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May 5 In History 1109: The Moors recaptured Valencia from the Christians. “During the period of Muslim rule… the Jewish quarter was situated on the eastern side of the Rahbat el-qadi and in its vicinity, on the site where the Santa Catalina church stands...

“Ocian in view! Oh! The Joy!,” William Clark wrote in his journal on November 7, 1805 as he viewed what he believed was the Pacific Ocean, as the Corps of Discovery reached the broad estuary of the Columbia River, 20 miles from the coast. Clark’s exhilaration...

From Ian: New York University’s Students for Justice in Palestine Blames Police Shootings of Blacks on Israel The killings this week of African Americans Alton Sterling and Philando Castile by police have sparked soul-searching and protests across...

Visual Arts The well-attended recent Seattle Art Fair provided a numbered of opportunities to get a glance at work and artists we don’t often see in this region. Bay Area artists such as Ruth Asawa and Hung Liu had a number of works on view. Asawa,...

Land, property theft & destruction / Ethnic cleansing / Apartheid / Restriction of movement Israel starts construction on road linking settlements NABLUS (Ma‘an) 13 July -- Israeli authorities have begun construction work on a West Bank road...