Broader View

Below are links to published letters and articles (marked in bold) by members of the Media Relations Committee of StandWithUs Northwest (formerly ISGS, Israel Supporters of Greater Seattler and, before then, WIMRT, Washington Israel Media Response Team).  We do not necessarily agree with or support every viewpoint expressed in these articles and letters, and are posting them here simply as a service to StandWithUs and the community.

• Dubious Distinction by David Brumer, JT News, August 20, 2010

• Here are the principles and courage by Iris Langman, JT News, August 20, 2010

• Of Boycotts, Selective Products and Selective Memory by David Brumer, Brumspeak, August 7, 2010

• Olympia Food Co-op joins long, tragic history of hatred toward Israel by Edward Alexander, The News Tribune (Tacoma), July 27, 2010

• Human rights upside down by Jack M. Warnick, Seattle Times, July 25, 2010

• Co-op boycott ignores rights reality by Jack M. Warnick, The News Tribune (Tacoma), July 22, 2010

• Dissent or Destruction? Israel’s Critics and Israel’s Enemies by Edward Alexander, FrontPage Magazine, July 21, 2010

• Imaginary Problems by Nevet Basker, JT News, July 21, 2010

• A distortion of the facts by Robert Wilkes, Seattle Times, July 12, 2010

• Negative comments don’t foster peace and security by Josh Basson, Seattle Times, July 12, 2010

• Helping to tighten Israel’s noose by Ed Alexander, Seattle Times, July 9, 2010

• Battling Giants by Peter Mark, JT News, July 8, 2010

• Whither Evergreen? by Josh Basson, JT News, July 8, 2010

• Keep the blockade by Josh Basson, JT News, June 25, 2010

• The tragic indoctrination of Rachel Corrie by Bob Kaufman, JT News, June 25, 2010

• The Arab Public Relations Campaign and the United Nations by Joseph Honick, ChronWatch, June 17, 2010

• Pitts hits the nail on the head [about Helen Thomas] by Josh Basson, Seattle Times, June 14, 2010

• Flotilla raid edges into political battlefront by Rochelle Kochin, Seattle Times, June 8, 2010

• Knee-jerk Journalistic Hypocrisy and Israel’s Right of Self-Defense by Joseph Honick, ChronWatch, June 8, 2010

• Gaza: Much criticism of blockade hypocritical by Jack Warnick, The News Tribune (Tacoma), June 7, 2010

• Something doesn’t add up by Marlo Rosenberg, Seattle Times, June 5, 2010

• A valid defense by Carolyn Hathaway, Seattle Times, June 5, 2010

• A media circus to provoke, embarrass Israel by Peter Mark, Seattle Times, June 3, 2010

• Terrorists setting fire to Jews; politically correct world turns blind eye by Michael Kolker, Seattle Times, June 3, 2010

• Unanswered questions by Joshua Newson, Seattle Times, June 3, 2010

• ‘Activists’ had agenda to confront blockade; Israel at liberty to defend by Thomas Klein, Seattle Times, June 2, 2010

• Ongoing violence by Hamas shares close connections by Joseph Honick, Seattle Times, June 1, 2010

• Aggressors posing as victims by Edward Alexander, Seattle Times, June 1, 2010

• Jews in Arab East Jerusalem by Josh Basson, Seattle Times, May 26, 2010

• Direct Talks, Now by Josh Basson, JT News, April 29, 2010

• Why doesn’t anyone ever ask Palestinians to take risks for peace? by Michael Kolker, Israel Insider, April 30, 2010

• Jerusalem Constuction: Myths and Misperceptions by Nevet Basker, JT News, April 7, 2010

• Israelis were killed, look toward Hamas by Josh Basson, Seattle Times, April 3, 2010

• Damage report on Hamas by Randy Kessler, Seattle Times, April 3, 2010

• Column a rant; think about Hamas rule over strip by Joe Honick, Seattle Times, April 2, 2010

• Qassam rockets killed at least 14 by David Brumer, Seattle Times, April 2, 2010

