The ADL is facing more and more backlash from the mainstream establishment, amid increasing attacks from the right.

A recently leaked memo on police training in Israel confirms what activists in Seattle have known all along – the ADL is not an ally for racial justice.

As Palestinian and Jewish educators, and members of the Seattle Education Association, we call on other brave individuals and institutions to join us in endorsing BDS.

The Seattle Education Association (SEA) has passed a resolution expressing solidarity with Palestine and endorsing the Boycott, Divest, and Sanction movement (BDS). The resolution also demands an end to collaboration between the Seattle Police Department and Israeli military. Seattle educator and union member Emma Klein tells Mondoweiss, “Educators and institutions from around the world have come forward, as part of a vibrant and growing international movement in opposition to Israeli colonization and apartheid. We call on others to join us.”

Former President Barak Obama, who is getting paid $400,000 for a speech on health care to a Wall Street firm, is the latest politician who has completely departed from a stated commitment to progressive causes to champion neo-liberal and hawkish policies. Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, who will receive an Israel advocacy award from StandWithUs on May 7th, is another such example.