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Rantz: UW Seattle activist declares ‘we don’t want Israel to exist’

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October 25, 2023

Rantz: UW Seattle activist declares ‘we don’t want Israel to exist’

University of Washington (UW) anti-Semites gathered Wednesday afternoon to celebrate their hatred of Jews and Israel, as they root for Hamas terrorism to take more innocent lives. Usually, however, activists speak in anti-Semitic code to express their hatred, allowing media outlets to legitimize their hate. This time, one genocidal activist got a little too earnest in her seething hatred.

“We don’t want Israel to exist. We don’t want these Zionist counter-protesters to exist,” an unidentified so-called “peacekeeper” said to a crowd.

The rally was promoted by the radical student club Students United for Palestinian Equality and Return (SUPER). This group previously celebrated Hamas’ terrorist attack, which is referred to as “Palestinian resistance fighters” engaging in their “largest operation against the occupier since the last October War 50 years prior.” And this is the latest event highlighting how the UW courts rabidly anti-Semitic messages.

“We don’t want Israel to exist. We don’t want these Zionist counter protesters to exist.” -one of the so-called “peace keepers” at the UW-Seattle pro-Hamas, anti-Semite rally. 📸@kattressa pic.twitter.com/PPw83I3qSe
— Jason Rantz on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz) October 25, 2023
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UW embraces the hate

Since the October 7 terrorist attacks against Israel, the country has learned how college campuses have become cauldrons of hate. You have radical left-wing educators to thank for indoctrinating vulnerable young people into taking such dangerous positions.

The students who show up to these events fall, generally, in two categories.

On the one hand, you have lonely, privileged, mostly-white kids looking for meaning in their lives. They resent the privilege they come from, but won’t give any of it up. They’ll continue to let their parents pay their tuition, give them a weekly allowance, and will happily move into the mother-in-law apartment their parents own on their Kirkland, Mercer Island, or Sammamish property. Vulnerable, they are taken advantage of by bad-faith educators looking to influence a generation to advance their worldview.

They love to feel aggrieved because the alluring victim-culture brings them attention. It’s the real-life manifestation of young people dealing with the trauma of having parents who didn’t hug them enough. Are they inherently bigoted? It’s more like they’re deeply ignorant and are okay with espousing hate because it gives their lives some meaning.

But, on the other hand, there are also students who just loathe Jews. Ironically, many of them have families that come from the Middle East to this country. They escaped their home countries for, presumably, a better life in the United States. They’re just too ignorant and hate-filled to understand they’re now celebrating a terrorist organization that would do away with democracy in Israel nearly identical to the democracy they enjoy in the United States.

The Jew-hater from the video is seen here: pic.twitter.com/zDsLTkRSdA
— Jason Rantz on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz) October 25, 2023

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Can we call out this hate yet?

Local media outlets have sanitized the hate at these pro-Hamas, anti-Semitic rallies. They treat them as legitimate protests on policy when they should be treating them the way they’d treat a Klan rally. These are people filled with hate, shouting their invective towards Jews and Israel. They’re not legitimate in the least.

When will local outlets call this movement out for what it is? What more will it take? Do they have to beat up or murder a bunch of Jews for the rallies to be criticized? Or will the media justify that action too, for fear that they’ll upset their progressive viewers or readers?

And when will UW president Ana Mari Cauce unequivocally call out this behavior? Nope. I sincerely believe her positions on Israel and Hamas are closer to the hatemongers than to people who don’t hate Jews. Her spokesperson, Victor Balta, takes baby steps closer to condemnation but stops very short.

“We understand the fear the Jewish community is feeling during this very difficult time,” he said in a statement to The Jason Rantz Show on KTTH. “We are aware of events such as today’s walk-out, which are not condoned or otherwise supported by the University. The UW’s Division of Campus Community Safety staff are working to ensure safety for the campus community. This has been and will likely continue to be a difficult academic year in ways none of us could have foreseen before October 7. We are dedicated to the safety of our Jewish community members and to maintaining UW as a place where every student knows that they are welcome and supported.”

If the UW really wanted Jewish students to know they are welcome and supported, it wouldn’t be so difficult to get the president of the school to condemn hate. Instead, she reserves her criticisms of students’ speech to the College Republicans.

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State ferries: A better idea from Nordic countries

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January 10, 2025

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State ferries: A better idea from Nordic countries

Re: “Diesel or hybrid ferries? How about simply reliable” (Jan. 7, Opinion): Gov. Jay Inslee, Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson and The Seattle Times editorial board are asking the wrong question: diesel or hybrid ferries? Inslee and the majority of Democrats support…

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Manhunt underway for Mason County shooting suspect

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January 10, 2025

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Manhunt underway for Mason County shooting suspect

Manuhunt underway for Mason County assault suspect

Mason County deputies are looking for a man wanted in a shooting in Belfair on Monday.

