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By Josh Basson, , Seattle Re: “Partner or not, we need to talk“ (Letters, Oct.1), Akiva K. Segan writes, urging Israel to just keep talking whether they have a credible “partner for peace” or not. What Segan and others fail to realize is that both Hamas and Fatah’s charters callContinue Reading

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By Joel Magalnick , Editor, JTNews I have been paying close attention to the recent news about gay and lesbian teens who could no longer take the incessant bullying they received at the hands of their high school peers — and ended their lives. An initiative by local sex-advice columnistContinue Reading

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By Rabbi Cindy Enger, Congregation Beth Israel, Bellingham Shortly before Rosh Hashanah, the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue community enjoyed the fortunate opportunity to welcome Sam Amiel and Michael Novick, who both work with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, to Bellingham. They shared with us a number of current projectsContinue Reading

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By Leonard Kashner, , Seattle Zach Duitch, left, Andor Schvarcz and Congressman Dave Reichert The following will sound like a candidate endorsement but it is not. I do not live in the 8th Congressional district and I do not favor either candidate. Since retiring from the Seattle Public Schools, IContinue Reading

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By Maurice Friedlander-Shaw, , Seattle ADL responded appropriately (Sept. 17) to Mr. John Rothschild’s letter (“Blatant discrimination,” Sept. 3), which advocated disruption of its organization. Rothschild’s approach is certainly not a way to “win friends and influence people.” Needless to say, Mr. Rothschild is unaware of the potential religious conflictsContinue Reading

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By Jack Greenberg, , Seattle I personally, together with help from others in our own community and the Port Townsend Jewish community and an Edmonds non-Jewish high school teacher, for seven days handed out in front of the Port Townsend Co-op well over a thousand pieces of literature to refuteContinue Reading

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By Akiva K. Segan, , Seattle re: Need Real Partners for Peace (Sept. 17), Josh Basson writes Israel should cancel peace talks, as in the aftermath of another terror attack Palestinians aren’t “partners for peace.” The term “partners for peace” is ludicrous and as used by Israel and Diaspora supportersContinue Reading

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By The ADL Regional Board, , Seattle Recently “Blatant Discrimination” (Letters, Sept. 3) totally mischaracterized ADL’s position on the proposed NY Islamic center. From the start ADL stated that the consortium has every right to build in the location they own and have chosen. ADL leads in the effort toContinue Reading

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By Ruvane Richman, , Seattle The following is a response to John Rothschild’s letter to the editor (Sept. 3) wherein he “urge[s] all members of the Jewish community to resign any membership that they have with ADL.” Rothschild accuses the Anti-Defamation League of “stereotyping all Muslims as terrorists…[and] claiming thatContinue Reading

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By Philip S. Chanen, Board member, Anti-Defamation League Pacific Northwest chapter, Seattle You certainly have the right to publish John Rothschild’s misguided letter on the New York City Muslim center near the World Trade site, However you are completely remiss for not printing ADL’s response alongside.  Continue Reading

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By They’re not alone, , Seattle Despite the comments made by certain of the Chabad participants in “Tacoma Chabad breaks ground on new synagogue,” (Sept. 3), please note that there is already an exciting “Jewish presence” in Tacoma! Temple Beth El is vibrant, its rabbi learned, and its congregation joyous. Continue Reading

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By Josh Basson, , Seattle Rabbi Charles Kroloff’s column (“Let’s recognize the sacred power of this time — for peace,” Sept. 3) misstates Mideast peace prospects. The fact that Palestinians finally agreed to direct negotiations, without pre-conditions, may be a positive step. However, let’s not delude ourselves. There can neverContinue Reading

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By Seth Goldschlager, Adviser, Safra SA, Geneva, Switzerland I would like to draw your attention to a misleading book review, by Diana Brement, published 30 August 2010. You’ve done a disservice to your readers in presenting Isabel Vincent’s book as a “biography.” Indeed, far from investigative journalism, the book isContinue Reading

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By John Rothschild, , Seattle I want to urge all members of the Jewish community to resign any membership that they have with ADL. ADL is supposedly dedicated to fighting discrimination and defamation against people because of their religion or nationality, among other objectives. The ADL claims that a MuslimContinue Reading

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By Rose Yu , Special to JTNews Editor’s note: This article was written by Rose Yu in response to the Aug. 20 issue’s M.O.T.: Member of the Tribe column in which Yu, who is Jewish and Chinese, but was referred to as being non-Jewish. I grew up with a bitContinue Reading

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By Harry M. Reichenberg, , Federal Way I too am glad to see coverage of the Olympia Co-op’s decision to boycott Israeli products (“Principled and Courageous,” Letters, Aug. 6). It goes to show how narrow-minded some supposedly intelligent people can be. You talk about Israeli crimes against the Palestinians. WhereContinue Reading

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By Iris Langman, , Mercer Island I would like to know where Adrienne Weller obtains her information (“Principled and Courageous,” Letters, Aug. 6). What gives her the right and arrogance to judge Israel? Israel is a sovereign country whose elected officials’ job is to protect its citizens.  What crimes againstContinue Reading