• Terrorists in Gaza can’t send blame elsewhere by Jack Richlen, Seattle Times, April 1, 2010

• Jerusalem by Rochelle Kochin, The Economist, March 25, 2010

• The White House War Against Israel by Edward Alexander, FrontPageMag.com, March 23, 2010

• Ending relationship hurts U.S. as well by Robert Wilkes, Seattle Times, March 17, 2010

• White House picking a losing fight by Edward Alexander, Seattle Times, March 17, 2010

• Wrong on Israel by David Shayne, Real Change, March 17, 2010

• Blame ISM for Rachel Corrie’s death by Iris Langman, Seattle Times, March 15, 2010

• Glaring inaccuracies in story by Josh Basson, Seattle Times, March 15, 2010

• Refusal of acceptance by Josh Basson, JT News, March 12, 2010

• No conditions, no compromise by Josh Basson, JT News, January 29, 2010

• Israel’s illegal occupation Palestine: fact or fiction? by Robert Kaufman, Seattle Times, November 22, 2009

• The flawed report by Josh Basson, JT News, November 12, 2009

• Best interests by Josh Basson, JT News, October 2, 2009

• Times columnist is the one who ignores broader issues by David Brumer, Seattle Times, September 5, 2009

• McKenna knows Israel is right to defend itself by Randy Kessler, Seattle Times, September 5, 2009

• Obama administration’s approach to Israel and its neighbors is ill-conceived by Nevet Basker, Seattle Times, September 4, 2009

• Racism is not a problem by Josh Basson, JT News, August 6, 2009

• A prolonged conflict by Josh Basson, JT News, July 24, 2009

• Settlements are not blocking peace by Nevet Basker, Seattle Times, June 22, 2009

• Israeli, Palestinian conflict by Josh Basson, Seattle Times, June 22, 2009

• It’s Palestine’s turn to make sacrifices toward peace by Iris Langman, Seattle Times, June 22, 2009

• Unacceptable conditions by Josh Basson, JT News, June 12, 2009

• Saving Graces by (Review of Saving Israel: How Jews Can Win a War That May Never End by Daniel Gordis) by David Brumer, Jerusalem Post, May 21, 2009

• Obama, not Israel, needs to change by Robert Wilkes, Seattle Times, May 18, 2009

• A sickening failure by Josh Basson, JT News, May 15, 2009

• Pressure on Israel will only worsen situation by Robert Wilkes, Seattle Times, April 27, 2009

• No Simple Answers by David Brumer, Seattle Times, April 24, 2009

• Bring Shalit home by Josh Basson, JT News, April 3, 2009

• In response to letter to the editor by Edward Alexander, March 6 by David Brumer, University of Washington Daily, March 13, 2009

• Moral justification by Josh Basson, JT News, January 23, 2009

• Systematic violation of international law by Larry May, Seattle Times, January 21, 2009

• Violence then occupation, not occupation then violence by Edward Alexander, Seattle Times, January 21, 2009

• Hamas as much to blame for civilian deaths by Barry Warner, Seattle Times, January 21, 2009

• Consequences proportional to the problem by Jack Richlen, Seattle Times, January 21, 2009

• Time to stop justifying Hamas rocket-fire by Iris Langman, Seattle Times, January 21, 2009

• Israel’s standard of morality by Gabriel Scherzer, Seattle Times, January 21, 2009

• Conversations with a left-wing Israeli by Barry Warner, OpEdNews.com, January 19, 2009

• News Coverage of Gaza: Omissions set tone by Jonathan Greene, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, January 12, 2009

• The Gaza war by Josh Basson, Seattle Times, January 7, 2009

• Hamas’ war against children by Bob Kaufman, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, January 6, 2009

• Doing what anyone would by Iris Langman, Seattle Times online, January 3, 2009

• Acts are ‘collective punishment’ by Peter Mark, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, January 2, 2009

• Hamas has no shame by Larry May, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, January 2, 2009

• Do-gooders confused by Edward Alexander, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, January 1, 2009

