FEDERATION MAKES SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT In separate statements issued today the JTNews and their parent organization, the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle announced the imminent demise of the ninety years old journal. The JTNews… Continue reading
SHOULD SEATTLE’S JEWISH FEDERATION PROMOTE AN ANTI-ISRAEL HATE GROUP? As the nation reeled in the wake of the Ferguson Grand Jury decision and angry protests erupted in many urban centers, one organization chose to… Continue reading
Ed Mast, wearing his trademark red baseball cap stood at the curbside in front of Seattle’s Terminal 18 this past Monday as a long stream of huge semi-trucks rumbled slowly by. Screaming into his… Continue reading
From the arrival of the first Jewish pioneers in this once remote corner of the continent, Seattle has been more so than not, a paragon of communal unity. Whether Reform, Orthodox, unaffiliated, Conservative, Ashkenazic or… Continue reading
SEATTLE RABBI SHARES THOUGHTS ON JVP TASHLICH CEREMONY This past week Jews the world over performed Tashlich , an ancient ritual where members of the Jewish faith gather alongside a body of water,… Continue reading
What good is having a Jewish newspaper if it serves as a tool for those who wish us harm? The anti-Israel and often anti-Semitic radicals who organize the pathetic displays of pro-Hamas kabuki… Continue reading
The Mike Report recently shared with readers how the Seattle Jewish Federation’s JTNews was promoting and providing legitimacy to Seattle’s Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), a group dedicated to the demographic if not military… Continue reading
JTNEWS PROMOTES GROUP THAT SUPPORTS ACADEMIC BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL Year after year the Anti Defamation League (ADL) designates Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) as one of the top ten anti-Israel groups in the United… Continue reading
JTNEWS PUBLISHES SAWANT’S ANTI-ISRAEL DIATRIBE IN FULL. NO CONTEXT OR COUNTERPOINT OFFERED. YOUR FEDERATION CONTRIBUTION USED TO FUND ANTI-ISRAEL PROPAGANDA? KOL AMI, USY & HILLEL SHARE PRO-ISRAEL ADS WITH SAWANT’S ANTI-ISRAEL RANT. On Monday of… Continue reading
The solicitation from Seattle’s JTNews landed with a thud in the email boxes of Israel supporters and pro-Israel organizations today. I wanted to let you know that we are planning a special section… Continue reading
Tourists and shopkeepers stood jaws agape as a group of about twenty protesters from Jewish Voice for Peace, many ensconced in bizarre gray boxes appropriated the cobblestone street in front of Seattle’s iconic… Continue reading
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
Despite waning levels of observance and affiliation among non-Orthodox Jews in America, still 70% will be attending a Seder this coming Passover. For most the mixture of familiar tunes, foods and ritual will… Continue reading
On March 5th of 2014, Seattle’s Jewish community newspaper, the JTNews published a story regarding an upcoming visit by Jewish Zen Master Bernie Glassman. The paper dutifully reported how Glassman “takes facets of his… Continue reading
JEWISH TRANSCRIPT ARCHIVE REVEALS A TIME WHEN PALESTINIAN MEANT JEWISH Seattle’s JTNews, formerly known as the Jewish Transcript has begun digitizing the newspaper’s archives, making the historic folios available to the public online. Currently… Continue reading
Despite the innocuous sounding name, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) is one of the most virulent anti-Israel groups out there. In fact The Anti Defamation League has placed JVP on their list of… Continue reading
While life goes on as usual in the caffeinated city, a concentrated and vicious strain of Israel hatred has taken root at the center of Washington State’s flagship University. I received the call… Continue reading
The JTNews’ bills itself as the “Voice of Jewish Washington”. The paper takes pride in their “big tent” definition of community and the wide array of perspectives offered in their pages. Back in… Continue reading
JTNews, “The Voice of Jewish Washington”, continues to treat anti-Israel Jewish Voice for Peace as a legitimate mainstream community organization. The paper serves as a de-facto public relations firm for the radical group,… Continue reading
The Anti Defamation League (ADL), America’s leading Jewish civil rights organization today released its annual list of the “Top Ten Anti-Israel Groups in the U.S.” and again Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) made… Continue reading
