StandWithUs Testifies at NY City Council Hearing On “Antisemitism at CUNY” June 30, 2022

Rena Nasar First, StandWithUs Executive Director for Campus Affairs and a CUNY alumnus Testimony at the June 30, 2022 NY City Council “Higher Education Committee” hearing on “Exposing Antisemitism at CUNY” I want to thank Chair Dinowitz and the members of the Higher Education Committee for providing this important opportunity to address the alarming issue […]

StandWithUs Praises Unilever’s Decision to Cancel Ben & Jerry’s Discriminatory Boycott

StandWithUs Executives, Michael Dickson, Roz Rothstein and Jerry Rothstein with Avi Zinger, CEO of Ben and Jerrys in Israel. Ben and Jerrys in Israel will be able to sell its ice cream throughout Israel, including the West Bank communities (Judea and Samaria). (LOS ANGELES, June 29, 2022) – StandWithUs strongly commends today’s announcement by Unilever, […]

StandWithUs Canada Firmly Rejects Statement from AMS UBC Slandering Israel

(Toronto, ON – June 27, 2022) – StandWithUs Canada firmly rejects the statement issued by the Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia (AMS UBC) falsely labeling Israel as an “apartheid state”. This distortion of facts is part of a larger global campaign to demonize and delegitimize Israel’s existence and the Jewish people’s […]

Opinion: Antisemitism at CUNY School of Law

Queens Daily Eagle By Avi Posnick June 17, 2022 THE CUNY SCHOOL OF LAW. PHOTO VIA CUNY The CUNY School of Law has become increasingly hostile to Jewish students and faculty who do not pass an exacting litmus test on Israel, Zionism and Jewish identity. Those who fail this test face increasing animosity from fellow […]

Mock funeral protests UNHRC anti-Israel bias

The Jerusalem Post By Jordan Cope JUNE 18, 2022 ONE OF the long-robed, hooded pall bearers marches with a casket outside UN Headquarters in New York to protest the Human Rights Council’s anti-Israel bias. (photo credit: STANDWITHUS) The procession was part of a larger StandWithUs campaign to protest the UNHRC’s most recent and most dangerous […]

StandWithUs NW’s Response to Erroneous Information About Nakba Day in “The Stranger”

Note : This was submitted to “The Stranger” in response to this article . They declined to publish it. Every year, Jews around the world observe two of the darkest days in our collective memory: Yom HaShoah – for the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust, and Yom HaZikaron – for the ever-growing list […]

STANDWITHUS PLEASED BY ANTI-BDS VICTORY IN 8TH CIRCUIT COURT

(June 22, 2022 — St. Louis, MO) — StandWithUs applauds the ( 9-1 ) decision of the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals on June 22 upholding Arkansas’s anti-BDS law as compliant with free speech laws and the right of states to refuse to do business with companies that engage in discriminating boycotts based on national […]

StandWithUs Canada Strongly Condemns Violent Antisemitic Vandalism Near York University

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, ON Tuesday, June 14, 2022 StandWithUs Canada is appalled by the reprehensible antisemitic vandalism that stated “shoot a Jew in the head” discovered near York University last week. The message promoted is not only hateful, but it is dangerous and threatening. We thank York University’s administration for swiftly condemning this despicable […]

Antisemitic Brochures Found in Westwood

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler June 15, 2022 Several antisemitic brochures were found littered throughout the Westwood neighborhood on the morning of June 15. Photos obtained by the Journal showed brochures with statements including: Also depicted was a faux New York Times page stating that there were Holocaust stories in “the Jew owned New York Times” […]

NY Gov Issues Proclamation Embracing IHRA Definition of Antisemitism

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler June 14, 2022 New York NY USA-September 5, 2014 Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s running mate, Kathy Hochul, center, campaigns in the Penn South housing complex in Chelsea in New York on, Friday, September 5, 2014. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock.com “My administration believes the IHRA working definition of antisemitism is a vital resource […]

Pro-Palestinian Activists Threaten to Disrupt Bieber’s SA Concerts if he Doesn’t Cancel Israel Shows

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler June 14, 2022 Justin Bieber performs in Pittsburgh Wednesday, July 13, 2016 during the ‘Purpose’ world tour at Consol Energy Center. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock.com The pro-Palestinian group “Africa4Palestine” announced on June 14 that some of their members will disrupt Justin Bieber’s upcoming South Africa shows if he doesn’t cancel his […]

BDS Boston Criticized for Endorsing Map Targeting Jewish Institutions

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler June 10, 2022 Credit: mapliberation.org A local Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) group in Boston is under fire over their endorsement of a map that targets various Jewish institutions as having purported ties to the media and police as part of the “colonization of Palestine.” BDS Boston tweeted on June 3 […]

Funeral procession outside UN headquarters in New York emphasizes human rights

Jewish News Syndicate June 16, 2022 StandWithUs arranged and filmed a processional outside U.N. headquarters in New York City as a funeral for human rights, saying Israel been targeted unfairly by the United Nations. Credit: Courtesy. People in black robes and hoods, wearing skeleton masks, carried coffins down First Avenue in New York City. The […]

UCLA Students Urge UC Regents to Take a Stronger Stance Against Antisemitism

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler June 3, 2022 Photo from Flickr. Various UCLA students urged members of the UC Board of Regents to take a stronger stand against antisemitism during the public comment sessions of the Regents’ board meetings on May 18 and 19. According to transcripts obtained by the Journal, fourth-year student and StandWithUs Alumni […]

General Mills Says Selling Israeli Stake Had Nothing to Do With BDS

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler June 7, 2022 General Mills announced in a statement on June 1 that their recent decision to sell their stake from a joint operation in East Jerusalem had nothing to do with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Jewish Insider and Jewish News Syndicate reported that BDS activists had been […]

CNN’s Report on the Tragic Shooting of Shireen Abu Akhleh is Deeply Misleading and Irresponsible

On May 11, Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed by gunfire in the West Bank city of Jenin. Her death is a tragedy that never should have happened. Members of the press must be protected as they carry out their job of reporting news. Abu Akleh had been reporting on IDF activity in […]

Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Held As StandWithUs Opens Expanded Center in Jerusalem on May 22, 2022

President Herzog: “StandWithUs has been a pioneer in bringing cutting edge communications educational resources and grassroots activism tools to the entire pro-Israel community… I have no doubt that through this new Education Center in Jerusalem you will continue to deeply impact people from all across the globe. Thank you for all that you are doing […]

Los Angeles StandWithUs Events – May 2 and 4, 2022

Hey Jude Productions and StandWithUs (SWU) with the support of the Consulate General of Israel in Los Angeles hosted 400 attendees for a special screening of the award-winning documentary “Aulcie” on May 2 at the Saban Theater. The inspiring true story of celebrated Israeli-American basketball champion Aulcie Perry is told in this touching film, chronicling […]