NY Gov: We Will Divest from Unilever in 90 Days

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler November 12, 2021 Photo: lev radin / Shutterstock.com New York Governor Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, told Unilever, the parent company of Ben & Jerry’s, that the state will divest from it in 90 days, The Forward reported on November 12. The Forward obtained a letter from Hochul to Unilever CEO Alan […]

StandWithUs, With Students & Alumna, Submits Title VI Complaint Against Hunter College (CUNY)

(LOS ANGELES, CA) — On November 10, 2021 StandWithUs, along with Jessica Shafran and Raphi Cooper, current students attending the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, and Silberman alumna Morr Mazal Barton, submitted a complaint against the Silberman School and Hunter College, part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system, to […]

StandWithUs Launches Campaign to Expose Corporate Antisemitism, Beginning With Unilever

Photo: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com “Corporate Antisemitism” Campaign Will Use Paid Media Including Billboards, Direct Mail, and Print and Digital Advertising to Amplify Message Campaign Will Target Unilever-Owned Consumer Brands Across Industries, Such as Dove, Lipton, and Axe. StandWithUs Has Launched a New Website with Educational Materials and a Toolkit to Empower Grassroots Mobilization (Los Angeles, […]

San Diego school board modifies resolution calling for ‘unbiased’ materials on Israel

Jewish News Syndicate BY JACOB KAMARAS San Diego Board of Education. Source: Screenshot/Google Maps. (October 27, 2021 / JNS) The San Diego Unified School District’s Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved, though modified, a resolution condemning anti-Semitism that would have also supported “unbiased and politically neutral” classroom materials pertaining to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In the […]

Sunrise DC Apologizes to Jewish Groups: “We See How Our Action Has Fueled Antisemitism”

Sunrise DC Apologizes for Singling Out Jewish Groups: “We Now Understand the Way Our Action Has Fueled Antisemitism” Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler October 25, 2021 Sunrise DC had cited the participation of the Jewish Council of Public Affairs (JCPA), National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) and Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (RAC) in the […]

StandWithUs Releases New Ethnic Studies Toolkit

(Los Angeles, CA — October 28, 2021) — StandWithUs announces the release of a new Ethnic Studies Tool Kit . This resource is designed to educate the public about how K-12 ethnic studies courses can impact the Jewish community, and offer tools for activism on a state and local school district level across the U.S. […]

Alaskans rally around Jewish museum, $5,000 reward offered to find perpetrator of graffiti

More than 30 museums throughout Alaska have also expressed their solidarity with the Jewish museum, issuing a letter of support, and against bigotry and anti-Semitism. Jewish News Syndicate BY FAYGIE HOLT The Alaska Jewish Museum in Anchorage. Source: Screenshot/Google Maps. (October 25, 2021 / JNS) A $5,000 reward has been announced to help find the […]

Jewish Rights Groups Call Out D.C. Climate Group for Its Alleged Anti-Semitic Stance

Newsweek BY CARLY MAYBERRY 10/22/21 Photo: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com Jewish Rights groups are condemning what they see as anti-Semitic sentiment by the Washington, D.C. affiliate of climate group Sunrise Movement for their refusal to participate in Saturday’s voting rights rally because “Zionist groups” are taking part. The Anti-Defamation League, pro-Israel nonprofit StandWithUs and Israel […]

One-Sided Narratives Promote the Harmful Israeli-Palestinian Status Quo

Jewish Journal Max Samarov October 20, 2021 The irony of the article, “ The Two-State Solution Act Takes on the Harmful Israeli-Palestinian Status Quo ,” is that it in practice, it only further promotes the status quo. As a non-partisan education organization, StandWithUs is not engaged in advocacy around the Two-State Solution Act. However, we […]

Antisemitism Demonstration on a Bridge in Austin, Texas

At a public antisemitic demonstration in Austin, Texas on October 23, 2021, a group of neo-Nazis associating themselves with GoyimTV, and who apparently believe the Covid vaccine is harmful, displayed a banner over a bridge on MoPac reading “Vax the Jews.” It is time we recognize incidents like this, that call for physical attacks against […]

Jewish and Christian Artists Around the World Come Together in New Rendition of The Blessing

Non-profit organizations, Passages and StandWithUs Raising Awareness on Rise in Anti-Semitism through New Project Dallas, TX – On October 19, Passages and StandWithUs will be releasing a new rendition of the popular anthem, “The Blessing” to raise awareness about the rise of antisemitism around the world. This rendition will feature a beautiful collaboration between talented […]

Israel information Billboards go up in Johannesburg on 21 Oct

(Johannesburg, South Africa — October 21, 2021) — On the 21th October 2021, three billboards were placed on the major highways in Sandton, Kempton Park and Germiston, in Johannesburg, South Africa showcasing the impact that Israeli water, innovation, technology, and job creation has had on the well-being of South Africans. One billboard shows Former President […]

Bat Mitzvah Project: Growing in My Love for Israel and Helping Others

San Diego Jewish World By Sarah Golembesky October 19, 2021 Editor’s Note: Although just this last week reaching her bat mitzvah, Sarah Golembesky has become an important pro-Israel advocate through her participation in the StandWithUs organization, which advocates for Israel on North American college and high school campuses. Here is an excerpt from her bat […]

Groups urge GOP to reject school-board candidate in Idaho for ‘anti-Jewish bigotry’

JNS/Jewish News Service October 19, 2021 Pro-Israel Jewish and Christian organizations are drawing national attention to a school-board candidate in Idaho engaging in “blatant anti-Jewish bigotry” and encouraging violence; and as a result, have been urging the local and state Republican Party to repudiate him. David Reilly, who is seeking a seat on the school […]

Jewish Groups Condemn Killing of British MP

Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler October 15, 2021 Jewish groups have issued tweets denouncing the killing of British Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) Sir David Amess. Amess was stabbed to death on October 15 at Belfairs Methodist Church in Essex, where he was holding what’s known as a “constituency surgery” to discuss issues with his […]

Interview With Ben and Jerry’s Founders Over Israel Boycott Viewed 1M Times

Newsweek BY EWAN PALMER 10/12/21 A clip of Ben and Jerry’s co-founders struggling to explain why they are refusing to sell their ice cream products in Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories and not other parts in the world or certain states in the U.S. has gone viral. The video of Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield being interviewed […]

Pro-Israel Groups Send Letter to Unilever Asserting It Can Overturn Ben & Jerry’s Israel Boycott

The Algemeiner OCTOBER 17, 2021 Two major pro-Israel advocacy groups have sent a letter to Unilever, the parent company of the ice cream giant Ben & Jerry’s, arguing that, contrary to its claims otherwise, Unilever could overturn the latter’s decision to boycott the West Bank and eastern Jerusalem. Ben & Jerry’s stated in July that […]

Letter to Unilever re: Obligation to Overturn Ben & Jerry’s Decision to Engage in Boycott of Israel

October 15, 2021 VIA E-MAIL Alan Jope CEO, Unilever alan.jope@unilever.com Re: Unilever’s Authority & Obligation to Overturn Ben & Jerry’s Decision to Engage in Discriminatory Boycott of Israel Dear Mr. Jope: We write on behalf of StandWithUs and the Israeli-American Coalition for Action to follow up on your letter of July 27, 2021, regarding Ben […]