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Seattle cultural festival applauds Palestinian terrorist speaker released in October 7 deal

Raed Abduljalil told participants of the Palestinian Cultural Resistance Festival, that their actions were "an essential part of the battle we are waging against the occupation and its supporters."

PEOPLE HOLD signs and Palestinian flags as they protest the arrest of former Columbia University student activist Mahmoud Khalil and show support for Palestinians during a "Fight for Our Rights" demonstration at the University of Washington campus in Seattle, Washington, on March 15, 2025.
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Authorities extradite Iranian citizen Reza Dindar, published April 20, 2026.

Iranian citizen extradited to US under Iran-China smuggling indictment

BP Cherry Point Refinery, near Seattle, Washington; illustrative.

At least four injured in incident at BP refinery near Seattle


Orthodox protesters again disrupt prayer at Western Wall as monthly ritual repeats

Thousands of black-attired young yeshiva students swarmed a group of about 100 women and a dozen men who accompanied them to the Western Wall.

 The The Western Wall Heritage Foundation's new ‘Western Wall Heritage Center’

Starbucks exec at center of union fight leaves the company

Williams, a 17-year Starbucks veteran at the center of the company's response to a unionization push in the U.S. and Canada, will leave Tuesday.

Starbucks coffee capsules are coming to Israel

Seattle City Council won’t bar police from training with Israeli forces

The Seattle City Council narrowly voted down legislation that would have prohibited the city’s police department from conducting training with Israeli forces.

FILE PHOTO: Seattle police form a line after deploying pepper spray and flash-bang devices during a protest against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Seattle, Washington, U.S. May 31, 2020.

Afghan refugee evacuating Kabul used US Jewish group as lifeline

The Jewish Family Services in Seattle was instrumental in the extraction of Tahera and her family from Kabul as the city fell to the Taliban.

 A woman follows a German policeman after disembarking from the last plane arriving with Afghan refugees via Tashkent at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany, August 27, 2021.

Seattle teachers' union endorses BDS, blasts police-IDF collaboration

Criticism has been levied against Israel regarding collaboration between US police departments and the IDF, much of which is based on "deadly exchange" conspiracy theory.

An anti-Israeli protest inspired by BDS

Seattle Protest group to block Israeli ship

The ship belongs to the Israeli shipping company Zim.

Cars drive behind a truck transporting a Zim container just outside Israel's port of Ashdod February 23, 2012

Seattle Jewish school turned mosque brings Jews and Muslims together

“We’ve got lots of plans,” Cherry Street Village project manager Koloud “Kay” Tarapolsi said. “The only thing holding us back is our imaginations.”

The Islamic School of Seattle in 2007. Community figures hope to turn the property into a multifaith cultural center.

Seattle Police investigate man who made antisemitic threats outside Jewish home

Police have released video footage of the incident and are requesting anyone who has any information on the subject to come forward.

A MEMBER of a neo-Nazi party gives a salute outside a speech by Richard Spencer on the campus of Michigan State University on March 5

Trump threatens to cut federal funds to 'lawless' cities

"He is not a king. He cannot 'defund' NYC," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. "It's an illegal stunt."

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing at Lake Charles Fire House as he visits nearby areas damaged by Hurricane Laura in Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S., August 29, 2020

Seattle’s certified kosher restaurant closes amid pandemic pressure

The city’s only freestanding, certified kosher restaurant, Bamboo Garden, is serving its last meals today.

Seattle's Bamboo Garden, the city's only freestanding kosher restaurant, closed July 31, 2020