In Israel, Democracy Is Not Just A Dream

By: Roz Rothstein | The Algemeiner | August 2, 2023 Tensions in Israel have risen to alarming levels, with the current Israeli government seeking to decrease the power of the judicial branch and a widespread protest movement rising in opposition. This has extended to the Diaspora as well, with demonstrations in major cities like New […]

UN bodies receive millions from ‘terror charities’

By: Jordan Cope | The Jerusalem Post | July 30, 2023 Over the last year, four United Nations agencies have partnered with and accepted $7 million from the terrorism-affiliated NGO Qatar Charity. UN SECRETARY-GENERAL Antonio Gutierres. (photo credit: Thomas Mukoya/Reuters) The United Nations has a terrorism problem. Last month, its Security Council refused to designate […]

StandWithUs IsraelLINK and Jewish Agency for Israel Partner on a Program for Israeli Emissaries

(Los Angeles — August 2, 2023) — IsraelLINK, StandWithUs’ signature middle school curriculum and the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) are pleased to announce that they have partnered on a new venture in which the Jewish Agency’s ShinShinim (Israeli Emissaries) will present the IsraelLINK curriculum as part of their year of service. Israeli high school […]

The Political Situation In Israel: What Unites Us in Times of Deep Division?

(Photos: In Jerusalem’s central train station, Israelis heading to protest for judicial reform in Tel Aviv and against judicial reform in Jerusalem, shake hands – Sunday July 23, 2023) In recent months, we have seen tensions in Israel rise to alarming levels. Although the current debate is focused on Israel’s judicial system, it cuts deeper […]

‘Students Are Facing a Real Crisis’: StandWithUs CEO Roz Rothstein Talks About Fight Antisemitism

By: Combat Antisemitism Movement | July 18, 2023 StandWithUs (SWU) was established in 2001 during the Palestinian terrorist onslaught against Israel known as the Second Intifada. Recognizing the lack of available solid information coupled with the promotion of misinformation, SWU’s founders — including CEO Roz Rothstein, COO Jerry Rothstein, President Esther Renzer, and other community […]

Two Men Sentenced to Two Years Probation Over Sushi Fumi Attack

By Aaron Badler | Jewish Journal | July 13, 2023 The two men, identified as Samer Jayylusi, 37, and Xavier Pabon, 32, had been charged with two counts of felony assault and a hate crime. Armenian-Lebanese Christian Mher Hagopian protected the Jewish friends he was dining with at the Sushi restaurant by fighting the assailants. […]

Ethnic Studies Group is Teaching Anti-Israel Hatred; Some School Districts Are Saying Yes

By Max Samarov | The Algemeiner | July 19, 2023 In June 2023, the Hayward Unified School District (HUSD) in Northern California signed a contract worth over $90,000, with a group called the Liberated Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Consortium (LESMCC). The LESMCC is tasked with training HUSD teachers and helping create curriculum materials for ethnic […]

US Jewish Groups Cheer Upholding of Texas Anti-BDS Law

The Algemeiner By Dion J. Pierre July 11, 2023 American Jewish groups on Monday cheered a federal Appeal’s court ruling which upholds Texas’ anti-boycott-divestment-sanctions (BDS) law, prohibiting companies from boycotting Israel for the duration of state contracts — the second such ruling in under a year. The constitutionality of the law was challenged by Rasmy Hassouna, […]

An economic Iron Dome protecting Israel

Discrimination is always wrong, and state-sponsored discrimination is particularly egregious, making anti-BDS laws that much more important. The Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle By Julie Paris July 13, 2023 StandWithUs Mid-Atlantic Regional Director Julie Paris and Ambassador Gilad Erdan at the signing with New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu On July 6, I had the honor of joining Gov. […]

StandWithUs Congratulates NY Gov. Hochul For Signing “HATE CRIME REPORTING ON COLLEGE CAMPUS” Act

(July 11, 2023, New York, NY) — StandWithUs thanks Governor Kathy Hochul for signing the “Hate Crime Reporting on College Campus Act” ( S02060-A/A03694A) into law on July 11. StandWithUs Northeast Executive Director Avi Posnick attended the event, held at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Manhattan. Avi Posnick, Executive Director StandWithUs Northeast (center) Attends […]

StandWithUs Celebrates 5th Circuit Ruling Upholding Texas Anti-BDS Law

(New Orleans, Louisiana — July 10, 2023) — StandWithUs celebrates the July 10 ruling by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in A&R Engineering and Testing, Incorporated v. John Scott, Attorney General of Texas , a victory for anti-BDS laws throughout the country. The Court just vacated a previously issued injunction by a local district […]

StandWithUs Proves Popular on New Social Media Platform, “Threads”

(Jerusalem, July 6, 2023) — Israel education is coming to the newest social media app in a big way. StandWithUs, the international education non-profit, reached 40,000 followers less than 24 hours after the newest global social media platform “Threads” was launched. Follow StandWithUs here: https://www.threads.net/@standwithus . “Threads” is the latest offering from Mark Zukerberg’s Meta, […]

SWU Commends NH Gov. & Legislators From 42 States For Opposing UN “Commission Of Inquiry” Bias

(Concord, New Hampshire – July 06, 2023) — StandWithUs congratulates New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu and representatives from 42 states for taking a firm and principled stand against yet another biased report by the UN Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) never-ending Commission of Inquiry (COI) dedicated to finding fault with Israel. On June 8, 2023, COI […]

StandWithUs UK Statement About Lord Mann’s Report

(London, UK — July 3, 2023) StandWithUs UK was honoured to engage with the Parliamentary Taskforce on Antisemitism. We welcome the recent report from Lord Mann’s office and are proud to have been named as a contributing organisation to its findings. The report confirmed what we have observed on university campuses: Jewish students, due to […]

StandWithUs Celebrates Ruling Upholding Georgia Anti-BDS Law June, 2023

(Atlanta, Georgia — June 26, 2023) StandWithUs celebrates the unanimous ruling issued on June 22, 2023 by the Eleventh Court of Appeals to uphold Georgia’s anti-BDS law in Abby Martin v. Chancellor for the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia . Anti-BDS laws combat national origin discrimination by preventing state agencies from […]

Report links New York City attacks on Jews to activist group Within Our Lifetime

Group activists have committed “some of the most horrific anti-Jewish violence that New York City has seen over the last three years,” said Mitchell Silber of Community Security Initiative. Jewish News Syndicate By SERGIO CARMONA June 16, 2023 In the days before the assault of Joseph Borgen on May 20, 2021, Waseem Awawdeh, who was […]

‘A Significant Deterrent’: US Jewish Groups Praise Conviction of Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooter

The Algemeiner By Dion J. Pierre June 16, 2023 5:05 PM Photo: Shutterstock As the perpetrator of the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Oct. 2018 was convicted Friday of dozens of federal hate crimes , Jewish organizations across the country expressed on Friday their gratitude for the […]

Yavneh Academy Goes B.I.G. for Israel

Jewish Link | By JLNJ Staff | June 8, 2023 Yavneh Academy seventh graders spearheaded a campaign to send a concrete message of support to the world by combatting the BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) movement as part of their Advisory curriculum. This unit culminated in the school-wide B.I.G. Week, Buy Israeli Goods Week, leading […]