Category Archive: Pacific Northwest

UW Sephardic Studies Hosts Anti-Zionist Artist who calls for Dissolution of Israel as Jewish State

UW Sephardic Studies promotes a radical anti-Israel agenda beneath the guise of Sephardic culture.

KING COUNTY COUNCIL CONDEMNS ANTISEMITISM

The Metropolitan King County Council embraced the IHRA definition of antisemitism in a proclamation issued earlier today.

MAN SHOUTS ANTISEMITIC SLURS AT SEATAC AIRPORT

A man praising Hitler and shouting antisemitic remarks was detained by Port Authority Police at Seattle Tacoma International Airport this past Sunday, November 20th. Hate monitoring organization stopantisemitism.org posted the incident to Twitter… Continue reading

UW STUDY ON RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION EXCLUDES JEWS

Why did a UW study on religious discrimination completely exclude Jews?

Calls for Global Intifada at Seattle Anti-Israel Rally

SEATTLE – About one hundred anti-Israel activists gathered in Seattle’s Westlake Park today to commemorate the day in 1948 in which five Arab armies failed in their stated desire to exterminate the Jews… Continue reading

UW Jewish Studies Instructor Refers to Hezbollah Terrorists as “Pleasant People”

To whom can embattled Jewish students turn when often their own Jewish studies professors share the same sentiments as their tormenters?

UW JEWISH STUDIES TO HOST ANTI-ISRAEL PROF IN DIGITAL LECTURE

Seattle – On April 12th, The University of Washington Stroum Center for Jewish Studies will host Ivy Sichel, Professor of Linguistics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, who will lecture on Hebrew… Continue reading

ANTI-ISRAEL GROUP AT UW ISSUES STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR JEWISH STUDIES PROFESSOR

While alienating herself from some for her anti-Israel polemic, Professor Halperin’s actions have garnered her support from an entirely different quarter. SUPER UW, an affiliate of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), issued a statement in support of Halperin today.

BDS FAIL AS ANTI ISRAEL RIOTERS OUTWITTED AND OUTWAITED BY ZIM SHIPPING

Anti-Israel activists thought it would be easy to stop an “Israeli” ship from being offloaded in the Seattle port, they were in for a big surprise.

UW Sephardic studies chair condemns Israel, rips Zionism

UW Sephardic studies chair hops on anti-Israel bandwagon.

SUPER UW ATTEMPTS TO BAR JEWISH GROUP FROM CULTURAL FESTIVAL

Anti-Israel org tries to ban Jewish student group from campus festival.

City Council Candidate Concerns Seattle Jewish Community

At a time of rising anti-Semitism and violence against Jews, Shaun Scott’s city council candidacy has raised the concern of some in Seattle’s Jewish community.

Seattle Celebrates Israel at 70 as Protesters Recite Kaddish for Terrorists

In a city glutted with groups harshly critical of Israel, it may have seemed too much to ask for a day to simply celebrate the Jewish state. But that is what Seattle’s Jewish… Continue reading

UPDATE: Limmud Seattle Retracts Israel Ban But Leaves BDS Promoter on Program

Responding to community concerns following a TMR exposé, organizers of Seattle Limmud have reconsidered restrictions they had placed on pro-Israel presentations at their two day educational seminar. Limmud announced in a Facebook post last… Continue reading

Israel display at Bellevue Square offends local Scrooges

An innocuous holiday display at Bellevue Square elicited cries of ‘bah humbug!’. One of the dozens of cheery posters highlighting holiday traditions of various countries around the world earned the ire of “Friends… Continue reading

Seattle’s Limmud Jewish Festival Rejects Pro-Israel Presentations But Includes BDS Rabbi.

Limmud is an international phenomenon, the festival of Jewish learning being embraced by dozens of Jewish communities worldwide from Moscow to Mexico. In most cities the Limmud festival has been met with enthusiasm,… Continue reading

Palestinian Flag Flies over Camp Solomon Schechter

Campers expressed sadness and anger at Palestinian flag flying over storied Jewish camp.

New anti-Israel group debuts in Seattle

Rabbi David Basior’s Kadima Congregation & Cong. Kol Ami’s Rabbi Kinberg join BDS friendly group in anti-Israel protest. Shielding themselves from the persistent Seattle drizzle, about a dozen protesters huddled under a protective overhang… Continue reading

Temple De Hirsch Hosts BDS Rabbi

Less than a week after Seattle’s Temple De Hirsch Sinai was vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti, the Seattle congregation is hosting Rabbi David Basior, a man who vigorously embraces and promotes the Boycott, Divestment… Continue reading

Seattle Fed Says Kadima Purim Event Violates Promo Policy

FEDERATION REMOVES KADIMA PURIM EVENT FROM COMMUNITY CALENDAR “WE DON’T CONDONE ANTI-SEMITISM OR VIOLENCE OF ANY KIND” Readers of The Mike Report expressed shock and disbelief upon learning that Rabbi David Basior and… Continue reading