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Seattle Jews mount antisemitism exhibit shut down by museum staff

Seattle Jews will remount an antisemitism exhibit alone, months after museum staff shut it down over ‘Zionist perspectives.’

Seven museums:

Anti-Israel graffiti 'straightforwardly antisemitic'

Seven Holocaust museums condemn vandalism against one of their own after police say it wasn’t a hate crime.

Vancouver: Comics festival apologizes to Jewish artist for ban

After backlash, Vancouver comics festival apologizes for excluding Jewish artist Miriam Libicki over IDF service.

Seattle museum:

Staff force closure for equating anti-Zionism with antisemitism

Seattle museum staff walk out over exhibit about antisemitism they said ‘conveyed Zionist perspectives.’

Seattle-area synagogue vandalized

FBI investigating after Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation in Mercer Island vandalized.

Attic Crew: Transforming Homes and Lives in Seattle

In the heart of Seattle, where technology and innovation often dominate the headlines

Woke:

Woman who IDs as 15-yr-old arrested for lewd acts with runaways

Washington state woman tells police she is actually 15-year old teenager after being arrested for harboring runaway children.

Seattle synagogue vandalized ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day

Anti-Israel activists target synagogue with vile antisemitic graffiti only "moments" before start of the day of remembering the Holocaust.

Alaska Airlines plane lands safely after losing engine covering

Airplane turns back to Seattle where it lands safely after engine cover comes loose in midair.

Watch: Biden whispers, then starts screaming during speech

The President returned to what has been labeled as his 'creepy whisper' during a speech on the environment in Seattle.

Neo-Nazi gets seven years in jail for threatening ADL, reporters

The leader of a neo-Nazi group has been given a seven year sentence in federal prison for threatening ADL employees and journalists.

Seattle Federation calls for action on police Nazi symbol case

Jewish Federation of Seattle slams suburban police force's handling of assistant police chief who placed Nazi symbol on his office door.

Seattle area assistant police chief suspended for Nazi symbol

Investigation concluded that the symbol the veteran officer placed above his nameplate was that of the SS-Obergruppenfuhrer.

In Washington, a Catholic university gets its first Torah scroll

Gonzaga University, a Catholic college near historically neo-Nazi territory, gets its first Torah scroll and Jewish space.

US neo-Nazi group leader convicted of threatening ADL, reporters

Atomwaffen Division leader found guilty of five felonies, faces up to 10 years in prison.

Bid to bar Seattle police from training with Israelis fails

Bill pushed by Seattle city council member narrowly fails, 4 to 5, ending bid to block police from training with Israeli forces.

Leader of Seattle area neo-Nazi group gets three years in jail

Group sent threatening letters to journalists and Anti-Defamation League employees, saying "We are watching."

20% of Seattle police retire - 'No support, no leadership'

City officials fear spike in crime rate as officers flee the force out of lack of support, defunding of police department.

Seattle Jewish family's house terrorized by anti-Semite

Police launch investigation after man threatens family in their home.

'You are now leaving the USA'

Seattle protesters establish 'Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone' where police are not allowed.

Coronavirus vaccine trial to start Monday in Seattle

Public health officials say it will take a year to 18 months to fully validate any potential vaccine for COVID-19.

One dead in shooting in Seattle

One person killed and six others injured in shooting in downtown Seattle. Police searching for gunman who fled the scene.

Seattle turtles have had swastikas painted on them

Several turtles have swastikas painted on their shells and authorities can’t catch them.

Seattle Holocaust center vandalized with neo-Nazi graffiti

Holocaust Center for Humanity in Seattle vandalized with white supremacist graffiti.

Racist fliers posted at three Seattle synagogues

Neo-Nazis affiliated with Daily Stormer Book Club plaster racist fliers on three Seattle synagogues.

Seattle: City council candidate subject of anti-Semitic threats

Jewish candidate for Seattle City Council subjected to violent anti-Semitic threats on online message board 8Chan.

Two dead, two wounded in shooting in Seattle

Four people, including a bus driver, shot in Seattle. Suspect arrested, motive unclear.

Somali refugee charged in ramming attack on Orthodox Jews in LA

Police found knife, Koran in car after 32-year-old Somalian refugee drove from Seattle to LA, attempted to run down Jews.

Anti-Semitic vandalism painted outside Jewish homes in Seattle

Anti-Jewish graffiti painted in front of Jewish homes in Seattle.

Airline employee steals, crashes, plane

Man steals plane from Seattle airport, then dies after performing 'incredible' maneuvers.

Seattle Jewish cemetery damaged by homeless squatters

Jewish cemetery officials in Seattle say city has failed to protect it from abuse by homeless squatters.

Washington: One dead, one wounded in puma attack

Mountain lion mauls bicyclists east of Seattle, killing one and leaving another wounded.

Historic Jewish cemeteries in Seattle desecrated by 'homeless'

Drug, human feces found among defaced tombstones at 2 Jewish cemeteries in Seattle.

The rapper and the rabbi working to revitalize Judeo-Spanish

Los Serenos Sefarad group fuses contemporary music styles with elements of traditional Sephardic culture.

Watch: Neo-Nazi knocked out on Seattle street corner

Man wearing swastika armband tracked down by social media users, knocked unconscious on Seattle street corner.

Seattle synagogue vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti

"Holocaust is fake history!" spray painted on synagogue in Seattle. Police searching for suspects.

Michael Moore attends 'women's march', calls Trump a 'tragedy'

Half a million march to Capitol Hill in protest of Trump, man gets shot at event in Seattle.

Washington State mall shooter ID'd as Turkish immigrant

Shooter killed five in mall outside of Seattle on Friday.

Republican giver says Jewish ire forced him to drop Trump

Prominent Jewish Republican donor no longer backing Donald Trump, saying his support made him unpopular in Seattle’s Jewish community.

Swastikas scrawled on Jewish-owned store in Seattle

Tuesday's incident marks second time Jewish-owned Sleepers in Seattle was targeted by anti-Semitic vandals in six months.

Court: Seattle Anti-Israel Poster Ban Kosher

A US Appeals Court ruled that King's County officials were within their rights to ban anti-Israel posters from city buses in Seattle.

Student Opens Fire at High School Near Seattle, Kills 1

Student opens fire in the cafeteria of the Marysville-Pilchuck High School north of Seattle, kills one and wounds 3 others.

Bridge Collapse on US-Canada Road

A bridge on the main route from Seattle to Vancouver collapses, sending commuters into water.

Activism Works: Anti-Israel Ads Will Not Run on Seattle Buses

Anti-Israel ad campaign rejected by Seattle’s transit company, claims concerns over possible bus service disruptions.

Seattle Mohammed Cartoonist Runs for Her Life

Seattle cartoonist who stirred up Islamic ire at whimsical "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day" has gone incognito because of threats against her life.