27 July 2024
StandWithUs UK is devastated by the recent horrific massacre that claimed the lives of 12 children in Israel.
On a quiet Shabba t, a barrage of rockets fired from Lebanon by the terror organisation Hezbollah struck the Druze town of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights in northern Israel, resulting in the deadliest assault since October 7th.
The rockets, launched by Hezbollah, do not distinguish between Jews, Arabs, or Druze in their brutality.
StandWithUs UK stands in solidarity with the families affected by this atrocity. The magnitude of this loss is unfathomable, and our hearts go out to the victims’ loved ones and the entire community of Majdal Shams.
Israel is confronting war on multiple fronts simultaneously, with 41 deaths so far from Hezbollah fire in the north since the beginning of the war—22 of them civilians and 19 soldiers. We send our support to the people of Israel and its resilient communities during this challenging time.
We call on UK leaders to condemn this terror act and to support Israel in its decisive actions to ensure such tragedies never occur again.
About StandWithUs UK:
StandWithUs is an international, non-profit and non-partisan Israel education organisation that works to inspire and educate people of all ages about Israel, as well as challenge misinformation and fight against antisemitism. Founded in 2010, StandWithUs UK has become a recognised support system and leading resource for students on UK campuses. We empower and energise students and communities with leadership training and educational programmes on both school and university campuses. StandWithUs informs through social media, printed materials, digital platforms, film and newsletters. The StandWithUs flagship Emerson Fellowship programme seeks to raise students into future leaders, equipped to stand strong in the face of antisemitism and anti-Zionism. We believe in the right of the Jewish People to self-determination in their historic homeland of Israel. We educate the facts in an unbiased and holistic manner, with an open mind, reflecting on views from all sides of the political, social and humanitarian spectrum whilst promoting peace. StandWithUs UK believe the current discourse surrounding Israel on campus all too often crosses the line between legitimate criticism of Israel’s policies and the dangerous, mainstream, antisemitic rhetoric which stands contrary to the IHRA definition of antisemitism. We work to educate on that distinction, encourage civil discourse on legitimate criticism of Israel, and to fight antisemitism wherever it emerges.
