ezra Bessaroth, but I joined with about 100 other Jewish and non-Jewish friends… Continue reading →

Prayer Vigil in Seattle for Abducted Teens

The horrific kidnapping of Naftali Fraenkel, Gilad Shaer, and Eyal Yifrach has ripped a  psychic hole in the fabric of the communal Jewish soul. Parents are hugging their children a little tighter and… Continue reading →

Hillel leader minimizes BDS inspired anti-Semitism

In an opinion piece recently published in Seattle’s JTNews, University of Washington (UW) Hillel Director Rabbi Oren Hayon put forth that it may be best for Jewish students to capitulate to BDS divestment… Continue reading →

Teaching hate

H/T Israellycool . As the Jewish world continues to  reel from the abduction of three innocent souls,  three teenagers ripped from their families. Our Arab enemies are teaching their children to mock our sorrow,… Continue reading →

Bringing out our best and worst

Two Seattle locals exploit kidnapping to promote anti-Israel agenda. Times of communal Jewish trauma, like the abduction of three teens from the Mekor Haim Yeshiva last week, brings out the very best of… Continue reading →

Seattle Public Schools Use Anti-Israel Textbook

Imagine a High school textbook that distorts and minimizes the Jewish people’s historic connection to Israel. We are not speaking of the notorious textbooks of the Palestinian Authority, but rather of textbooks used… Continue reading →

Nothing else matters

Three Israeli teens have been kidnapped by Terrorists. We join all people of good will in praying for their speedy and safe return.

Seattle’s pro-Israel rally undermined from within

NIF and Hillel Leaders with help from JTNews trash event they co-sponsored. The entire academic year had been building up to this Seattle-BDS crescendo. Everyone on the inside, both pro and anti-Israel, knew… Continue reading →

UW-Hillel leader: BDS not worth fighting?

ANGST IN SPADES. UW Hillel director Rabbi Oren Hayon and the students of UW Hillel have garnered much well deserved praise over the past two weeks after helping lead a resounding defeat of… Continue reading →