StandWithUs Strongly Condemns CA Bill Backed by Groups With Records of Hate
(March 2026 — Los Angeles, California) — StandWithUs strongly condemns Assembly Bill 2159 (AB 2159), introduced by CA Assemblymember Robert Garcia. This bill would gut key provisions from AB 715, California’s landmark law aimed at fighting antisemitism in K-12 schools. Assemblymember Garcia “worked closely” with the California Faculty Association (CFA), Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) California, the Arab Resource & […]
Four Plead Guilty in 2024 Assault of Pro-Israel Attendees at North Carolina Library Event
Peter Reitzes | The Algemeiner | March 13, 2026 In 2024, two Jewish residents and an 80-year-old senior citizen were beaten and dragged out of a public event in North Carolina which celebrated Hamas and was organized by an anarchist bookfair. Now, almost two years later, four people have pleaded guilty in relation to those attacks at the West […]
Columbia University Settles Lawsuit Over ‘Egregious, Pervasive and Ongoing Antisemitism’
By Debra Rubin | Jewish Link | March 12, 2026 Columbia University has reached a settlement in a federal lawsuit brought on behalf of Jewish and Israeli students, which includes laying out what constitutes antisemitism and steps to prevent it from occurring. The case was brought against Columbia and Barnard College two years ago by […]
Four Convicted in Assault at Asheville, NC Library Event Targeting Jewish Attendees
(Los Angeles, CA — March 2026) — StandWithUs Saidoff Law expressed appreciation for the convictions of four individuals responsible for assaulting attendees during an incident targeting Jewish individuals at the West Asheville Library in Asheville, North Carolina on March 10, 2026. StandWithUs Saidoff Law worked with the courageous and resilient victims for nearly two years to achieve this outcome. […]
StandWithUs Center for Legal Justice Announces Settlement of Antisemitism Lawsuit Against Columbia University
StandWithUs Center for Legal Justice Announces Settlement of Antisemitism Lawsuit Against Columbia University LOS ANGELES — The StandWithUs Center for Legal Justice (SCLJ) announced that a settlement has been reached in the federal lawsuit Students Against Antisemitism, Inc. et al. v. The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York et al. (S.D.N.Y. 1:24-cv-01306-VSB-SN). SCLJ […]
StandWithUs files amicus brief in lawsuit seeking the return of artwork to Holocaust survivor’s family
On Monday, March 2, 2026 StandWithUs, along with the Monuments Men and Women Foundation, Jamie Kastner, Laura Baron Kastner, and the Dr. David Milch Foundation, filed an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in a lawsuit seeking to return artwork taken by the Nazis during the Holocaust […]
StandWithUs Saidoff Law Testifies Before U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Carly Gammill, Director of Legal Policy & Litigation for StandWithUs Saidoff Law, testified before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on a panel titled, Antisemitism on America’s College and University Campuses: Current Conditions and the Federal Response. She clarified that Zionism is not a political idea but refers to the connection between the Jewish people and their […]
Over 60% of US Jewish educators reportedly experience antisemitism in workplace — including from teachers unions
By David Spector | New York Post | January 24, 2026 An overwhelming majority of Jewish educators in the US say they have seen first-hand — or even experienced — antisemitism in their respective schools, a new alarming study found. The survey of 584 teachers in K-12 public schools and non-Jewish private schools across the […]
UC San Fran Champions Dangerous Anti-Palestinian Racism Study
By Alexandra Fishman, Dean McKay | Real Clear Education | December 7, 2025 University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has threatened its institutional credibility by backing a dangerous study on anti-Palestinian racism that seems to flout the most basic tenets of academic research. This comes as the university is still under a hiring freeze as […]
Scholars question University of California ‘anti-Palestinian racism’ study
By Ana Hathaway | The College Fix | February 3, 2026 A study suggesting high rates of “anti-Palestinian racism” against healthcare workers is drawing concerns for its design – particularly since many respondents were neither Palestinian, nor worked in healthcare. However, the author of the study did not directly address the criticism raised, one of his critics told The […]
Philadelphia School District Urged to Address Teacher Political Pressure
StandWithUs and partner organizations call for enforcement of laws protecting students from improper political influence by educators. StandWithUs sent a legal letter with the North American Values Institute (NAVI), the Lawfare Project, National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC), the Deborah Project and EndJewHatred (EJH) to the Philadelphia School District urging them to investigate following an anti-Zionist event organized […]
StandWithUs and NAVI Call on NYC DOE and UFT to Enforce Laws Protecting Students from Deceptive and Improper Political Pressure from Teachers
(Monday, January 19, 2026) StandWithUs sent a legal letter with the North American Values Institute (NAVI) in advance of MLK Jr. Day to the New York City Department of Education and the United Federation of Teachers about an anti-Zionist event being organized by NY City teachers for students as young as 6 years old. The […]
StandWithUs Legal Team Requests Florida Investigate Guinness World Records for Anti-Israel Policy
By Shiryn Ghermezian | The Algemeiner | December 5, 2025 StandWithUs, the international nonprofit organization that fights antisemitism and promotes education about Israel, has called on the state of Florida to investigate Guinness World Records (GWR) over its ban on applications from Israel and to ensure that public funds do not support companies engaged in […]
StandWithUs Applauds Federal Court for Rejecting Effort to Block AB 715
(San Jose, CA — December 31, 2025) — StandWithUs applauds the United States District Court for the Northern District of California for firmly rejecting an effort to block California Assembly Bill 715 (AB 715) from being implemented. AB 715 is a bill intended to address the dramatic rise of antisemitism in California’s K-12 public schools, which passed with support from StandWithUs […]
Modern Day Maccabees: Students Who Light Up The Darkness
Hanukkah teaches us that our responsibility is not only to find the light – but to be the light, especially in moments of darkness. When hatred and antisemitism seek to intimidate, isolate, or silence Jewish and Zionist college students, the story of the Maccabees reminds us that courage is often born from ordinary people who refuse to […]
Burning a Synagogue Is Not “Political”
As antisemitism rises across Europe and North America, recent events show how easily hatred is being repackaged as “politics.” Speaking on a UCLA panel, Yael Lerman, Director of StandWithUs Saidoff Law, warned that people in positions of influence are increasingly enabling antisemitism under the guise of anti-Zionism or social justice. Lerman pointed to a shocking […]
StandWithUs Saidoff Law Calls on Video Game Platform to Investigate if October 7 Reenactment Violates the Platform’s Policies
A video game currently streaming in the US allows gamers to reenact October 7, keep score of how many Zionists are killed, and normalizes Hamas’ murderous tactics. StandWithUs Saidoff Law sent a letter to the steaming video game platform raising these concerns, urging the platform to investigate if the game violates the platform’s rules, and if […]
NJAC and StandWithUs Announce Amicable Resolution in Antisemitism Case Involving NAU Professor
(Flagstaff, Arizona – December 11, 2025) –The National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC) and StandWithUs announced on December 11 that the parties have reached an amicable resolution in the matter involving former Northern Arizona University professor Molly Dunn. As part of the resolution, NAU has agreed to implement a series of proactive measures aimed at fostering a more inclusive environment for […]