• Israel engages in self-defense by David Brumer, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, December 31, 2008

• Israel defends itself by Joshua Newson, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, December 30, 2008

• Another one-sided, distorted portrayal of events in Israel by David Shayne, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, December 2, 2008

• They’re to blame by Sharon Finegold, Seattle Times, November 29, 2008

• Not Israel’s fault by Nevet Basker, Seattle Times, November 29, 2008

• The Middle East (regarding Iran) by Gabriel Scherzer, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, October 17, 2008

• Don’t tie pension fund investment to politics by Gabriel Scherzer, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, July 23, 2008

• Helping terrorists by Neil Goldberg, JT News, July 10, 2008

• The height of duplicity by Randy Kessler, JT News, June 26, 2008

• Peace agreements not fleeting by Nevet Basker, Seattle Times, June 25, 2008

• Raising questions by David Brumer, JT News, May 30, 2008

• The real catastrophe by David Shayne, JT News, May 30, 2008

• Flurry of activity is not diplomatic accomplishment by Robert Kaufman, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, May 20, 2008

• Boycott the boycotters by Edward Alexander, JT News, May 16, 2008

• A peace forsaken by Gabriel Scherzer, Seattle Times, May 11, 2008

• Depraved polemic builds on a fabricated quotation by Edward Alexander, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, May 8, 2008

• An incontrovertible right to exist by David Brumer, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, May 3, 2008

• Protecting our heritage by Josh Basson, JT News, May 2, 2008

• Holding honey to hornets (on Carter & Hamas) by Nevet Basker, Seattle Times, April 28, 2008

• Former U.S. president undermines peace process by Nevet Basker, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 22, 2008

• Hamas is committed to Israel’s destruction by Gabriel Scherzer, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 21, 2008

• Danger accompanies general confidence Iran won’t explode by Nevet Basker, Seattle Times, February 22, 2008

• No realistic expectations by Josh Basson, JT News, January 25, 2008

• Hamas by Nevet Basker, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, January 21, 2008

• No earthly reason to meet with group [Hamas] by David Shayne, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, January 11, 2008

• Sarcasm better suited to fringe paper by Gabriel Scherzer, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, January 11, 2008

• No divisions by Josh Basson, JT News, November 16, 2007

• Despite concerns, Israel a vibrant country by David Brumer, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, October 9, 2007

• Anti-Semitism (on Walt-Mearsheimer) by Michael S. Kolker, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, September 22, 2007

• Goodman Column by Nevet Basker, Seattle Times, September 21, 2007

• Affirmed rights by Josh Basson, JT News, September 21, 2007

• Chilling parallel connects Palestine to Israel’s past by Robert Kaufman, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, July 31, 2007

• Electing the truth by Peter Mark, Seattle Times, July 31, 2007

• Wresting peace by Jonathan Greene, Seattle Times, July 31, 2007

• Strengthening weakly by Josh Basson, JT News, July 20, 2007

• Get the facts straight before assigning blame by Nevet Basker, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, June 27, 2007

• Occupation games by Josh Basson, JT News, July 20, 2007

• Deaths of Israelis by Nevet Basker, Seattle Times, June 16, 2007

• ISM organizer has two takes on non-violence by David Shayne, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, June 8, 2007

• Israeli military needed to save lives in territories by Ruth Etzioni, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, June 8, 2007

• Arab states rejected ‘land-for-peace’ deal by Josh Basson, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, June 8, 2007

• Arabs and Israelis by Nevet Basker, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, June 8, 2007

• Arabs and Israelis by Mark Smilowitz, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, June 8, 2007

• Speaking volumes by Josh Basson, JT News, May 11, 2007

• Still another lifetime by Josh Basson, Seattle Times, April 11, 2007

• Teacher makes facts fit his personal bias by Philip Scheier, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 1, 2007

• Missing information by Peter Mark, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, March 30, 2007

• Untrue myths used to support argument by Nevet Basker, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, March 30, 2007

• Play shines light on conflict by David Brumer, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, March 18, 2007