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By Julianne Katz | Jewish Link | August 29, 2024 StandWithUs students in Los Angeles StandWithUs is an international, nonpartisan education organization that supports Israel and fights antisemitism. It was co-founded by Roz Rothstein (CEO), Jerry Rothstein (COO) and Esther Renzer (president) in 2001 during the Second Intifada. Since then, the organization has spread to […]

StandWithUs Salutes the City of Miami Beach for Anti-BDS Ordinance

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Miami Beach, Florida – September 11, 2024 StandWithUs congratulates Commissioner David Suarez and the City of Miami Beach Council for unanimously passing an  ordinance  that will bar the city from contracting with parties engaged in boycotts against Israel. The ordinance follows a  resolution , which—passed by the council in May 2024 —mandates that recipients of […]

UMich student government criticized by pro-Israel org for withholding student funds in divestment demand, calls it a ‘gross abuse of power’

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By Michael Duke | Campus Reform | September 5, 2024 A pro-Israel organization criticized the University of Michigan’s student government for withholding funds from student organizations until the school divests from Israel. Alifa Chowdhury, the student body president, froze funding for student groups over the summer after vetoing the proposed budget of $800,000 until the […]

StandWithUs Files Amicus Brief at the U.S. Supreme Court Advocating for Employees’ First Amendment Rights Not To Be Represented by Antisemitic Union

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City University of New York (“CUNY”) professors learned that CUNY’s union issued an antisemitic resolution after October 7. Though six of the professors are no longer union members, under New York law, they are forced to still accept the union’s representation. The professors’ lawsuit seeks to vindicate their First Amendment rights so that they will not be […]

Press Release: StandWithUs Files Title VI Federal Civil Rights Complaint Against SUNY Purchase for Egregious Antisemitic Targeting by Student Government, Enabled by Administration

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Los Angeles, CA –  The StandWithUs Saidoff Legal Department, a division of StandWithUs, along with a current student and a recent graduate, filed a federal Title VI complaint with the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) on August 20, 2024. The complaint alleges that Purchase College, State University of New York (“SUNY Purchase” […]

Pittsburgh Jewish Community Successfully Defeats Illegal and Discriminatory BDS Referendum Item

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Community Relations Council Director Laura Cherner (left) stand with attorneys Efrem Grail, Carolyn McGee and Ronald Hicks, StandWithUs Mid-Atlantic Regional Director Julie Paris and Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh President and CEO Jeff Finkelstein (Photo provided by Julie Paris) (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) — On August 19, StandWithUs, the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, and a coalition of […]

StandWithUs Helps Expose Al Jazeera Journalist’s Ties to Hamas

(Los Angeles, California — August 02, 2024) — On July 31, 2024, Al Jazeera reporter Ismail Al Ghoul was killed in an airstrike west of Gaza City. Many on social media and beyond were quick to glorify him and portray him as an “impartial journalist.” StandWithUs helped correct the record by exposing a video that […]

Pittsburgh Jewish Community Fights Back Against Unlawful BDS Referendum Item

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(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) — On August 13, the Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh and a coalition of four local Jewish clergy filed a legal challenge to a petition filed last week seeking to place a question on the upcoming ballot to amend the Pittsburgh City Home Rule Charter. The ballot question asks whether the city should participate in […]

StandWithUs Condemns Targeted Violence Against Hindu Community in Bangladesh

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(Los Angeles, California — August 08, 2024) — On August 5, Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted in a coup, triggering some of the worst political violence the country has witnessed in decades. StandWithUs writes to express its support for its Hindu friends and condemn the fundamentalist mobs who have unjustly scapegoated and targeted Bangladesh’s Hindu community, […]

Response to CST’s Report: We must address the rise in antisemitism through education

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09 August 2024 StandWithUs UK expresses deep concern regarding the alarming rise in antisemitism, as highlighted in the recent CST Antisemitism Report. With proper law enforcement, education stands as the most potent tool for transforming this situation, especially within schools and universities , where the biggest rise in antisemitism has been recorded.  Regrettably, some still […]

New Hampshire Adopts IHRA to Fight Antisemitism

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(Concord, New Hampshire – August 06, 2024) – On August 05, 2024, Governor Chris Sununu signed into law  SB 508 ,   which codifies the  International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)  Working Definition of Antisemitism. In May, New Hampshire passed  Senate Bill 508 , which ensures that the State will consider the IHRA definition when reviewing unfair […]

A Call for Accountability and Reform

The video in question, “Why doesn’t international law apply to the West?” sourced from the YouTube channel. Michael Gencher | Australian Jewish News | August 1, 2024 The recent incident at Davidson High School on Sydney’s Northern Beaches has shocked and horrified parents, educators and community leaders alike. A year 10 commerce teacher, Bendeguz Devenyi-Botos, […]

Focus Groups on Campus Antisemitism Show What a Difference Administrations Can Make

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Multiple surveys have reported an alarming increase in hostilities on campus, and this was an opportunity to explore that trend further. Alexandra Fishman, Ph.D. | Jewish Journal | July 31, 2024 At the StandWithUs International Conference, an Israel-focused training conference for StandWithUs high school interns and college fellows, Jewish fellows had the option to sign […]

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