StandWithUs Statement on the Protest Outside Park East Synagogue & Mayor-Elect Mamdani’s Response

(New York, NY – November 21, 2025) — StandWithUs strongly condemns the antisemitic demonstration that took place on November 19, outside Park East Synagogue in New York City. The slogans heard – including “Globalize the intifada,” “Take another settler out,” and “Death to the IDF” – were not merely political protest: they amounted to blatant incitement, intimidation, and […]

A student pleads for unity in a climate of rising antisemitism | Opinion

By Hannah Abrams | Kitsap Sun | October 31, 2025 “Two killed, four seriously injured”. That headline dashed across my screen as I stood paralyzed in my home. On Yom Kippur, the holiest day for the Jewish people, British assailants chose violence over togetherness. Hatred over peace. In one horrific swoop, they stole sanctity away […]

Sandy Koufax put his Judaism before his baseball career: What will be your Sandy Koufax moment?

By Matthew Weisbaum | The Jerusalem Post | November 9 Sandy Koufax put his Judaism before his baseball career: What will be your Sandy Koufax moment? When our kids see us sacrifice for our Jewish values and for Israel, and when they take part themselves, they learn that these are not ideals but living commitments. […]

New York Times Misleads on K-12 Antisemitism

By David Smokler | The Algemeiner | November 7 In its article, “How Politics Is Changing the Way History Is Taught,” The New York Times (NYT) used partisan politics to distort legitimate concerns about the hate and discrimination Jewish students face in far too many California classrooms. California’s Assembly Bill 715 (AB 715) was aimed at addressing a […]

StandWithUs Leads ‘Pride for Israel’ LGBTQ+ Conference in Los Angeles November 9

By David Swindle | The Algemeiner | October 22   StandWithUs, a leading pro-Israel student activism organization, has announced an all-day event set for next month bringing together members of the LGBTQ+ community who support the Jewish state. Registration has opened for “Pride for Israel,” which will take place in West Los Angeles on Nov. 9. One of the […]

OPINION: The river, the sea, and a long-overdue dose of honesty

‘From the River to the Sea’ is racist. Has our government finally taken control of this tsunami of hate? By Isaac Zarfati | The Jewish News UK | October 22 One of the longest-running farces has been settled. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has concluded, without caveat, that the ubiquitous “From the River to the […]

Joint Statement from Hillel Ontario, StandWithUs Canada, Students Supporting Israel (SSI) Guelph, and Chabad of Guelph

GUELPH, ONT. (Thursday November 13) – We are outraged that the Central Student Association (CSA) advanced motions directly targeting Jewish and pro-Israel students at the University of Guelph. This is part of a long-standing campaign to target and marginalize, SSI, and Jewish, Israeli, and pro-Israel students at Guelph, in an attempt to silence and erase […]

StandWithUs UK Welcomes UCL’s Decision Following Antisemitic Incident

StandWithUs UK welcomes the decisive steps announced by UCL in response to the shocking antisemitic content exposed on its campus by a StandWithUs UK fellow yesterday. UCL’s leadership confirmed that the fixed term researcher responsible has been banned from campus, reported to the police, and is no longer affiliated with the university. UCL also suspended […]

Statement on TIFF Cancellation of The Road Between Us

MONTREAL, QC (Tuesday, October 7) – StandWithUs Canada is outraged by the Toronto International Film Festival’s (TIFF) decision to censor The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue, a Canadian-made documentary capturing the true story of courage and survival during Hamas’ October 7 massacre, the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust and what sparked the […]

Standing With All New Yorkers Who Oppose Antisemitism and Extremism

  At a time of rising antisemitism and extremism in the United States and around the world, Zohran Mamdani’s election as Mayor of New York City should serve as a wake up call. Mamdani has promoted an antisemitic conspiracy theory falsely blaming Israelis for cases of police brutality in New York, openly supports the anti-Israel BDS (boycott, divest […]

StandWithUs Commends Christian Emerson Fellow and SSI President For Standing Up Against Antisemitism

StandWithUs proudly commends Christian Emerson Fellow and Students Supporting Israel (SSI) founder and chapter president Felipe Avila for his courage and leadership in confronting the shocking rise of antisemitism at The Catholic University of America (CUA). Despite the Student Government Association’s (SGA) disappointing decision not to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of […]

Fish Family and Workplace Law Partners Commit $1 Million to Expand StandWithUs Saidoff Law

Los Angeles, CA/Chicago, IL — November 3, 2025) — StandWithUs, an international education organization that supports Israel and combats antisemitism, is proud to announce a transformative $1 million gift from the Fish Family and Workplace Law Partners, P.C. to expand the capacity and impact of StandWithUs Saidoff Law, the legal arm of StandWithUs in its fight against […]

StandWithUs Condemns Antisemitic Halloween Float in Pennsylvania, Demands Accountability

(Hanover, Pennsylvania — November 1, 2025)   Statement from StandWithUs Mid-Atlantic Regional Director Julie Paris and Matt Lebovic, Director of the StandWithUs Holocaust Education Center:  StandWithUs is profoundly disturbed by the egregious display of antisemitic hate that occurred on a Halloween parade float entered by St. Joseph Catholic School in Hanover, Pennsylvania on October 31. The […]

Catholic U. of America Removes Israeli Flags from Students’ Oct. 7 Memorial

Micaiah Bilger | The College Fix | October 13, 2025   The Catholic University of America removed a display of Israeli flags last week that students set up in memory of the victims of the Oct. 7, 2023 terrorist attack on Israel. A campus spokesperson told The College Fix that the display was approved “mistakenly,” and it violated […]

OPINION: The River, the Sea, and a Long-Overdue Dose of Honesty

‘From the River to the Sea’ is racist. Has our government finally taken control of this tsunami of hate? Isaac Zarfati  |  Jewish News  |  October 22, 2025   One of the longest-running farces has been settled. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has concluded, without caveat, that the ubiquitous “From the River to the Sea, Palestine […]

StandWithUs files amicus brief in Title VI lawsuit against the University of Pennsylvania

On Wednesday, October 22, StandWithUs, along with the National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC) and with the support of the Deborah Project, filed an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in a lawsuit seeking to hold the University of Pennsylvania (“Penn”) accountable for failing to respond appropriately after October 7, […]

What JVP Gets Wrong About Israel, Hamas and the Gaza War

This misleading messaging is not fact-based and inverts reality. Many people, including our children, encounter these claims regularly, and we owe them facts and context. Julie Paris | The Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle | October 1, 2025  On Saturday evening I encountered activists from Jewish Voice for Peace next to the Squirrel Hill Night Market. They were engaging […]

Stories of Resilience 2025: Honouring Courage and Unity Two Years After October 7th 

StandWithUs UK has once again brought Israeli voices of courage and hope to communities across the country through its Stories of Resilience speaking tour. From 4 to 15 October 2025, four remarkable speakers shared their powerful testimonies with audiences in London and Birmingham, marking two years since the tragic events of October 7th.  The delegation […]