MASON COUNTY, Wash. – The Mason County Sheriff’s Office is currently searching for a convicted felon wanted in a recent shooting.

The sheriff’s office says Michael Allen Beyer is wanted for first-degree assault and first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm.

Deputies believe Beyer was involved in a shooting that happened in Belfair on January 6.

Beyer is considered armed and dangerous. If you see him, do not approach him and call 911 immediately.

Anyone with information regarding Beyer’s whereabouts is asked to call Detective Helser at 360-427-9670 x657, or Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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Two more Seattle restaurants close due to minimum wage hike

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January 9, 2025

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Two more Seattle restaurants close due to minimum wage hike

Two more Seattle restaurants are calling it quits thanks to the untenable minimum wage hike.

At the same time that the Seattle minimum wage rose from $19.97 an hour to $20.76 an hour, the city ended the tip credit of $2.72. Under the previous rules, restaurants were able to pay $17.25 hourly wage if their staff earned at least $2.72 in tips per hour. But as cost of business continues to skyrocket in Seattle, a minimum wage hike without a tip credit is simply untenable for many small businesses.

Jackson’s Catfish Corner in Seattle’s Central District closed its doors in this new year. In an interview with Converge Media, owner Terrell Jackson argued Seattle is too expensive to operate in.

“I know that the minimum wages went up to 20 bucks an hour … I know that’s hard for my business as a small Black business,” Jackson said. “I’m not Amazon or Walgreens or Walmart who can pay their employees that much.”

Jackson isn’t alone in his complaints.

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A second West Seattle eatery closes, citing the minimum wage hike

Bel Gatto, a bakery and café, became the second West Seattle eatery to close its doors over the Seattle minimum wage hike. The owner posted a sign to the front door to thank supporters but said she can’t afford to stay open anymore.

“Our revenues, unfortunately, are not able to cover the close to 20% increase in mandated wages, salaries and payroll taxes put into effect by the Seattle City Council effective 1/1/25. This ruling has made the continuation of our bakery operations untenable,” the sign read.

The owner, Peter Levy, explained to the West Seattle Blog that, “we were approaching close to a break even status in the last quarter of 2024, but the requirement to absorb another $4,000 per month in payroll expenses with the new mandate by the city put a break even further from our grasp which is what led to the closure.”

Last week, a video by Corina Luckenbach, owner of Bebop Waffle Shop in West Seattle, went viral as she said the minimum wage hike was forcing her to close after 11 years. She said she didn’t have an extra $32,000 a year to pay her staff what the city mandates.

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Will more restaurants close?

Ahead of the minimum wage hike, restauranteurs offered many warnings over what’s to come.

Ethan Stowell operates a number of Seattle’s top restaurants, including How to Cook a Wolf, Staple and Fancy, and Tavolata. He warned this change would be exceptionally costly for businesses in an industry notorious for razor-thin margins. And restaurants can’t merely raise menu prices again.

“I know everybody wants to say, ‘Just raise things (on the menu) a dollar or two,’ and that’s what it’ll be. That’s very simplified math. I wish it was that easy, but it’s not. This is a large increase that’s probably large enough to be equal to or close to what most restaurants in Seattle profit,” Stowell told “The Jason Rantz Show” on KTTH.

Portage Bay Cafe co-owner Amy Fair Gunnar noted the minimum wage change will cost her about $45,000 more a month. She said restaurants will have to “seriously change what they’re doing or they’re going to close their doors.”

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Ignoring the warnings, mocking the business people

The warnings from restaurant owners were mostly ignored or mocked.

Efforts by the Seattle City Council to address the forthcoming crisis fell apart after activists said they didn’t want restaurants to get an exception. Council president Sara Nelson told “The Jason Rantz Show” they will take up the issue again this year but there’s no specific idea yet to forward for legislation. The Mayor of Seattle, Bruce Harrell, has been almost completely absent from the issue.

Left-wing voices, meanwhile, claim to not care. That if businesses “can’t afford to pay a living wage,” then they shouldn’t be in business.

One reporter with The Stranger mocked one of the closures, quipping on X, “Has anyone ever eaten at bebop waffle lol.” Left-wing Seattleites condemned the business for “creating a right wing media darling to complain about paying people a living wage.”

KING 5 reporter Maddie White helped elevate this talking point by citing the National Low Income Housing Coalition, claiming “the average renter needs to make upwards of $40 an hour to afford rent.” But she’s quoting a stat for two-bedrooms. Minimum wage jobs aren’t meant to cover the cost of a single person renting a two-bedroom home or apartment.

Ironically, as activists dismiss the concerns of small business owners, they fail to acknowledge the inevitable consequence: when those businesses shut down, people lose jobs. A $20.76 hourly minimum wage — even with a $2.72 tip credit — means nothing if you’re unemployed.

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