The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/seattle/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:27:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Seattle | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/seattle/ 32 32 Iran objects to ‘Pride Match’ branding of World Cup soccer game against Egypt https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-objects-to-pride-match-branding-of-world-cup-soccer-game-against-egypt/ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 12:12:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3708092 Iranian Football Federation chief denounces as 'irrational' plan by host city Seattle to dedicate June 2026 match in support of the LGBTQ community; Egyptians also unhappy

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]]> Democratic socialist who accused Israel of genocide defeats incumbent Seattle mayor https://www.timesofisrael.com/democratic-socialist-who-accused-israel-of-genocide-defeats-incumbent-seattle-mayor/ Sat, 15 Nov 2025 14:23:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3689329 Katie Wilson, whose insurgent campaign drew comparisons to Zohran Mamdani's, beats early favorite Bruce Harrell as progressives galvanized by Trump's return to White House

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]]> Declaring ‘hate has won,’ Seattle Jewish groups vow to move museum exhibit elsewhere https://www.timesofisrael.com/declaring-hate-has-won-seattle-jewish-groups-vow-to-move-museum-exhibit-elsewhere/ Thu, 22 Aug 2024 09:27:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3359108 Months after staff walked out at Wing Luke Museum claiming installation on antisemitism was 'Zionist,' organizers give up on working with original partners

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]]> US Holocaust museums slam vandalism in Seattle after police say it’s not a hate crime https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-holocaust-museums-slam-vandalism-in-seattle-after-police-say-its-not-a-hate-crime/ Tue, 02 Jul 2024 03:30:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3323118 'The senseless scapegoating of Jews did not begin or end with the Holocaust,' say 7 museums after 'Genocide in Gaza' scrawled over photo of child who survived Nazi genocide

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]]> Seattle museum staff protest exhibit on antisemitism: ‘Conveys Zionist perspectives’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/seattle-museum-staff-protest-exhibit-on-antisemitism-conveys-zionist-perspectives/ Wed, 29 May 2024 03:52:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3300319 Citing their 'solidarity with Palestine,' staffers at Wing Luke Museum hold walkout over 'Confronting Hate Together' display that Jewish and Black historical societies cosponsored

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]]> Tagged a day before Yom Hashoah, Seattle temple keeps anti-Israel graffiti as message https://www.timesofisrael.com/tagged-day-before-yom-hashoah-seattle-temple-keeps-anti-israel-graffiti-as-message/ Fri, 21 Apr 2023 04:49:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3000091 Rabbi of Temple De Hirsch Sinai says vandalism retained as reminder of present-day antisemitism, vandals' timing 'deliberate,' wanted to be as hurtful as possible

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]]> After struggle, Seattle won’t bar local police from training with Israeli forces https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-struggle-seattle-wont-bar-local-police-from-training-with-israeli-forces/ Tue, 28 Sep 2021 01:53:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2622631 Council narrowly opposes divisive motion whose lead sponsor calls Israel a human rights abuser; it's the 3rd such proposal voted down by a US city since May's Israel-Hamas conflict

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]]> In Seattle, a Jewish school turned mosque is bringing Jews and Muslims together https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-seattle-a-jewish-school-turned-mosque-is-bringing-jews-and-muslims-together/ Sat, 15 May 2021 00:15:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2538290 The nearly 100-year-old building is in dire need of repair; an interfaith group envisions it eventually housing a multicultural community center, but first it needs a roof

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]]> Daughter learns to forgive but not forget mother’s involvement in cult https://www.timesofisrael.com/daughter-learns-to-forgive-but-not-forget-mothers-involvement-in-cult/ Mon, 10 May 2021 01:21:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2532305 In new memoir 'When She Comes Back,' Ronit Plank delves into painful childhood memories of abandonment by parent who followed guru featured in Netflix's 'Wild Wild Country'

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]]> US neo-Nazi pleads guilty to threatening Jewish activists, journalists https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-neo-nazi-pleads-guilty-to-threatening-jewish-activists-journalists/ Wed, 07 Apr 2021 21:18:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2520826 Cameron Shea, a member of the Atomwaffen Division, faces yearslong prison sentence for harassment campaign that involved cyberstalking, mailing of swastika-laden posters

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]]> Seattle hiker dies in ER — and is brought back to life https://www.timesofisrael.com/seattle-hiker-dies-in-er-and-is-brought-back-to-life/ Sat, 14 Nov 2020 23:52:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2429883 Michael Knapinski's heart stopped for 45 minutes before doctors were able to revive him with artificial life support; two days later, he woke up

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]]> Seattle’s only freestanding, certified kosher restaurant closes amid pandemic https://www.timesofisrael.com/seattles-only-freestanding-certified-kosher-restaurant-closes-amid-pandemic/ Sat, 01 Aug 2020 02:53:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2358769 Vegetarian eatery became kosher nearly three decades ago after local Jewish community contributed expertise and money to allow it to achieve certification

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]]> Police and protesters clash in violent weekend across the US https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-and-protesters-clash-in-violent-weekend-across-the-us/ Sun, 26 Jul 2020 23:24:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2355105 1 killed in Texas when driver of car that drove through a crowd opened fire on an armed demonstrator, as protests continue over racial injustice and the killing of George Floyd

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]]> Portland protesters breach courthouse fence amid clashes with federal agents https://www.timesofisrael.com/portland-protesters-breach-courthouse-fence-amid-clashes-with-federal-agents/ Sun, 26 Jul 2020 23:05:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2355097 Police declare a riot; Trump says he sent federal agents to halt unrest, but local and state officials say they are making it worse

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]]> 1 killed, 1 seriously hurt as car rams protest on closed Seattle highway https://www.timesofisrael.com/1-woman-killed-1-seriously-hurt-as-car-rams-protester-on-closed-seattle-highway/ Sun, 05 Jul 2020 06:37:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2340535 Driver arrested; police investigating whether incident was a targeted attack, but impairment not considered a factor

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