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They Killed Another Boy, I Didn’t Know His Name Another school shooting, this time too close to home

Richard Silverstein November 8, 2022

The Seattle Times published a shorter version of this post: An anguishing wait to reunite with my...

Passover and Palestine: Our Joy Must Not Be Their Suffering We who have been homeless and refugees, must not turn our backs on them

Richard Silverstein April 16, 2022

Jewish history is one of enslavement, exile, and catastrophe. It is also one of rebellion, resistance, redemption,...

Donor Demands Return of $5-Million Gift and Cancellation of University of Washington Endowed Chair After Professor Protests Gaza Attack After returning gift, UW will offer professor new endowed chair with same level of funding for Israel Studies program

Richard Silverstein February 27, 2022

UPDATE: Based on reporting in JTA and a statement of support for Prof. Halperin from Jewish Studies...

Sawant Defeats Yet Another Effort by Seattle Big Business Seattle Recall Effort Ends with Victory by Socialist Council Member

Richard Silverstein December 13, 2021

DONATE: As we enter the holidays, many of you may be donating to your favorite charities. Please...

Trump May Be an Anti-Semite, But He’s Right About the Lobby When it comes to protecting Israel's interests, Congress is in the Lobby's Pocket

Richard Silverstein November 2, 2021

Donald Trump gave an interview to Seattle Jewish Trumper, Ari Hoffman, yesterday in which he said that...

Cellebrite, Israeli Hacking Firm That Aided Bengladeshi Death Squads, Goes Public With $2.4-Billion Valuation

Richard Silverstein September 1, 2021

Lately, the Israeli malware firm, NSO Group, named one of the 20 worst digital predators in the...

Israel’s UN Ambassador Gave Israel Lobby Groups $7-Million to Fight BDS, Violating Federal Law

Richard Silverstein September 4, 2020

DONATE: Posts like this demand painstaking research and writing. This blog only receives support from readers like...

Facebook’s Two-Faced Approach to Censorship

Richard Silverstein June 16, 2020

Most journalists and human rights activists who write or advocate for Palestinian rights–or who criticize Israeli apartheid...

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Seattle Police Chief, FoxNews Continue Their Lying Ways

Richard Silverstein June 13, 2020

Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best continues to feed outrageous lies to right-wing national media about the Capitol...

Capitol Hill Attacker Charged with Assault, Police Chief Defends Violent Response to Protests, Falsely Claims Armed Protesters Extorting Payments from Local Business

Richard Silverstein June 12, 2020

King County prosecutor, Dan Satterberg, has finally filed charges against Nikolas Fernandez (see charging document), who attempted...

Armed Attacker, Nikolas Fernández, Rams Seattle Black Lives Matter Protest, Demonstrator Wounded

Richard Silverstein June 8, 2020

NOTE: I have two new articles published. Middle East Eye published my piece on the abject failure...

Amazon: Seattle’s Biggest Loser

Richard Silverstein November 9, 2019

[metaslider id=”62817″] Seattle voters put Amazon on a crash diet after the company spent $1.5-million to...

They Killed Another Boy, I Didn’t Know His Name Another school shooting, this time too close to home

Passover and Palestine: Our Joy Must Not Be Their Suffering We who have been homeless and refugees, must not turn our backs on them

Donor Demands Return of $5-Million Gift and Cancellation of University of Washington Endowed Chair After Professor Protests Gaza Attack After returning gift, UW will offer professor new endowed chair with same level of funding for Israel Studies program

Sawant Defeats Yet Another Effort by Seattle Big Business Seattle Recall Effort Ends with Victory by Socialist Council Member

Trump May Be an Anti-Semite, But He’s Right About the Lobby When it comes to protecting Israel's interests, Congress is in the Lobby's Pocket

Cellebrite, Israeli Hacking Firm That Aided Bengladeshi Death Squads, Goes Public With $2.4-Billion Valuation

Israel’s UN Ambassador Gave Israel Lobby Groups $7-Million to Fight BDS, Violating Federal Law

Facebook’s Two-Faced Approach to Censorship

Amazon: Seattle’s Biggest Loser

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