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Dean Spade

Dean Spade signed an anti-Israel petition during Israel’s war against Hamas terrorists. Israel launched the war after the October 7, 2023, terror attacks. Spade has also spread incitement, expressed support for “intifada” violence and promoted hatred of Israel and the police.

Hamas murdered approximately 1,200 Israelis, injured thousands and kidnapped hundreds more that day. For more information, see the Canary Mission page on Hamas.

Dean Spade signed the February 26, 2024 petition, which accused Israel of committing a “genocidal campaign” during its war against Hamas in Gaza.

The petition was addressed to 12 United States senators representing the Northwestern states, and every individual who signed it was “a university or college faculty member, instructor, or academic fellow residing in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, or Wyoming.”

As of February 2023, Spade was a Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) activist, holding the position of “Campaign Advisory Team” member for JVP’s “Deadly Exchange” project. The project blames the American Jewish community for funding police brutality in America through funding exchanges between Israeli security personnel and American police to learn best practices.

Spade is also a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.

Spade has also opposed the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism.

In November 2018, Spade was affiliated [00:03:17] with Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), having attended the National SJP (NSJP) conference that month.

In 2015, Spade directed an anti-Israel film titled: “Pinkwashing Exposed: Seattle Fights Back!”

“Pinkwashing” is a claim used by anti-Israel activists to argue that Israel manipulates the LGBTQ community in order to garner support for Israel.

As of May 2025, Spade was listed as a professor at the Seattle University School of Law (SU Law). SU Law is located in Seattle, Washington.

Spade received a JD from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law (UCLA Law) in 2001.

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Dean Spade
Dean Spade
Professor
Washington
JVP, SJP, BDS
SU, UCLA