The Seattle Times published a shorter version of this post: An anguishing wait to reunite with my son after Ingraham shooting This is not a post about the Middle East. Not a post about Israel, nor Palestine. Though I often speak here of my personal views and sometimes of my life experience, I try not […]
Passover and Palestine: Our Joy Must Not Be Their Suffering We who have been homeless and refugees, must not turn our backs on them
Jewish history is one of enslavement, exile, and catastrophe. It is also one of rebellion, resistance, redemption, freedom, homecoming, and sovereignty. Tonight’s Passover seder recounts one seminal moment in that history. According to the Biblical narrative, Jacob and his sons originally lived in ancient Israel. But a famine brought them to Egypt. One of the […]
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
UPDATE: Based on reporting in JTA and a statement of support for Prof. Halperin from Jewish Studies faculty, I wrote below that the UW has withdrawn Prof. Halperin’s endowed chair and dismantled its Israel Studies program. After I published this post, the UW released a statement offering a comprehensive response, which revealed either that the […]
Sawant Defeats Yet Another Effort by Seattle Big Business Seattle Recall Effort Ends with Victory by Socialist Council Member
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