Talking Points: Demand Action Against Anti-Israel Activism
TALKING POINTS: StandWithUs Letter Demands University Action Against Use of Official Online Accounts for Anti-Israel Activism LINKS Press Release – https://standwithus.com/post/press-release-standwithus-demands-university-action-against-official-online-anti-israel-activism Actual Letter – https://standwithus.com/post/standwithus-demands-university-action-against-online-anti-israel-activism HIGHLIGHTS OF THE GUIDANCE · On Aug. 10, 2021, StandWithUs Saidoff Legal Department, in cooperation with the StandWithUs Center for Combating Antisemitism, initiated a national campaign to address directly the […]
StandWithUs Demands UNC Take Action Against Antisemitism on Campus
At the University of North Carolina (UNC), an instructor who does not believe the Jewish state has a right to exist is scheduled to begin teaching the recurring course, “The Conflict Over Israel/Palestine.” This is the same individual who recently retweeted , “All of Israel is occupied Palestinian territory,” promoting the dismantling of Israel. Read […]
StandWithUs Demands Universities Act Against Use of Official Accounts for Anti-Israel Activism
Universities Must Stop Allowing Use of Official and Branded Social Media, Websites, and Email Lists for Anti-Israel, Anti-Zionist and Antisemitic Activism FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Los Angeles, CA – August 10, 2021) – On August 10, StandWithUs initiated a national campaign by sending a letter to nearly 3000 university leaders encouraging them to put a stop […]
StandWithUs Letter Demands University Action Against Anti-Israel Activism
August 10, 2021 VIA EMAIL Dear University Presidents and General Counsels, We write on behalf of the StandWithUs Saidoff Legal Department and the StandWithUs Center for Combating Antisemitism, divisions of StandWithUs, an international non-profit Israel education organization. We request that you issue immediate administrative guidance to your faculty and students in response to actions taken […]
Pro-Palestinian NYC Rally Features “Globalize the Intifada” Chants
The Jewish Journal August 2, 2021 A pro-Palestinian rally in New York City on July 31 featured protestors chanting “globalize the Intifada” and other anti-Israel chants. The Jerusalem Post and Daily Caller reported that there were also chants of “we don’t want no two states, we want all of it” and “from the river to […]
SWU Fellow Recognized
L’Chaim Magazine 8/8/2021 Congratulations to 2020-21 StandWithUs Emerson Fellow Sivan Barashy from UCSD who is the first place winner of the prestigious Roberta Seid Award for Courage and Leadership. Named in honor of SWU’s first Director of Research and Education Dr. Roberta Seid, Sivan is recognized from among 150 Emerson Fellows for her exemplary courage, […]
Christians and Jews Rally in Support of Israel
Northeast Florida Jewish Life Magazine – August Issue By Sara Gold Rafel, StandWithUs/Southeast executive director Image: IsraelMFA | flickr On Sunday, May 30, more than one hundred Christians and Jews gathered on the broad green front lawn of Christ the Messiah Church-JAX for an exuberant rally unequivocally supporting Israel and strongly condemning the onslaught of […]
Jewish advocacy groups demand action from Hopkins concerning TA’s tweets
The Johns Hopkins News-Letter By MIN-SEO KIM | August 6, 2021 Earlier this year, the Office of Institutional Equity (OIE) began an investigation into Rasha Anayah, a graduate student and teaching assistant (TA) for Applied Chemical Equilibrium and Reactivity with Lab, after reports surfaced that several of her tweets targeted Zionist and Jewish students. In […]
StandWithUs and its Center for Combating Antisemitism Delighted to congratulate Deborah Lipstadt
Photo: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Wikimedia Commons StandWithUs and its Center for Combating Antisemitism are delighted to congratulate Deborah Lipstadt on her nomination as the new US Ambassador to Combat & Monitor Antisemitism.Ms. Lipstadt brings years of experience as one of the world’s preeminent scholars and moral leaders in the global fight […]
StandWithUs Responds to NYT op-ed by Founders of Ben & Jerry’s
July 29th, 2021 Photo: enchanted_fairy / Shutterstock.com On July 28th, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, the founders of Ben & Jerry’s, published an op-ed in the New York Times. They stated that they remain supporters of Israel, but oppose some of its policies and agree with, “the decision of the company to end business in […]
Former Ben & Jerry’s Employee Details Efforts to Sway Company on Israel Decision
The Algemeiner Shiryn Ghermezian JULY 27, 2021 Susannah Levin. Photo: Screenshot. An ex-employee of Ben & Jerry’s who left the company after it announced that it was ending sales in the West Bank elaborated on her efforts to dissuade the ice cream maker from boycotting Israel. For 21 years, graphic designer Susannah Levin worked exclusively […]
States move to freeze out Ben & Jerry’s over Israeli settlements boycott
At least five states take steps on investments, contracts The Washington Times By Valerie Richardson | Monday, July 26, 2021 Photo: Kate33 / Shutterstock.com The decision by Ben & Jerry’s to pull its products out of Israeli settlements in the disputed territories has U.S. state officials threatening to give the ice cream manufacturer the cold […]
UCSD Student Wins Award for ‘Courage and Leadership’ on Israel Education, Antisemitism
San Diego Jewish World July 23, 2021 Sivan Barashy. Credit: StandWithUs. SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — University of California, San Diego (UCSD) student Sivan Barash, a 2020-21 StandWithUs (SWU) Emerson Fellow, has been named the first-place winner of the prestigious Roberta Seid Award for Courage and Leadership. The award is named in honor of SWU’s […]
Tokyo Olympics mark historic first by remembering Israelis slain in ‘Munich massacre’
Victims commemorated at opening ceremony 49 years later The Washington Times By Valerie Richardson Saturday, July 24, 2021 Photo: Chaay_Tee / Shutterstock.com The Tokyo Olympics made history by honoring the Israeli team members killed at the 1972 Munich Olympics , marking the first time the games have recognized the slain athletes at an opening ceremony. […]
Ben & Jerry’s graphic designer quits over Israel boycott
Susannah Levin, who has been working with the ice cream giant for 21 years, severs ties with the company “effective immediately,” asserting that “anti-Zionism is the new antisemitism.” Ben & Jerry’s move “is part of this despicable trend and I will have no part of it.” Israel Hayom 07-25-2021 Photo: enchanted_fairy / Shutterstock.com Susannah Levin, […]
Ben & Jerry’s and Unilever: Recap and Frequently Asked Questions
On July 19th, 2021, Ben & Jerry’s announced they would cut ties with their factory and licensee in Israel and, “end sales of our ice cream in the Occupied Palestinian Territory” at the end of 2022 . Ben & Jerry’s is owned by an international corporation called Unilever, but also has an independent board which […]
Paul Koretz Condemns Ben & Jerry’s, Urges Them to Reverse Course
Jewish Journal Aaron Bandler July 21, 2021 Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Koretz sent a letter to Ben & Jerry’s on July 21 condemning their July 19 decision to cease operations in the “Occupied Palestinian Territory” and urging them to reconsider. Koretz noted that the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement is celebrating over Ben […]
Jewish Rights Groups: Johns Hopkins University ‘Must Do More’ After TA’s Anti-Israel Tweets
Newsweek CARLY MAYBERRY 7/21/21 The controversy surrounding the anti-Israel tweets of a Teaching Assistant (TA) at Johns Hopkins University won’t go away, as Jewish rights groups press the university to reveal the actions they have taken against the young graduate student who posted them. In a series of tweets, copies of some of which were […]
