In perhaps one of the more interesting, if not transparent responses to calls for the boycott of Israeli academics, a group of professors, including Israeli Professor Yomi Braester at the University of Washington, has called… Continue reading
By TMR Contributor Randy Kessler. Randy Kessler suffered through a truth challenged screed against the Jewish state delivered by Alice Rothchild at the University of Washington earlier this month. Randy was moved by the… Continue reading
In late December a promotional notice for a new undergraduate event to take place on January 7th appeared on the Hillel UW calendar. Ensconced between Citrus Shabbat and Bagel Club was a program titled… Continue reading
MZ TEENS PREPARES HIGH SCHOOL LEADERS TO DEFEND ISRAEL BEFORE ITS TOO LATE Many college students returning from summer break are going to find themselves in a campus environment even more hostile and politicized… 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
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
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
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
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
The sponsor of a failed anti-Israel divestment resolution at the University of Washington is caught on video falsely informing fellow senators that 75% of all anti-Israel divestment resolutions have passed. In fact the… Continue reading
2014 has unquestionably been the year of the BDS fail. Out of fifteen campus Divest from Israel resolutions in 2014, only three were passed and validated. But of all the BDS losses under… Continue reading
After nearly a month of maneuvering and lobbying, the UW anti-Israel divestment resolution will be brought to the senate floor for debate and a likely vote this coming Tuesday, May 20th. Rob Jacobs… Continue reading
ANTI-ISRAEL RESOLUTION LIKELY TO REACH SENATE FLOOR ON TUESDAY, MAY 20th The UW student senate committee for Academic and Administration Affairs (AAA) heard pro and con arguments this afternoon regarding an anti-Israel divestment resolution winding through the student… Continue reading
HUSKIES AGAINST DIVESTMENT SEND OPEN LETTER TO COMMUNITY The vast majority of students on any campus expect to spend their college years focused on learning and soaking up all they can from the rich academic… Continue reading
Tensions are high for pro-Israel students at the University of Washington tonight as resolution R-20-39 makes it’s way to the committee for Academic and Administration Affairs (AAA) tomorrow, Tuesday, May 13th. The expected procedure… Continue reading
In the Seward Park neighborhood of Seattle, hundreds packed the large social hall of a local synagogue to celebrate the 66th anniversary of the state of Israel. As the revelers swayed to Hebrew melodies while… Continue reading
“Hear us loud and clear: The Jewish community of Seattle is firmly united in its opposition to the BDS movement. Our unity is both bipartisan and cross-denominational!” – Rabbi Ron-Ami Meyers & Rabbi Ben… Continue reading
Jesse Hagopian was thrust into the spotlight last year after leading a successful boycott against the use of standardized MAP testing at Garfield High School in Seattle. His anti-testing activism made Hagopian a… Continue reading
Amira Mattar, the co-sponsor of the anti-Israel resolution that is set to have a first reading before the University of Washington senate this Tuesday is offended by this. Amira believes that her anti-Semitic… Continue reading
The Mike Report has learned that anti-Israel divestment resolution R-20-39 will be presented before the University of Washington Student Senate (ASUW) this coming Tuesday, May 6th, Israel Independence Day. Pro-Israel Student leaders had previously… Continue reading
