Holding Disruptors Accountable

By Yael Lerman Mazar Yael Lerman Mazar Earlier this week, when Electronic Intifada attacked StandWithUs in general and me personally, this indicated that the pro-Israel community is doing something right. The article incredulously highlighted StandWithUs’ recent request to Minneapolis prosecutors that anti-Israel agitators responsible for an illegal disruption of a pro-Israel event be brought to […]

Reem’s Oakland Bakery Drops Lawsuit to Silence Protests Against Mural of Terrorist Rasmea Odeh

Legal Insurrection  William Jacobson  October 10, 2017 Reem’s bakery in Oakland, CA, prominently displays a full-wall mural of Rasmea Odeh, who recently was deported for immigration fraud. Rasmea is the former military member of the terrorist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine who was convicted in Israel in 1970 of the 1969 supermarket bombing […]

StandWithUs Congratulates UC Irvine for Sanctioning SJP

StandWithUs Congratulates UC Irvine for Sanctioning SJP on August 30, 2017 Wikipedia (Irvine, CA – September 5, 2017) — StandWithUs congratulates the University of California at Irvine (UCI) for sanctioning Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), after SJP illegally disrupted a Students Supporting Israel (SSI) event on May 10, 2017.  On August 30, the university  announced  that […]

University of Michigan, Dearborn Administration to Review Policies After Pressure by StandWithUs

by Rachel Frommer Mock parking tickets on the windshields of cars in a University of Michigan at Dearborn (UM-Dearborn) lot last month — which accused Israel of “ethnic cleansing” and other crimes – were placed there by two people in “Muslim garb,” a witness told The Algemeiner on Wednesday. UM-Dearborn student Amanda Gosline said that […]

UC Irvine Clears Pro-Israel Student Group Of Harassment Charges

February 22, 2018 By Aiden Pink Facebook A pro-Israel student group at the University of California, Irvine has been cleared of harassment charges by the school after pro-Palestinian students claimed that they were subjected to intimidation by visiting Israeli reservists. The club, called Students Supporting Israel, was found not responsible for violating UC Irvine’s student […]

PRO-ISRAEL GROUPS COMBAT ACLU’S SUIT ON ARIZONA’S ANTI-BDS LAW

The law, passed in March 2016, directly forbids Arizona government agencies from engaging contractors who participate in boycotts of Israeli goods or services. BY DANIEL J. ROTH FEBRUARY 9, 2018 BDS. (photo credit: WIKIPEDIA) NEW YORK – A pro-Israel organization on has filed documents with a US court seeking to uphold an anti-BDS law in […]

UCLA Students File Criminal Complaints Against anti-Israel Disruptors

by Edwin Black Justin Feldman after filing a police report against violent anti-Israel activists, June 11, 2018. Photo: StandWithUs. Criminal complaints are now being filed by students following the belligerent disruption of a May 17, 2018 Students Supporting Israel (SSI) event at the University of California Los Angeles. At least a half-dozen students announced they […]

L.A. City Attorney Mulls Prosecution of Anti-Israel Disruptors of UCLA Event

BY EDWIN BLACK | JUL 22, 2018 | LOS ANGELES Read the article here .

StandWithUs Commends Senate for passing Anti-BDS Bill

FEBRUARY 5, 2019 (Washington, DC – February 5, 2019) — StandWithUs commends the U.S. Senate for its strong bipartisan support (77-23) of The Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East Act of 2019 ( S.1 ) which passed 77-23 on February 5, 2019. This legislation combines four bipartisan bills which were passed or came close […]

Mixed Reactions After Prosecution Efforts Against Anti-Israel Disruptions at UCLA and UCI

The Algemeiner Edwin Black January 17, 2019 Mixed Reactions After Prosecution Efforts Against Anti-Israel Disruptions at UCLA and UCI Organized disruptors – both students and non-students – who shut down a pro-Israel gathering at University of California Los Angeles in May 2018 might not be prosecuted, according to information from LA City Attorney Mike Feuer’s […]

Federal judge rejects lawsuit challenging Arkansas anti-BDS law

The Washington Times  Valerie Richardson  January 24, 2019  A federal judge in Arkansas has thrown out a challenge to the state’s anti-Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions law, rejecting the argument that commercial boycotts qualify as protected speech. U.S. District Court  Judge Brian Miller’s decision came in response to a lawsuit filed by the Arkansas Times newspaper, […]

I’m a Jew, So I’ll Define Antisemitism

The Algemeiner Sruli Fruchter  January 25, 2019  I’m a Jew, So I’ll Define Antisemitism You would not ask an engineer to diagnose tuberculosis, or a doctor to identify a tax problem. So why is it that we allow those who have little or no experience with the Jewish community to define what is antisemitic ? […]

Federal court upholds anti-BDS bill in Arkansas

Jewish News Syndicate/ JNS.org  Jackson Richman January 24, 2019  (January 24, 2019 / JNS) A federal judge upheld an Arkansas law that forbids state agencies from investing in or contracting with companies that boycott Israel. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian Miller threw out a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of the Arkansas Times, claiming that […]

Federal Judge Throws Out Lawsuit Challenging Arkansas Anti-BDS Law

Jewish Journal  Aaron Bandler  January 23, 2019  A federal judge threw out a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Arkansas’ anti-Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) law. The lawsuit, which was  filed  by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on behalf of The Arkansas Times, argued that the law violated the First Amendment for requiring state contractors […]

A Long Overdue Request

he New York Jewish Week  Danielle Efrat  January 24, 2019  A Long Overdue Request Israel is seeking $250b in compensation for Jews dispossessed from Arab countries. On Jan. 5, 2019, Israel officially requested  $250 billion in compensation for Jews  dispossessed from seven Arab countries and Iran in the aftermath of Israel’s War for Independence in […]

WATCH: Tamika Mallory Says White Jewish Women ‘Benefit From White Privilege’

Jewish Journal  Aaron Bandler January 22, 2019  WATCH: Tamika Mallory Says White Jewish Women ‘Benefit From White Privilege’ Women’s March co-president Tamika Mallory suggested in a January 17 appearance of PBS’ “Firing Line” that white Jewish women “benefit from white privilege.” Program host Margaret Hoover asked Mallory about her December statement to The New York […]

Rashida Tlaib blasts right wing media after coverage of get-together with pro-Hezbollah activist

The Washington Times  Valerie Richardson  January 16, 2019  Rashida Tlaib blasts ‘right wing media’ after coverage of get-together with pro-Hezbollah activist Tlaib: ‘I am Muslim and Palestinian. Get over it.’ Rep. Rashida Tlaib , Michigan Democrat, accused “right wing media” Tuesday of picking on her for being Muslim after she was slammed for hosting a […]

StandWithUs Condemns anti-Israel Disruption at Creating Change Conference 2019

StandWithUs Condemns anti-Israel Disruption at Creating Change Conference 2019 And Calls For Organizers To Uphold Their Own Guidelines (DETROIT, MI — January 27, 2019) StandWithUs condemns the hijacking of the Creating Change plenary session by a group of anti-Israel activists who stormed the stage and took over the microphone for fifteen minutes at the opening […]