Letters (Page 4)

By Ilyse Wagner, , Bellevue Growing up Jewish on Mercer Island, I often heard from others that it was a center of Jewish life in the Puget Sound area (“How I-90 tolls would affect the entire Jewish community,” March 8). I didn’t necessarily believe them, but when I moved backContinue Reading

By Simcha Shtull, , Seattle This week President Obama will take the first overseas trip of his second term; it will be the first time since taking office he has visited Israel. Many of us maintain that only the United States has the power to break the Israeli-Palestinian stalemate. WeContinue Reading

By Belinda Timpke”¨, , Tacoma Eitan Isaacson and Wendy Elisheva Somerson’s op-ed (“Solidarity with Palestinian non-violent resistance,” Feb. 8) is interesting in its focus on Palestinian non-violent resistance. Unfortunately, Palestinians are using it against the wrong side. Instead of blaming Israel for all their misery, Palestinians would benefit by weeklyContinue Reading

By Iris Langman, , Mercer Island Hen Mazzig’s account (“A sixth broken camera,” Feb. 6) of the fracas at the talk by Iyad Burnat on the documentary “5 Broken Cameras” provoked a defensive response by Eitan Isaacson and Wendy Elisheva Somerson of Jewish Voice for Peace. In his riveting report,Continue Reading

By David Shayne, , Seattle The tile of the Jewish Voice for Peace article “Palestinian non-violent resistance” is an oxymoron. The authors want the readers to think there is a Palestinian non-violent “resistance” movement (exactly what is being “resisted” is never explained). But, in fact, there is no such thingContinue Reading

By Philip R. Scheier, , Shoreline Re: your half-page, mind-numbing rationale by Eitan Isaacson and Wendy Elisheva Somerson of the Seattle chapter of so-called Jewish Voice for Peace (“Solidarity with Palestinian non-violent resistance,” Feb. 8) defending never-ending Palestinian rocket, bomb, and mortar attacks against Israel: It’s all Israel’s fault forContinue Reading

By Jorge Velez, , Seattle I pick up JTNews at Einstein’s Bagel shop on Queen Anne Blvd. and enjoy the editorials. Regarding Rabbi Jaron Matlow’s editorial (Rabbi’s Turn, “Gun violence in our country,” January 11, 2013). I certainly agree with the rabbi’s thesis that “guns are the tool but notContinue Reading

By David Plotnik, , Shoreline Seventeen years after the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, we find ourselves debating the settlement of “E1.” Rabin, of course, was the man who ushered in the Oslo era and the two-state solution as we know it. Settling E1 has been characterized by many on theContinue Reading

By Janice Van Cleve, , Seattle Thanks for asking for our opinions. I pick up the JTNews at Victrola Coffee House on 15th Avenue East. I am also a regular reader of Real Change, Seattle Weekly, Seattle Gay News, and The Stranger. I appreciate alternative news because it gets deeperContinue Reading

By Josh Normand, , Seattle I have to say that I am not happy with the fact that the Democrats in this state are supported by many in the Jewish community, particularly for Governor and Attorney General. Inslee and Ferguson were inferior candidates to McKenna and Dunn. They will bankruptContinue Reading

By Mordecai Sackett, , Everett A new women’s liberation movement that demands equal pay should insist on women’s rights in other realms as well. (I think that the women’s liberation movement began with Esther). I agree with the Jessica Kessler Marshall column you published (“The Kotel belongs to all ofContinue Reading

By Robert Kaufman, , Seattle Israelis today face growing threats from all sides, with a remilitarized Sinai, Islamists on the rise and the Iranians inching closer to nuclear capability. Rabbi Daniel Weiner (“Lit by the nations?“ Rabbi’s Turn, Oct. 26) points to some extremists who have responded to the risingContinue Reading

By Rabbi Rob Toren, Executive Director, Amy Amiel, Senior Program Director, Samis Foundation, Seattle We commend the JTNews on its recent J-Teen insert in the October 12 edition. What a pleasure to hear first-hand from these impressive young Jewish adults their reflections on their engaging experiences with other Jewish teensContinue Reading

By Jerry Barrish, , Seattle I read Emily Alhadeff’s article on the Rosenzweig family (“The family Rosenzweig celebrates Sukkot,” Sept. 28), and it reminded me of how important Norm and Shirley were in my Jewish growth. I joined Congregation Beth Shalom in 1988, and both Norm and Shirley Rosenzweig actedContinue Reading

By Edward Alexander, , Seattle When we pass the “biblical” age of three score and ten, we begin to feel — as Saul Bellow said when he passed that milestone — that old friends are “dropping all around as on a battlefield.” Yet nothing could have prepared us for theContinue Reading

By Mordecai Goldstein, , Everett I just want to say that I am very pleased with the performance of this journal. Here is an example of why I feel that way: Recently, the paper informed that a visiting professor at the University of Washington was none other than world-class IsraeliContinue Reading

By Jerry Barrish, , Seattle I wish to commend the JTNews and Charlene Kahn for the coverage of the disbanding of the Jewish Club of Washington (“Mission complete: Club’s disbanding marks the passing of a generation,” May 11). I was especially pleased at seeing the photo of Klaus and PaulaContinue Reading

By Rocky Silverman, , Seattle Rebuttal to the plea: “Justice, justice we will pursue and make history“ by Rabbi Zari Weiss (Rabbi’s Turn, May 11). With all deference not to offend the rabbi, Washington State has same-sex partnership laws that contain over 170 rights and responsibilities in its provisions forContinue Reading

By Gershom Gorenberg, , Jerusalem In his letter (“Difficult decisions,” April 27), David Shayne misrepresents my views and my comments during my recent visit to Seattle. The subject of my talk was not the Israeli-Palestinian diplomatic stalemate, and I did not assert that Israeli settlements and Benjamin Netanyahu’s intransigence areContinue Reading